Ginn Gardener's House
Why it's listed
Built in 1900 at 22 Ginn Road in Winchester, this two-story brick house served as the gardener's residence on the estate of Edwin Ginn, a wealthy textbook publisher and founder of Ginn & Company. The estate, called Terrace of Oaks, was Winchester's most ambitious Georgian Revival property. Its main house and other buildings, including a music hall with a marble and walnut-paneled auditorium, were demolished in 1946. Only the gardener's house and the nearby carriage house survive. The building shows the estate's quality in its slate hip roof, brick laid in Flemish bond, and marble water table, lintels and sills. A symmetrical five-bay facade centers on a pedimented pavilion framed by pilasters, with a Tuscan entry porch and a large arched window above. Smaller second-story windows imitate high-style Georgian and Federal houses. It remains a dwelling in excellent condition with no major alterations, and it is valued as an architectural remnant of the lost estate.
Significance in brief: It is one of only two surviving outbuildings from Winchester's most ambitious Georgian Revival estate, whose main house was demolished in 1946. Its slate hip roof, Flemish bond brickwork and pedimented central pavilion reflect the quality of the lost estate. It is listed under criterion C.
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 89000654, listed July 5, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 22 Ginn Rd., Winchester |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | July 5, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000654 |
| 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 described as excellent; present use is dwelling, with no major alterations and not moved. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.44652, -71.14006 (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 89000654.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5563163
- This listing as JSON
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