{"nrhp_refnum":"74000384","name":"Stoughton Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"53 Wyman St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stoughton","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.124340095000036,"lon":-71.09892408699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad station at 53 Wyman Street in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, designed by Charles Brigham and built in 1888. It is a random ashlar building with a slate roof, an attached clock tower and a carriage porch.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the most significant public building in Stoughton and ties it to local industry and to the early extension of the railroad in southeastern Massachusetts. It is described as the only remaining example of the towered stations built in Massachusetts cities and towns in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is also Charles Brigham's first independent public building and shows Richardsonian influence.","narrative":"Stoughton's railroad station, at 53 Wyman Street, was designed by architect Charles Brigham and completed in 1888. Built of random ashlar with a slate roof, it has an attached clock tower, a pedimented entrance portico with half-timbering, and a carriage porch of four granite piers. Inside, a polygonal women's waiting room and a rectangular men's waiting room flank a central ticket booth, and each waiting room has its own fireplace. The nomination treats the station as the most important public building in Stoughton and as closely linked to local industry and the westward and southeastern spread of the railroad in Massachusetts. It is described as the last surviving towered station of its kind in the state, since other substantial stone stations on the line have been destroyed. It is also noted as Brigham's first independent public commission and a strong example of his response to Richardsonian design, before his later work in the Classical Revival style.","period_of_significance":"1888","architect_builder":"Charles Brigham","architectural_style":"Richardsonian motifs","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as essentially unaltered, in excellent condition and occupied; owned by the Metropolitan Boston Transportation Authority at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.764811-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/7964/63796402/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/74000384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000384/95cc27a13a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000384/95cc27a13a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pi.1415926535","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoughton_station_from_crosswalk,_April_2016.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pi.1415926535</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoughton_station_from_crosswalk,_April_2016.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796402","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoughton_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7620550"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/stoughton-railroad-station-74000384/"}