{"nrhp_refnum":"82002747","name":"Hobbs, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"87 North Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Weston","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.38003810400005,"lon":-71.28124334299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story clapboard Georgian house at 87 North Avenue in the Kendal Green section of Weston, Massachusetts, with a main block dating to about 1758 and a north ell possibly from about 1729, on a 2.25-acre site beside the former Hobbs Tannery pond.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant as the home of the locally prominent Hobbs family, who ran a tannery and home-based shoe and leather-goods business that shaped Weston's industrial base. Family members and later owner General J.F.B. Marshall played roles in local, state and national events. It also shows the evolution from an early Georgian house to a Victorian remodeling and may hold archaeological remains.","narrative":"Located at the corner of North Avenue and Church Street in Weston's Kendal Green area, this 2½-story clapboard house grew in stages from a colonial dwelling. A small north ell may date to about 1729, the main block to about 1758, and a large addition to the south was built by 1761, giving it the name \"double house.\" In 1889 General J.F.B. Marshall enlarged the west side, adding a transverse gable, classical portico, south wing and terrace. For nearly two centuries the house was home to the Hobbs family, who operated a tannery on Hobbs Brook until 1860 and ran a home-based shoe and leather-goods business that helped build Weston's industry. Family members served as church deacons, town officers, legislators and soldiers, and some took part in the Boston Tea Party. Marshall, a Civil War paymaster general for Massachusetts, co-founded Hampton Institute in Virginia. The property is a visual landmark and may hold archaeological evidence of early domestic life and tanning.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"1889 Gen. J.F.B. Marshall (alterations); 1758 Isaac Hobbs (addition)","architectural_style":"Georgian with Victorian remodeling","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied private residence in excellent condition, altered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.295549-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/7955/63795566/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82002747.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002747/c390850bad-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002747/c390850bad-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestonMA_IsaacHobbsHouse.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:WestonMA_IsaacHobbsHouse.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000121","name":"Kendal Green Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/kendal-green-historic-district-01000121/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795566","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hobbs_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6076501"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/hobbs-isaac-house-82002747/"}