{"nrhp_refnum":"83000598","name":"Pratt, Capt. Josiah, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"141 East St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Foxboro","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.06353891200007,"lon":-71.20037363699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-04-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-frame, hip-roofed house with a center chimney at 141 East Street in East Foxboro, Massachusetts, traditionally dated to about 1760 and thought to have been built by Josiah Pratt.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Captain Josiah Pratt, an active 18th-century town leader who was Foxboro's first town meeting moderator, a selectman and a Revolutionary War company commander. It is also an important example of 18th-century architecture in Foxboro. It remains the largest and best preserved house of its period in the town, and it retains integrity of design, location, setting, materials and workmanship.","narrative":"Captain Josiah Pratt's house at 141 East Street in East Foxboro is a two-story wood-frame dwelling on a cut granite foundation, with clapboard siding, a hip roof and a center chimney. Tradition dates it to 1760, though its deep plan, low-pitched roof and Federal interior woodwork suggest it may be as late as 1780. Pratt (1720-1800) was mainly a farmer who also owned a quarry and an iron ore bed. He led a 1753 petition to leave Stoughton, presided over Foxboro's first town meeting, served three terms as selectman, and commanded a company that marched to Lexington on April 19, 1775. The house stayed in the Pratt family until 1927. Later additions, including a Greek Revival doorway, one-story rear rooms and a 1970 garage, reflect changing tastes without harming the original design. Among local houses of its period it is the largest and best preserved, and it reflects the family's standing in a small, struggling town.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian/Federal period 18th-century house with Federal interior detail and a Greek Revival facade doorway","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition marked excellent, with exterior alterations described as minimal. The original barn across the street was altered into a commercial pool store under separate ownership.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.760257-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7963/63796372/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000598.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000598/547f69aec7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000598/547f69aec7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ActuarialFellow","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:141East.jpb.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ActuarialFellow</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:141East.jpb.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796372","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capt._Josiah_Pratt_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5036453"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/pratt-capt-josiah-house-83000598/"}