{"nrhp_refnum":"83000639","name":"Brown House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"384 Tremont St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rehoboth","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.902016924000066,"lon":-71.26280494899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A vernacular house with Italianate detailing at 384 Tremont Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, reputedly built around 1706 (dated ca. 1700-1725) as a lean-to structure, probably by Charles Wheaton, and completely remodelled in the 1870s.","why_significant":"The house is one of two early 18th century structures in northern Rehoboth, testifying to settlement there before 1750. Its reputed tavern use links it to an early transportation route along Tremont Street. Its 1870s remodelling reflects the street car line and early suburbanization, and it illustrates architectural evolution over about 200 years.","narrative":"Brown House, at 384 Tremont Street in Rehoboth, looks like a late 19th century vernacular home with Italianate details, but its history is older. A 1906 manuscript says Charles Wheaton built it in 1706 as a west-facing lean-to and ran a tavern there for travelers on the Old Coach Road. In the 1870s it was rebuilt or improved as a Victorian house on the original post and beam frame, and Robert Brown, a jeweler, bought it in 1874. Clues to the earlier building survive on the second story, including corner posts, a chamfered summer beam, a Georgian door surround and a panelled chimney breast. The house is one of two early 18th century structures marking settlement in northern Rehoboth before 1750. Its remodelling also reflects the street car line along Tremont Street, which brought early suburbanization. It was listed for its architectural value.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; probably built by Charles Wheaton","architectural_style":"Vernacular with Italianate detail","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a residence; completely remodelled in the 1870s, with the original post and beam substructure retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.850138-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7895/63789597/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000639.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000639/397cbdce66-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000639/397cbdce66-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RehobothMA_BrownHouse.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:RehobothMA_BrownHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789597","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_House_(Rehoboth,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4976174"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/brown-house-83000639/"}