{"nrhp_refnum":"00001071","name":"Reed-Wood Place","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"20 Meetinghouse Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Littleton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.546551272000045,"lon":-71.47180798899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A vernacular homestead complex at 20 Meetinghouse Road, opposite Littleton Common in Littleton, Massachusetts. It has a main house dating from about 1780, with ells, a shed and a barn added over two centuries.","why_significant":"The complex is a rare surviving example in Littleton Common of the New England \"big house, little house, back house, barn\" plan, which was once typical of the area but has mostly been altered or demolished for commercial development. It also reflects the village's commercial character, since tradesmen owned it over time. It is significant at the local level under Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Reed-Wood Place, at 20 Meetinghouse Road across from Littleton Common, is a connected group of buildings that grew over about two centuries. A 2 1/2-story Federal-period main house, thought to date from around 1780, links through a kitchen ell and a shed to a small New England barn, forming an L-shaped plan. Later owners added Greek Revival features, Italianate bays and doors, and Carpenter Gothic porches. The arrangement is a local version of the New England \"big house, little house, back house, barn\" pattern, which was common around the Common but has mostly been altered or demolished for commercial development. Owners were often tradesmen who worked from the property, including carpenters, a blacksmith and a morocco dresser. A certified rehabilitation in the 1990s adapted the shed and barn as office space while keeping the house's original plan, fireplace surrounds and central stair. It was recognized for its architecture and its link to the village's commercial character.","period_of_significance":"1780-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic, Federal; Mid-19th Century, Greek Revival; Late Victorian, Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recently rehabilitated with a certified rehabilitation; in use as a residence and law office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.22203-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/7961/63796122/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/00001071.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001071/4afb216345-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001071/4afb216345-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reed-Wood_Place,_Littleton_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:Reed-Wood_Place,_Littleton_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796122","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed-Wood_Place","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306614"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/reed-wood-place-00001071/"}