{"nrhp_refnum":"83000644","name":"Carpenter, Col. Thomas, III, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"77 Bay State Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rehoboth","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.84459203600005,"lon":-71.24271107799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large 2½-story, central-chimney house at 77 Bay State Road in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, built about 1755 and possibly earlier. It stands on roughly four acres, with several outbuildings, and the architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The form argues the house is an outstanding and highly unusual example of early to mid 18th-century design that departs from typical Massachusetts architecture, with a gable-on-hip roof and a set-back second story. It is also tied to Colonel Thomas Carpenter III (1733-1807), a wealthy Revolutionary-era patriot, surveyor and regimental commander. It is nominated under criteria B and C.","narrative":"Built around 1755, and possibly earlier, this large 2½-story house on Bay State Road in Rehoboth was the homestead of Colonel Thomas Carpenter III. It has a central chimney plan, a gable-on-hip roof and a set-back second story, with a narrow pent roof between the first and second floors on every side. Its form departs from typical Massachusetts building of the period, and uneven window placement suggests it was built in more than one stage. Inside, the two main downstairs rooms keep their fine panelling, interior shutters and cased posts and beams. Carpenter (1733-1807) was among Rehoboth's wealthiest citizens before the Revolution, worked as a surveyor, and may have designed or built many local houses. He likely designed the 1773 Old Yellow Meeting House, and during the Revolution he led a regiment of local men. The house stayed in the Carpenter family until at least 1830. It was listed for its architecture and its link to him.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Georgian","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residence; no major alterations are known. The former kitchen has been altered, and the two main downstairs rooms are in original condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.269534-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7897/63789783/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000644.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000644/a0b30d2d73-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000644/a0b30d2d73-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RehobothMA_ColThomasCarpenterIIIHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">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_ColThomasCarpenterIIIHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789783","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col._Thomas_Carpenter_III_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5141792"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/carpenter-col-thomas-iii-house-83000644/"}