{"nrhp_refnum":"07001362","name":"Whitmore, Enoch, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"12 Daniels Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ashburnham","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.69045671900005,"lon":-71.97079365828762,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Federal-style farmhouse with a connected ell and back houses, plus a 1848 barn, on a 19.4-acre parcel at 12 Daniels Lane in Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Enoch Whitmore received the farmstead from his father in 1818 and the house dates to soon after.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the property to Enoch Whitmore, a mill owner who in 1847 sheltered and employed the fugitive Josiah Thomas, who had been sent by the Boston Vigilance Committee. It also argues the house and barn are good examples of a northern New England connected farmstead from the late Federal period. The property is part of the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts multiple property listing.","narrative":"This farmstead in northeastern Ashburnham, close to the New Hampshire line, centers on a Federal-style house and a large barn reached by a dirt lane lined with stone walls and sugar maples. The house follows the connected-farmstead pattern common in northern New England: a two-story, five-bay main block, a 1½-story kitchen ell, a summer kitchen and a workshop with a three-hole privy. It probably dates from soon after 1818, when Enoch Whitmore's father conveyed the farm to him. Vinyl siding and later changes hide some details, but the form and framing remain legible. The barn was built in 1848. The property is significant for Whitmore's role in aiding fugitives from slavery. In 1847 the Boston Vigilance Committee sent Josiah Thomas, a runaway from Maryland, with his wife and children to Whitmore's mill operation. Thomas worked outdoors and remained in Ashburnham. The house is also valued as an example of its architectural type and period.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1818-1865","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The house is in use as a single dwelling and the land is still used as agricultural field; the form notes vinyl siding, an asphalt roof and modern kitchen alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.961904-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/7932/63793205/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/07001362.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001362/cd2e7a39af-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001362/cd2e7a39af-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AshburnhamMA_EnochWhitmoreHouse.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:AshburnhamMA_EnochWhitmoreHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793205","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoch_Whitmore_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5379340"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/whitmore-enoch-house-07001362/"}