{"nrhp_refnum":"77000190","name":"Warelands","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Norfolk at 103 Boardman St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Norfolk","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.13147822050004,"lon":-71.31688850458625,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Education","Exploration/Settlement","Science","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 7.75-acre farm property at 103 Boardman Street, Norfolk, Massachusetts, centered on the Elisha Ware House, a saltbox built in 1733 by Ebenezer Ware, with a dairy barn, milk bottling house, other outbuildings and the cellar hole of the first house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is significant architecturally as a well-preserved 1733 saltbox with compatible additions and outbuildings. It is also historically important for more than 250 years of ownership by the Ware family, who figured in the area's settlement and community affairs. Its main claim is that Charlotte Ware's Warelands Dairy and Dairy School (1905-1913) produced certified milk of the highest quality and was an early, major experiment in milk sanitation and public health.","narrative":"Warelands is a hilltop farm property on Boardman Street in Norfolk, Massachusetts, centered on the Elisha Ware House, a 2½-story saltbox built in 1733 by Ebenezer Ware. It keeps a large central brick chimney, wide-plank floors, broadaxed oak framing and four original fireplaces. The grounds also hold a dairy barn, a milk bottling house, a well and the cellar hole of the first Ware house. Robert Ware acquired the land in the 1660s, and his family owned it for eight generations. Between 1905 and 1913 Charlotte Ware added wings to the house and built the barn and bottling house for the Warelands Dairy and Dairy School. The dairy produced certified milk with a bacterial count of about 200, against the 500,000 Boston then allowed, at a time when milk-borne disease was widespread. The school trained students in dairy practice and public health. The surviving buildings reflect both the colonial homestead and this early sanitary dairy.","period_of_significance":"1733; 1905 to 1913","architect_builder":"Ebenezer Ware; Charlotte Ware","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, occupied, and used as a private residence and for agriculture.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.239827-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/7961/63796191/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/77000190.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000190/11366af844-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000190/11366af844-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warelands,_Norfolk_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warelands,_Norfolk_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796191","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warelands","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7969305"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/warelands-77000190/"}