{"nrhp_refnum":"90000031","name":"Howes, C. G., Dry Cleaning-Carley Real Estate","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1173 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.34924816500006,"lon":-71.22124747499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small brick commercial building at 1173 Washington Street in West Newton, Massachusetts, built in 1928 as a dry cleaning and fur storage facility for the C. G. Howes Company and now used as a real estate office.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a well-preserved, small-scale commercial block built on a free-standing rather than connected plan. It also notes the building's association over fifty years with real estate dealings in Newton through Carley Realty. It is listed under criterion C.","narrative":"Built in 1928 at 1173 Washington Street in West Newton, this small commercial building was first home to a dry cleaning and fur storage business run by the C. G. Howes Company. Boston architect William Drummey designed it with a deliberately residential look to suit a neighborhood that was still mostly houses. The rectangular building is faced in buff brick and covered by a tile hip roof. A projecting center pavilion with a large clipped gable dominates the facade, and the entry has a Tudor arch with its original glazed and paneled door. Large display windows and round-arched windows flank the entrance. In 1937 Doris Carley, founder of Carley Realty and one of the city's first female brokers, took over the building, and it has remained a real estate office. It was recognized for its well-preserved design as a free-standing small commercial block and for its long link to real estate dealings in Newton. The nomination reports no major alterations and good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Drummey (Boston architect); built by the C. G. Howes Company","architectural_style":"Eclectic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition good; no major alterations; present use is a real estate office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.005934-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7906/63790697/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000031.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000031/e49227711e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000031/e49227711e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_C_G_Howes_Dry_Cleaning-Carley_Real_Estate.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_C_G_Howes_Dry_Cleaning-Carley_Real_Estate.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86001764","name":"Webster Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/webster-park-historic-district-86001764/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790697","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._G._Howes_Dry_Cleaning-Carley_Real_Estate","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006464"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/howes-c-g-dry-cleaning-carley-real-estate-90000031/"}