{"nrhp_refnum":"76000283","name":"Woodward, Rev. Samuel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"19 Concord Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Weston","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.36830104000006,"lon":-71.30522793599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-10-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay clapboard house at 19 Concord Road in Weston, Massachusetts, built in 1753 by Reverend Samuel Woodward on a knoll set on two acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a relatively unspoiled example of eighteenth-century architecture and was the home of several families important in Weston's history. It was built by Weston's second minister, who led the town militia in prayer on April 19, 1775, and read the Declaration of Independence from the pulpit in 1776. Later owners included Dr. Amos Bancroft and the Fiske family, friends of Winslow Homer.","narrative":"Built in 1753 by Reverend Samuel Woodward, the second minister of Weston's First Parish Church, this two-story clapboard house at 19 Concord Road sits on a knoll on two acres. It has five bays, a central projecting entrance, a fieldstone foundation and a central brick chimney. Evidence suggests Woodward incorporated an older house into the rear portion. Additions include a west ell with a former ballroom, moved in 1915, and a 1960s kitchen ell. Interior paneling, gunstock posts and the front staircase remain largely intact. Woodward led the Weston militia in prayer on April 19, 1775, and read the Declaration of Independence from the pulpit in 1776. Later occupants included Dr. Amos Bancroft, town physician, and the Fiske family, who lived there for over a century. Mary Fiske was a friend of Winslow Homer, who often sketched her. The house is regarded as one of Weston's most architecturally significant for its early date and few alterations.","period_of_significance":"1753","architect_builder":"Reverend Samuel Woodward (builder, 1753)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, privately owned and occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.505477-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/7960/63796013/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76000283.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000283/f67afef2bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000283/f67afef2bf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestonMA_RevSamuelWoodwardHouse.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:WestonMA_RevSamuelWoodwardHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83000783","name":"Boston Post Road Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/boston-post-road-historic-district-83000783/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796013","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rev._Samuel_Woodward_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7317688"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/woodward-rev-samuel-house-76000283/"}