{"nrhp_refnum":"83000708","name":"Qheguechan Club","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"306 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.71603552100004,"lon":-71.15529068999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A social clubhouse at 306 North Main Street, Fall River, made of two joined 2½-story buildings dating from about 1861 and 1878, with alterations in the 1890s and 1920s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the club, chartered in 1894, has been one of Fall River's most prestigious social clubs, formed by the city's business and professional elite. Its clubhouse is a fine example of Colonial Revival design with carved interior and exterior detailing, among the best in the city. It is judged to meet criteria A and C.","narrative":"Fall River's Quequechan Club occupies two joined houses on North Main Street. The older portion, the former William Mason homestead, was bought by the club's 25 founders, who included mill executives, brokers, lawyers and a physician. They hired New Bedford architect N.C. Smith to renovate it, and the clubhouse opened in 1895 with a Colonial Revival facade featuring pilasters, a triangular pediment and a columned portico. Membership reached 200 within a year. In 1920 the club bought the neighboring Italianate Wilbur House, apparently built in 1877 by Hezekiah A. Brayton, and linked the two buildings. The Providence firm Angell and Swift redecorated the interior. After a fire, the dining room was rebuilt in 1922. Membership was male-only for over 75 years until associate membership opened to women in 1974. The club is considered significant as an important social institution and as one of the city's best examples of Colonial Revival design. It remains in active use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"N.C. Smith (1895 addition); Angell and Swift (interior redecoration, c. 1920)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The club remains in active use as a social club.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.919532-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/55/7893/63789355/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000708.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000708/af919670fb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000708/af919670fb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Q_Club_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Q_Club_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789355","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quequechan_Club","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7271310"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/qheguechan-club-83000708/"}