Langmaid Terrace
Why it's listed
Langmaid Terrace is a brick apartment house on the north side of Broadway at Fenwick Street in Somerville's Winter Hill neighborhood. City directories show it was built by 1893. The 1892 directory lists no residents at the address, and all 1893 residents had moved there from other locations. The architect is unknown. The building shows many Queen Anne features: pitched roofs with gables and parapets, mansard areas, a pyramid-shaped tower at one end and a rounded turret with a copper spire at the other. Dormers, stepped parapets, brick corbelling and terra cotta string courses add variety to the slate-roofed structure. It was built when apartment houses were rising across Somerville to house a growing population. Most surviving late 19th and early 20th century buildings along this stretch of Broadway are apartment houses, and Langmaid Terrace remains among the most architecturally interesting. It is well preserved and has had no major alterations.
Significance in brief: The building is cited as an architecturally interesting example of the Queen Anne style, with towers, gables, stepped parapets and brick and terra cotta detailing. It also reflects the late-19th-century growth of Somerville, when apartment houses were built to house a rapidly increasing population. It is said to retain integrity and to be significant at the local level.
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 89001237, listed September 18, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 359--365 Broadway, Somerville |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | September 18, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001237 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is described as good, with no major alterations, and the building is in residential use. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.39420, -71.09600 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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 89001237.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6486340
- This listing as JSON
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