{"nrhp_refnum":"90000042","name":"Luke, Arthur F., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"221 Prince St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.33939419600006,"lon":-71.22320664299997,"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 large two-and-a-half-story shingled Craftsman-style house at 221 Prince Street in West Newton, Newton, Massachusetts, built in 1909 for banker Arthur F. Luke. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an exceptionally well-detailed and early example of the rustic Craftsman style. It also represents Newton's early 20th century suburban growth, including infill of established areas and new subdivisions. It is one of several substantial dwellings built on the southern slope of West Newton hill after Commonwealth Avenue opened in 1895.","narrative":"Built in 1909 at 221 Prince Street in West Newton, this large, rambling house is a fine example of the rustic Craftsman style. It rises two and a half stories under a hip roof with three cross gables across the facade, and its walls are covered in shingle. Two fieldstone chimneys, one on the facade and one on the left side, add to the rustic look. A verandah runs from the entry to the right side, where it becomes a long pergola-type arbor. Leaded glass sidelights and first-story windows, along with upper windows set in groups of three, add further detail. Arthur F. Luke, a Boston banker, built the house; the architect is unknown. It is one of a number of substantial dwellings built on the southern slope of West Newton hill after Commonwealth Avenue opened in 1895, and it reflects the suburban growth of early 20th century Newton. The house has not been significantly altered and remains a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Residential use, condition described as excellent, with no major alterations recorded.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.148113-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/7915/63791596/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000042.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000042/35b8b9a88f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000042/35b8b9a88f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_ArthurFLukeHouse.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_ArthurFLukeHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791596","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_F._Luke_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4798645"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/luke-arthur-f-house-90000042/"}