{"nrhp_refnum":"80001680","name":"Lothrop, Joseph, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Shrewsbury at 208 Turnpike Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shrewsbury","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.28382084700007,"lon":-71.62571001599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, square-plan Federal style frame house at 208 Turnpike Road (Route 9) in the Westborough area near Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, built about 1825 by unknown builders for Joseph Lothrop.","why_significant":"The house is a fine example of Federal style architecture and represents the prosperity brought to Westborough by the opening of the Boston-Worcester Turnpike in 1810. Its original owner, Joseph Lothrop, and his brother-in-law Nathan Fisher opened the town's first retail store and later a steam-powered thread factory. It is one of few buildings left along the turnpike that show the wealth the road brought.","narrative":"Built about 1825, this two-story Federal style house sits at the corner of the Boston-Worcester Turnpike (Route 9) and Park Street. It has a square plan, clapboard siding, a hip roof with twin interior chimneys, and a center entry with sidelights, pilasters, and an elliptical fanlight. In 1931 the house was moved 50 to 100 feet south on its lot so Route 9 could be widened. Later additions include a remodelled former Queen Anne carriage house, a kitchen wing, and a dining room, now used for a restaurant. The house reflects the prosperity that followed the turnpike's opening in 1810, before the railroad of 1834 shifted the town center southward. Its first owner, Joseph Lothrop, and his brother-in-law Nathan Fisher opened Westborough's first retail store and later a thread factory that was the first in town to use steam power. The house remains one of the few buildings along the turnpike that show its wealth.","period_of_significance":"1825","architect_builder":"Builders unknown","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition; used as a restaurant with later additions including a dining room and kitchen wing. The house was moved back 50-100 feet in 1931 to allow Route 9 to be widened.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.378001-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/7972/63797282/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/80001680.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001680/c5c57003ab-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001680/c5c57003ab-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestboroughMA_JosephLothropHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestboroughMA_JosephLothropHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797282","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lothrop_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6285024"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/lothrop-joseph-house-80001680/"}