{"nrhp_refnum":"82001915","name":"Rea-Proctor Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"180 Conant Farm","address_restricted":false,"city":"Danvers","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.570471190000035,"lon":-70.91420836899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Politics/Government","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story frame farmhouse with clapboard siding and a gable roof at 180 Conant Street, Danvers, Massachusetts, on a 1.427-acre homestead lot. The original eastern portion dates by tradition to 1692 and was built by Joshua Rea, Sr. and his son John Rea.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the farm to two events of national significance: the 1692 Salem Village witchcraft delusion and the c. 1804 Essex Junto plot, in which Timothy Pickering and other Federalists hoped to organize New England and New York to secede from the Union. It is also significant as a site of continuous agricultural activity, including Pickering's documented early 19th-century agricultural experiments. The house shows architectural evolution over time, and the site offers archaeological potential.","narrative":"Set on a 1.4-acre homestead lot on Conant Street in Danvers, this farmhouse grew in phases from a half-house said to date from 1692. The Rea family enlarged it by 1731, Captain Isaac Rea improved the interior around 1800, and a west wing and rear ell were added in the 1800s. Panelling, wainscoting and Indian shutters survive, and the house has no heating ducts and only minimal electrical and plumbing work. Joshua Rea, Sr. defended neighbors accused of witchcraft in 1692. In 1804 the farm passed to Timothy Pickering, a former cabinet officer and U.S. Senator, who is described as central to the Essex Junto's plans for New England secession. He also kept detailed records of agricultural experiments here. Daniel Proctor bought the farm in 1812, and his descendants have farmed it since. Foundations of a barn and other outbuildings, along with family papers, give researchers material to study a New England farm over three centuries.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown (built by tradition in 1692 by Joshua Rea, Sr. and his son John Rea)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The form lists the property as occupied and unaltered, in fair condition. It is used as a summer residence and for agriculture, and needs substantial stabilization. Only a 3-stall carriage shed remains of the outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.642015-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7946/63794640/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001915.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001915/bfa14d56d8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001915/bfa14d56d8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DanversMA_ReaProctorHomestead.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:DanversMA_ReaProctorHomestead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794640","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rea-Proctor_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7300140"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/rea-proctor-homestead-82001915/"}