{"nrhp_refnum":"01001465","name":"Dwight-Derby House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7 Frairy St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Medfield","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.187779523000074,"lon":-71.30773360499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-01-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame, 2½-story, side-gabled dwelling at 7 Frairy Street in Medfield's historic town center, Massachusetts, first built ca. 1651, enlarged ca. 1669 and remodeled in Georgian style in the ca. 1740s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for architecture because it preserves First Period framing and joinery from ca. 1651 and ca. 1669 within a Georgian remodeling of the ca. 1740s. It is also significant in social history through its long association with the Dwight family, who were prominent in Medfield's town affairs. The period of significance runs from ca. 1651 to 1951.","narrative":"Overlooking Meetinghouse Pond and the First Parish Meetinghouse in Medfield's town center, this house at 7 Frairy Street grew through several building campaigns. A single-cell dwelling went up around 1651, and a parlor and chamber were added to its east end about 1669. The original section was demolished in the 1740s, when John Dwight and his son Seth produced the present five-bay Georgian façade, reusing some earlier framing. Surviving First Period features include corner posts, tie-beams, chamfered summer beams, and early board-and-batten doors. The Dwight family, prominent in Medfield's town affairs, occupied the house for generations. It was listed for its architecture, as a rare record of how early houses were updated and enlarged, and for its place in the town's social history between about 1651 and 1951. The house is now owned by the Town of Medfield and used as a museum and meeting space.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1651-1951","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian; Other/First Period","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic function was a single dwelling; current functions are museum and meeting space. The property is owned by the Town of Medfield.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.828308-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/7963/63796398/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/01001465.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001465/76b6649467-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001465/76b6649467-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwight-Derby_House_Medfield.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwight-Derby_House_Medfield.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796398","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight%E2%80%93Derby_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5318096"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/dwight-derby-house-01001465/"}