{"nrhp_refnum":"75000273","name":"Leonard, Capt. Charles, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"663 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Agawam","county":"Hampden County","state":"MA","lat":42.07056658800008,"lon":-72.61433219099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A hip-roofed, clapboard Federal-style house built in 1805 at 663 Main Street in Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts, believed to have been designed by Asher Benjamin.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the most elaborate pre-1850 architectural work in Agawam, a rural and unpretentious town. It was built for Captain Charles Leonard, a militia member and leading citizen who ran it as an inn. It now serves as the town's community house and museum.","narrative":"Built in 1805 on Main Street in Agawam, the Captain Charles Leonard House is a two-and-a-half-story, hip-roofed clapboard building with a central hall and two rooms on each side. Its facade is richly detailed: Tuscan columns support a deep pediment with a fan window, the doorway has a fanlight, sidelights and Doric pilasters, and a tall Palladian window lights the stair landing. A two-story rear ell, raised from one story in 1938, and a one-story ell added about 1960 extend behind. The tap room, running the width of the house, has vertical wainscot and Dutch doors. The house was built for Captain Charles Leonard, a militia member and leading citizen sometimes described as the farmer who went to Harvard, who operated it as an inn. It is attributed to architect Asher Benjamin, though the attribution is undocumented. It is regarded as Agawam's most elaborate pre-1850 architectural work and now serves as the town's community house and museum.","period_of_significance":"1805","architect_builder":"Asher Benjamin (attributed)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Presently used as the town's community house and museum, hosting civic functions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.743996-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/7951/63795187/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/75000273.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000273/5fbe99d461-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000273/5fbe99d461-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AgawamMA_CharlesLeonardHouse.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:AgawamMA_CharlesLeonardHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000670","name":"Agawam Center Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/agawam-center-historic-district-01000670/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795187","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capt._Charles_Leonard_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5036413"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampden-county/leonard-capt-charles-house-75000273/"}