{"nrhp_refnum":"90000163","name":"Page, Christopher, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Meyers Ln. (formerly 50 Old Billercia Rd.)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bedford","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.49683825200003,"lon":-71.25847242099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story, five-bay frame house at 50 Old Billerica Road in Bedford, Massachusetts, built about 1730 on a lot of roughly 5.85 acres, with later additions and an outbuilding.","why_significant":"The house is a late First Period frame building that keeps its integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship. It is notable for a rare, old-fashioned principal/common rafter roof used around 1730 and for quirk-beaded beams combined with unchamfered posts, which show a transition in framing practice. Its central chimney foundation and two-cell plan survive despite Federal-era remodeling.","narrative":"This five-bay, 2 1/2-story clapboard house at 50 Old Billerica Road in Bedford dates to about 1730 and is a late example of First Period construction in Massachusetts. It has a central chimney, a two-cell plan and a quirk-beaded frame. Its roof is the most unusual feature: a principal/common rafter system that was already old-fashioned when built, and one of the rare survivals of that earlier form. Unchamfered posts paired with quirk-beaded beams point to a transition in framing practice. Christopher Page (1710-1786) received the land in 1737 from his father, Nathaniel Page. Who built the house remains unknown. Later changes include an 18th-century lean-to, Federal-period mantels and stair, and an early 20th-century Colonial Revival porch and raised dormer. The original central chimney was removed around 1800, but its large foundation survives in the cellar. Open fields and stone walls preserve a rural setting in a suburban area.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 1st Period / Federal exterior","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as good; the house is a present residence and was originally a residence. An 18th-century barn on the property burned in March 1986.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.287194-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/7907/63790795/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000163.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000163/21ce78de89-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000163/21ce78de89-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Page_House,_Bedford_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Page_House,_Bedford_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790795","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Page_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5113020"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/page-christopher-house-90000163/"}