{"nrhp_refnum":"90000050","name":"Stratton, Edward B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25 Kenmore St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.32815294900007,"lon":-71.20375626599997,"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 two-story stucco house at 25 Kenmore Street in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, built in 1912 (per building permit) and designed by Boston architect Edward B. Stratton as his own residence.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a handsome and unusual example of early 20th century design combining Craftsman and Colonial Revival elements, with Classical Revival features. It reflects Newton's early 20th century suburban expansion, which filled in established areas and opened new subdivisions. It is also tied to Stratton, a prominent Boston architect who designed many Newton buildings.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 25 Kenmore Street in Newton Centre, this stucco house was designed by Boston architect Edward B. Stratton as his own home. It is a cubic, two-story, symmetrical building under a hip roof with dormers, blending Craftsman and Colonial Revival elements. The center entry has fluted pilasters, an entablature with triglyphs and metopes, and a broken segmental pediment, while the window above is framed by Baroque scrolls. One-story wings with arched windows project forward to form a fore court, and a balustraded terrace originally set the house off from the street. Stratton was born in Chelsea in 1870, studied at M.I.T. and in Paris, and practiced in Boston from 1900 to 1952, designing hotels and many Newton houses, libraries, clubs and commercial buildings. The house is valued for its design and for reflecting Newton's early 20th century suburban growth. It remains residential and in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Edward B. Stratton","architectural_style":"Craftsman/Colonial Revival (also described as Classical Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, the same as the original use. Condition is good, with no major alterations and not moved. The house is now almost totally obscured by trees.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.388771-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/7916/63791602/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000050.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000050/89c61c2341-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000050/89c61c2341-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_EdwardBStrattonHouse.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_EdwardBStrattonHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"76002137","name":"Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/woodland-newton-highlands-and-newton-centre-railroad-stations-and-baggage-and-ex-76002137/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791602","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_B._Stratton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5341686"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/stratton-edward-b-house-90000050/"}