{"nrhp_refnum":"78000475","name":"Packard, Moses, House","other_names":["Dahlborg MacNevin Funeral Home"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"647 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brockton","county":"Plymouth County","state":"MA","lat":42.07236780200003,"lon":-71.01912237099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-02-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Politics/Government","Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne style house at 647 Main Street, corner of Main and Florence Streets, in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was designed by Brockton architect Fred T. Austin and built in 1897 for Moses Packard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent example of Queen Anne architecture with Colonial Revival detail in Brockton. It is also tied to Moses Packard, a leading Brockton shoe manufacturer who in 1881 was the first to produce a shoe sold at a fixed retail price. The architect's firm, Howard and Austin, produced many fine buildings in Brockton.","narrative":"Built in 1897 at the corner of Main and Florence Streets in Brockton, this two-and-a-half-story house was designed by local architect Fred T. Austin for shoe manufacturer Moses Packard. It combines Queen Anne massing and varied materials with Colonial Revival details. The exposed basement and first story are rough-faced granite, while the upper story and dormers are clapboard. A high hip roof of slate rises above tall brick chimneys, and a three-story corner tower ends in a conical roof with a copper finial. A portico with Doric columns, Palladian dormer windows and stained glass add further detail. The house is significant as an excellent local example of its style and for its link to Packard, who in 1881 was the first to make a shoe sold at a fixed retail price, a $2.99 model that brought him national fame. He also served four terms as an alderman. The building now serves as a funeral home.","period_of_significance":"1897","architect_builder":"Fred T. Austin","architectural_style":"Queen Anne with Colonial Revival detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a funeral home; the interior has been altered only enough for that use. Some balustrades have been removed and modern breezeways added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.480746-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/7965/63796542/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/78000475.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000475/30ae841e9b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000475/30ae841e9b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moses_Packard_House,_Brockton_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:Moses_Packard_House,_Brockton_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796542","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Packard_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6915914"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/plymouth-county/packard-moses-house-78000475/"}