{"nrhp_refnum":"90000008","name":"Day Estate Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Commonwealth Ave. and Dartmouth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.338672138500044,"lon":-71.22509039822663,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small residential historic district in south-central West Newton, Newton, Massachusetts, made up of six large Tudor Revival and French-influenced brick houses built in 1929-1930 on the southern and western edges of a city block formerly part of the Henry B. Day estate.","why_significant":"The district shows how older estates were subdivided for residential development in the 1920s, reflecting the effect of Commonwealth Avenue on formerly remote parts of central Newton. It is also a homogeneous group of estate-quality Tudor Revival houses, most designed by local architect William J. Freethey in 1929-1930.","narrative":"Six large brick houses on the southern and western edges of a block in West Newton make up this small district, built in 1929 and 1930 on land once part of banker Henry B. Day's estate. Day assembled the block shortly after Commonwealth Avenue opened. As the 1920s building boom peaked, the estate was subdivided, and the lots were developed by Noble & Nutting and the Cragie Realty Trust. Most of the houses were designed by William J. Freethey, with one by Newton architect Hawley W. Morton. Five are Tudor Revival, with slate roofs, limestone trim, half-timbering in places, and casement windows. The house at 1395 Commonwealth Avenue shows French-derived features. The group illustrates how large estates were broken up for expansive residential development and how Commonwealth Avenue changed formerly remote parts of central Newton. The Day house itself and three modern houses lie outside the boundary. The houses remain in residential use and are in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1929-1930","architect_builder":"William J. Freethey (Freethy); Hawley W. Morton; developers Noble & Nutting and Cragie Realty Trust","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival (with French-derived elements)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential and general condition is good; six contributing buildings, plus a non-contributing pool structure and a vacant lot.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.239579-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7919/63791927/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000008.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000008/23d9f1f815-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000008/23d9f1f815-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_DayEstateHD.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_DayEstateHD.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791927","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Estate_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5242825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/day-estate-historic-district-90000008/"}