{"nrhp_refnum":"83000672","name":"Goff Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"158 Perryville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rehoboth","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.867441014000065,"lon":-71.25784858599997,"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 farm complex at 158 Perryville Road in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, centered on a house dating from the 18th or early 19th century and remodelled in 1897, with an ice house outbuilding. The Goff family, beginning with Cromwell Goff, owned it.","why_significant":"The house reflects the conservative approach to architecture in Rehoboth, where existing buildings were usually modified rather than replaced. The 1897 remodelling by a prominent farming family produced a simple Italianate residence with fine interior craftsmanship. It meets criterion C as an example of how architectural type evolved in response to social change.","narrative":"Goff Farm, at 158 Perryville Road in Rehoboth, is a farmhouse whose oldest part dates from the 18th or early 19th century. In 1897 the house was raised, a new first floor was built beneath it, and a 2½-story side ell was added. The result is a simple Italianate residence that keeps echoes of its earlier form outside and is noted for fine interior work, including varnished woodwork, brass door hardware, wainscoting in the ell, and a walk-in pantry refrigerator. Cromwell Goff bought the land in the early 1800s, and the family ran a large dairy business here until a 1954 hurricane damaged the 1897 barn, which was later demolished. Much of the farmland now belongs to a country club that keeps the grazing land open. Harold Goff, the last family member in residence, served as selectman and in other public roles. The property was listed for showing how a farming family's pride shaped a conservative remodelling.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian (Italianate)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is residence; the 1897 barn was demolished after hurricane damage in 1954, while the ice house survives south of the house.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.219694-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/7896/63789601/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000672.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000672/3745d650f2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000672/3745d650f2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RehobothMA_GoffFarm.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_GoffFarm.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789601","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goff_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5577238"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/goff-farm-83000672/"}