{"nrhp_refnum":"04001210","name":"Boutell-Hathorn House","other_names":["Wheelgate Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"280 Wobun St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wilmington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.56501345800007,"lon":-71.14581066499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-10-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmhouse and farm complex at 280 Woburn Street in Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, also known as Wheelgate Farm. The 2½-story house was built in stages from about 1754, and the 5.6-acre parcel includes a mid-19th century barn and 20th century outbuildings.","why_significant":"The house records changes in Wilmington's domestic architecture from the Georgian period through the Federal and Greek Revival periods to the mid-20th century. Its barn complex and outbuildings show how local farmers adapted to changing farming technology and the agricultural economy near Boston. It is one of few remaining local farms that keep their agricultural buildings and historic landscape setting.","narrative":"Set on 5.6 acres in eastern Wilmington, this farmhouse and its outbuildings are what remains of a once-extensive farm. The house began around 1754 as a small two-story dwelling and was extended east in the early 19th century, then enlarged at the rear in the mid-19th century and given a kitchen ell about 1900. Its center chimney, center entry and Federal/Greek Revival door surround reflect local building traditions. The large Italianate-influenced barn, a slaughter barn with an intact hoisting wheel, a brooder house and a greenhouse show how the farm shifted from general farming to butchering, poultry and market vegetables. The Richardson family bought the farm in 1941 and farmed here until 1971, although highway construction in the late 1950s took twenty acres. Few Wilmington farms still hold both their early houses and their barns, which is the basis for the property's recognition for architecture, agriculture and community development.","period_of_significance":"1754 - 1954","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial: Georgian; Early Republic: Federal; Mid-19th Century: Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling with agricultural storage and animal facility outbuildings. The owner planned to donate the property to the Town of Wilmington with a preservation restriction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.745214-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/7956/63795634/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/04001210.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001210/423fb1c611-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001210/423fb1c611-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WilmingtonMA_BoutellHathornHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WilmingtonMA_BoutellHathornHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795634","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutell-Hathorn_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4950430"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/boutell-hathorn-house-04001210/"}