{"nrhp_refnum":"83000651","name":"Chase-Hyde Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1281-1291 New Boston Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.717592152000066,"lon":-71.12493031299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A late 19th century farm complex at 1281-1291 New Boston Road in Fall River, Massachusetts, with a small Second Empire mansard house built about 1879, a barn and a former windmill, all enclosed by a fieldstone and granite retaining wall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant for its rural, picturesque quality and intact architectural elements. It is also one of the few remaining farms in Fall River, a city whose growth rested on industry because its granite ledges made poor farmland. It is judged to meet Criteria A and C.","narrative":"This farm complex at 1281-1291 New Boston Road in Fall River includes a small mansard-roofed house, a barn and a former windmill, all surrounded by a fieldstone and granite retaining wall. Abraham and Abby Chase built the 1½-story Second Empire house around 1879, a type of small cottage typical of the 1870s. By 1893 Samuel Hyde owned the property and ran a stock farm there. Building permits show he added outbuildings in 1893 and 1897, and he may also have been responsible for the porch and porte-cochère added about 1900. The property was listed for its picturesque rural character and its intact architectural elements, and because it is one of the few surviving farms in Fall River. The city's granite ledges gave poor soil for farming, so its growth came through industry, and reminders of its 19th century agricultural past are rare. The house is still residential and has been converted to apartments.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Abraham & Abby Chase (original owners and builders of the house, c.1879); Samuel Hyde added the outbuildings in the 1890s","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the house is now an apartment.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.338873-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7892/63789283/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000651.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000651/d0fc803638-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000651/d0fc803638-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1281_New_Boston_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1281_New_Boston_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789283","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase%E2%80%93Hyde_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5087070"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/chase-hyde-farm-83000651/"}