Ginn Carriage House
Why it's listed
Built in 1900 at 24 Ginn Road in Winchester, Massachusetts, this brick carriage house served the estate of Edwin Ginn, a wealthy textbook publisher and founder of Ginn & Company. The estate, called "Terrace of Oaks," included a main house and other buildings such as a music hall, all demolished in 1946. Only the carriage house and the gardener's house survive. The two-story building follows a U-plan, with side arms projecting forward to form a courtyard. Its main block has a slate hip roof with cresting, while the arms have slate gable roofs with returns. Walls are laid in Flemish bond brick with marble trim, and a copper shed roof shelters three broad segmental arch openings with original glazed and paneled doors. After 1946 it was converted to a house without major exterior changes. It is valued as a well-detailed Georgian Revival example that reflects the quality of the vanished estate.
Significance in brief: It is one of only two surviving components of Winchester's most ambitious Georgian Revival estate, the main house having been demolished in 1946. Its slate roof, Flemish bond brickwork and marble trim reflect the architectural quality of the lost estate. It meets criterion C for its architecture.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89000655, listed July 5, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 24 Ginn Rd., Winchester |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | July 5, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000655 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition stated as excellent; converted to a residence after 1946 with no major exterior alterations; currently used as a dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.6 |
| Coordinates | 42.44669, -71.14055 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89000655.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5563161
- This listing as JSON
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