{"nrhp_refnum":"76001614","name":"Bartlett-Russell-Hedge House","other_names":["Plymouth Federal Savings and Loan Association"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"32 Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Plymouth","county":"Plymouth County","state":"MA","lat":41.957707568000046,"lon":-70.66678776899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, hip-roofed brick Federal house at 32 Court Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, built about 1803 for Captain Joseph Bartlett, a shipowner and merchant.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the house is a classic example of the Federal style with great architectural merit. It also credits its occupants with a significant role in Plymouth's economic and social development, and it presents the house as a thoughtful reuse of a residence for commercial purposes.","narrative":"Built around 1803 at the corner of Court Street and North Russell Street in Plymouth, this three-story painted brick house is a Federal-style building with a hipped roof and an octagonal cupola. Its front portico has slender cloverleaf columns and a balustraded roof, and a Palladian window sits above it. Inside, an elliptical cantilevered staircase rises to the cupola, and the original mantels and paneling survive. Captain Joseph Bartlett, a shipowner and merchant, had it built. It later served briefly as the Old Colony Hotel, then as the home of iron manufacturer Nathaniel Russell and his descendants, the Hedge family. John Bartlett, later publisher of Familiar Quotations, spent part of his early childhood there. A savings and loan association bought the property in 1951, added a low one-story wing, and restored the portico to its original form. The building was listed for its Federal architecture, its occupants' influence on Plymouth, and its adaptation to commercial use.","period_of_significance":"c. 1803","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition. The first and second floors are used as bank offices and the third floor is rented to two accounting firms. The house was altered in 1951 with a one-story addition and a reconstructed front portico.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.203612-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/7965/63796518/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76001614.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001614/452c750d81-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001614/452c750d81-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Historical Perspective","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartlett-Russell-Hedge_House,_Plymouth,_MA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical Perspective</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartlett-Russell-Hedge_House,_Plymouth,_MA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796518","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartlett%E2%80%93Russell%E2%80%93Hedge_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4865381"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/plymouth-county/bartlett-russell-hedge-house-76001614/"}