{"nrhp_refnum":"09000698","name":"Hatch Homestead and Mill Historic District","other_names":["The Red House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"385 Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marshfield","county":"Plymouth County","state":"MA","lat":42.12305500000005,"lon":-70.76980117753541,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 10.7-acre historic district at 385 Union Street in the Two Mile area of northern Marshfield, Massachusetts. It contains the Hatch Homestead (the Red House), an early 18th-century timber-framed dwelling, and the Hatch Mill, a sawmill built about 1812 with a box mill added about 1859.","why_significant":"The district shows how one family combined farming and milling in the Two Mile area over several generations. The house preserves early construction features typical of the former Plymouth Colony region, including plank framing and the leopard-spot kitchen decoration. The mill retains much of its framing and the remains of its waterpower system, along with the pond, dam, culvert and tailrace.","narrative":"Set off Union Street in the Two Mile section of northern Marshfield, this 10.7-acre district joins a colonial farmhouse with a working-era mill complex. The Hatch Homestead, known as the Red House, is a five-bay, central-chimney timber-framed house likely dating to the early or mid 18th century. Its plank framing, exposed beams, winder stair and painted leopard-spot kitchen finish reflect building practices of the former Plymouth Colony region. Nearby, the Hatch Mill is a T-shaped timber-framed building. Its eastern sawmill core was built about 1812 by Joel Hatch, and the two-story box mill was added about 1859. The mill still holds its log carriage, saw-frame dados, driveshaft and traces of a breast-shot water wheel. The mill pond, dam, stone culvert and tailrace complete the setting. Generations of the Hatch family farmed here and ran fulling, grist, saw and box mills, giving the district a clear record of local rural industry in Marshfield.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Joel Hatch (built the 1812 sawmill)","architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Hatch Homestead remains a single dwelling with some museum use; the mill has been restored in several phases between the 1970s and 1983.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.868268-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/68/7965/63796568/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/09000698.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000698/831cc8a664-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000698/831cc8a664-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Swampyank at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hatch_House_in_Marshfield_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Swampyank at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hatch_House_in_Marshfield_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796568","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Homestead_and_Mill_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16994926"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/plymouth-county/hatch-homestead-and-mill-historic-district-09000698/"}