{"nrhp_refnum":"06000061","name":"Bennett-Shattuck House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"653 Martins Pond Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Groton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.62298692500008,"lon":-71.53433640699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-02-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Federal-style single-family farmhouse at 653 Martins Pond Road in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, built around 1800 (the form also cites ca. 1812) with an east ell added around 1880-1900.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for architecture, as a largely intact Federal-style farmhouse with original interior trim, stairs, fireplaces and floors. It is also significant for community planning and development, through its long history as a Groton farm, including the Shattuck family's Baddacook Farm. Its period of significance runs from 1812 to 1955.","narrative":"Set on a quiet, winding road in northeast Groton, this 2½-story farmhouse dates to about 1800, though the form also cites about 1812. It has a five-by-three-bay side-gabled plan, a central brick chimney, and a restrained classical entry with pilasters, transom and entablature. A two-story ell was added to the east in the late 19th or early 20th century, and wood shingles were later applied over the original clapboards. Inside, the wide pine floors, four-panel doors, winding staircase, quirked moldings and Rumford-style fireplaces survive largely intact. The house was part of a farm that existed on the site by the early 18th century. From 1876 the Shattuck family worked it as a dairy and orchard property known as Baddacook Farm, and Susie Shattuck managed it from about 1910. A stone barn foundation and silo base lie across the road on town-owned conservation land. The house was listed for its architecture and its role in the town's agricultural development.","period_of_significance":"1812-1955","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in fair condition and undergoing restoration at the time of nomination; still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.142303-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/7957/63795766/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/06000061.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000061/8555595963-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000061/8555595963-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GrotonMA_BennettShattuckHouse.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:GrotonMA_BennettShattuckHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795766","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett-Shattuck_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715402"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/bennett-shattuck-house-06000061/"}