{"nrhp_refnum":"76000291","name":"Belcher, Jonathan, House","other_names":["Ladies' Library Association of Randolph"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"360 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Randolph","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.16934142900004,"lon":-71.04569327999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal period house at 360 North Main Street in Randolph, Massachusetts, built in 1806 by Jonathan Belcher, with a one-story addition from 1838 and a carriage shed and barn on a three-quarter-acre lot.","why_significant":"The house is tied to the Belcher family, early settlers of what is now Randolph, and to the Ladies' Library Association, founded in 1855, which received it in 1911. It is also considered the only local Federal period house in Randolph to retain its architectural integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1806 at 360 North Main Street in Randolph, Massachusetts, this two-story Federal house has a hip roof, clapboard siding, a granite foundation and a five-bay east facade. The central doorway has half-length sidelights and a fanlight, and inside a circular stairway and original mantels and wainscoting survive. Jonathan Belcher, a builder and architect, built it across the street from the family homestead after eighteen years of marriage. The Belcher family lived there until 1911, when a great-granddaughter gave the house and its furnishings to the Ladies' Library Association, formed in 1855. The Association has kept the house in excellent condition and welcomes school children and other visitors for tours. The house matters for its link to one of Randolph's original settler families and for the Association's charitable work. It is also regarded as the only local Federal period house to keep its architectural integrity, since most of Randolph's earliest buildings were lost.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Jonathan Belcher","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and used as a women's club and museum; the form says the Association has kept the house in excellent condition and encourages tours.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.242861-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/54/7963/63796354/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76000291.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000291/78ae692795-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000291/78ae692795-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jameslwoodward","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jonathan_Belcher_House_Randolph_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameslwoodward</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:Jonathan_Belcher_House_Randolph_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796354","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Belcher_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6272556"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/belcher-jonathan-house-76000291/"}