{"nrhp_refnum":"01000627","name":"Parsons, Shepherd and Damon, Houses Historic District","other_names":["Historic Northampton"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"46,58 and 66 Bridge St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Northampton","county":"Hampshire County","state":"MA","lat":42.32233230600008,"lon":-72.62595562799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-06-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-house historic district at 46, 58 and 66 Bridge Street in Northampton, Massachusetts, on 2½ acres at the eastern edge of the business district. It includes the Nathaniel Parsons House (ca. 1730), the Shepherd House (ca. 1796) and the Isaac Damon House (ca. 1813).","why_significant":"The three contiguous houses, all on their original sites, show Northampton's residential development from about 1730 to about 1830, from First Period through Federal styles. The Damon House was built by master builder Isaac Damon as his own residence and is one of very few known examples of his residential work. The houses now serve as the city's local history museum.","narrative":"Three neighboring houses on Bridge Street in Northampton, Massachusetts, form a small historic district on part of a home lot laid out in 1654. The Nathaniel Parsons House, begun around 1730, is possibly the city's oldest residence and was remodeled in the Federal period. The Shepherd House, from about 1796, is a Federal-style home with later Greek Revival and Gothic Revival features and a Colonial Revival porch. The Isaac Damon House, built around 1813, was the residence of a prominent regional architect-builder who also constructed churches, courthouses and town halls across western Massachusetts. Damon is described as one of the leaders of local architect-builders who shaped Federal architecture in the Connecticut River Valley. All three houses remain on their original sites and are used as museums, with offices, exhibits and period furnishings. The district was recognized for its architecture and its social history, covering the years from about 1730 to 1951.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1730-1951","architect_builder":"Isaac Damon","architectural_style":"First Period; Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Operated as house museums by Historic Northampton; resources are described as in excellent condition, most recently rehabilitated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.943828-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7954/63795473/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/01000627.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000627/86501ccba7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000627/86501ccba7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1719_Parsons_House,_Northampton_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1719_Parsons_House,_Northampton_MA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100002420","name":"Pomeroy Terrace Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/pomeroy-terrace-historic-district-100002420/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795473","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsons,_Shepherd,_and_Damon_Houses_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7494491"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampshire-county/parsons-shepherd-and-damon-houses-historic-district-01000627/"}