{"nrhp_refnum":"80000660","name":"Old Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off Hillside St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Milton","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.207069310000065,"lon":-71.11062757199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wooden barn on a private road off Hillside Street in Milton, Massachusetts, possibly dating from about 1690-1720, with a simple pitched-roof shed form. It lies within the Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations multiple resource area.","why_significant":"The form argues that the very early oak framing and mortise-and-tenon joinery suggest construction in the late 17th or early 18th century, possibly as part of one of the first settlers' farms. Its significance is tied to architecture and settlement. The form notes that further research on title and history is needed.","narrative":"This small barn sits on a private road off Hillside Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It has a simple pitched-roof shed form and is clad in clapboard and wood shingle. Its roof is framed with bowed tie beams, and very early mortise-and-tenon joinery appears throughout. An examination of the framing in the western section led surveyors to suggest a date of about 1690 to 1720, though the building may have been altered and possibly moved at an unknown time. The nomination points to the very early oak framing as evidence that the barn was built in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century, perhaps as part of one of the first settlers' farms in the area. The form identifies architecture and settlement as its themes. The architect is unknown, and the form recommends further research into the title and early history. The barn was listed as part of the Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations multiple resource area, and it is still used as a barn.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown","architectural_style":"Simple pitched-roof shed","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is given as a barn; the property is owned by a state park district commission.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.990555-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/7923/63792393/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/80000660.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000660/383121f65f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000660/383121f65f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jameslwoodward","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Barn_at_Brookwood_Farm_MA_04.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:Old_Barn_at_Brookwood_Farm_MA_04.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792393","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Barn_(Canton,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7083435"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/old-barn-80000660/"}