{"nrhp_refnum":"83000614","name":"Wood, Ezra-Levi Warner Place","other_names":["Nathaniel Merrill House","The Valley Hotel","Levi Warner House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"165 Depot Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westminster","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.55814802350005,"lon":-71.87231499804236,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Transportation","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmhouse, former hotel and stagecoach stop with a rear ell and storage barn on 4.5 acres at 165 Depot Road in Westminster, Massachusetts. The rear ell dates to 1739 or 1759 (the form gives both), and the 2½-story main house was built after 1804.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property reflects the development of Westminster through its owners, who ran a hotel, stagecoach stop, postal depot and farm. Several owners were prominent townspeople, and it is linked to sculptor Olin Warner, who was born into the Warner family. It is also a good local example of Federal Period architecture that kept its character despite a 1980 move and a compatible modern addition.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Route 2A and Depot Road in Westminster, this farmhouse and its barn occupy 4.5 acres. The oldest part is a one-story rear ell built by Nathaniel Merrill. Ezra Wood and his wife Catee built the 2½-story main house after 1804 and ran it as the Valley Hotel until 1844, serving Boston and Albany stagecoach lines. Wood held town offices, and local tradition links the house to the Underground Railroad. Later owner Isaac Hall turned it into a noted farm after railroads ended stage traffic. Levi Warner, a Methodist circuit rider, bought it in 1868 and ran a post office branch there. His son Olin Warner, who became a well-known sculptor, returned to the farm to work. In 1980 road work forced the buildings to be moved back and turned 90 degrees, and architect James Britton restored them. The house is valued as a well-preserved example of Federal Period architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"James Britton, restoration architect","architectural_style":"Federal Period","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The house was moved back 125 feet and rotated 90 degrees in 1980 because of road improvements, then restored with a new side ell. The form lists it as in excellent condition, with restoration work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.673092-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/14/7974/63797414/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000614.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000614/bb610c4c7f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000614/bb610c4c7f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestminsterMA_WoodWarnerPlace.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:WestminsterMA_WoodWarnerPlace.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797414","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Wood%E2%80%93Levi_Warner_Place","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5423432"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/wood-ezra-levi-warner-place-83000614/"}