TARTARIA MAPS Arlington · a catalogue study 5 places, arranged by recorded date Edition 2026-10-09.1 Explore a selection of the city's released records in chronological order. Compare buildings, surviving details, and the source material behind each date. This automatically assembled study is a starting point for your own exploration. A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated. Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit. Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms. Catalogue study: no walking route or distance is estimated. This text guide works without a network connection after you download it. Map links, external sources, and browser narration may require connectivity. No map tiles or audio recording are included. 1. DAMON HOUSE Damon House Recorded year (source inventory): 1850 · Building Catalogue point: 42.41361111, -71.14861111 CHAPTER The Damon House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Although traditionally associated with the Rev. David Damon of the First Parish Church, this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was probably built c. 1855, after Damon's death, by one of his descendants. It is five bays wide, with a side gable roof, and is predominantly Greek Revival in its styling. In 1875 it underwent some alteration, adding the Italianate front portico and small side additions. The house remained in Damon family hands into the 1940s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=arlington-ma&candidate=Q5212837&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_House_%28Arlington%2C_Massachusetts%29 Wikidata · Wikidata Q5212837 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5212837 2. ROBINSON-LEWIS-G. F. FESSENDEN HOUSE Robinson-Lewis-G. F. Fessenden House Recorded year (source inventory): 1850 · Building Catalogue point: 42.42722222, -71.185 CHAPTER The Robinson-Lewis-G. F. Fessenden House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1850, and is a well-preserved Italianate style house, with ornate bracketed window surrounds, and a gable-roofed front porch with dentil moulding and full pediment. It was built as a farmhouse in an area that was not developed as a residential subdivision until later in the 19th century, and only had a few houses prior to that development. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=arlington-ma&candidate=Q7352968&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson-Lewis-G._F._Fessenden_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q7352968 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7352968 3. CALL-BARTLETT HOUSE Call-Bartlett House Recorded year (source inventory): 1855 · Building Catalogue point: 42.40777778, -71.16027778 CHAPTER The Call-Bartlett House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1855, it is one of the town's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=arlington-ma&candidate=Q5021467&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call-Bartlett_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q5021467 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5021467 4. FIRST PARISH CHURCH PARSONAGE First Parish Church Parsonage Recorded year (source inventory): 1855 · Building Catalogue point: 42.40666667, -71.16277778 CHAPTER The First Parish Church Parsonage is a historic parsonage in Arlington, Massachusetts. The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1855 by Nathan Pratt, a wealthy local citizen. He gave half of the house for use as a parsonage for the First Parish Church, a role it served until the end of the 19th century. It was thereafter converted back into a single family residence. The double front entrance has typical Greek Revival features, including sidelight windows and pilasters, while the massing of the house, and its dentiled and bracketed cornice, are distinctly Italianate. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=arlington-ma&candidate=Q5453483&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Parish_Church_Parsonage Wikidata · Wikidata Q5453483 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5453483 5. MARIA BASSETT HOUSE Maria Bassett House Recorded year (source inventory): 1860 · Building Catalogue point: 42.42777778, -71.15388889 CHAPTER The Maria Bassett House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built c. 1850–70, it is one of the oldest houses in northwestern Arlington, and a particularly grand example of Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=arlington-ma&candidate=Q6761044&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Bassett_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q6761044 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6761044 Your observations __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________