{"nrhp_refnum":"83000710","name":"Read, Nathan, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"506 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.71815634700005,"lon":-71.15506108399995,"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 2½-story Greek Revival house at 506 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, built about 1845 for Nathan Read, a hat, cap and fur merchant.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a handsome, modest-sized Greek Revival house with all its detail intact. It is one of a cluster of Greek Revival houses built on North Main Street after the 1843 fire. It is also tied to the city's early industrial period, when prosperous merchants and mill-owners built in this style. The form cites Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built around 1845 at 506 North Main Street in Fall River, this 2½-story clapboard house reflects the Greek Revival style. It has a pedimented end gable, a full entablature below a flat cornice, and a granite block foundation. An Ionic portico frames a three-part door with a transom. Nathan Read, who owned Nathan Read & Co., a hat, cap and fur store in the downtown Granite Block, had the house built after buying the land in 1844. It belongs to a group of Greek Revival houses erected along North Main Street following the 1843 fire. Much of Greek Revival Fall River has since disappeared, and the few surviving houses represent the early industrial period, when mill-owners and well-off merchants built new homes in this style. The house was listed for its architectural quality, the integrity of its design and workmanship, and its historical associations. At the time of recording it was in multi-family use, with a garage on the lot.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recorded in 1980 as a multi-family residence; the form describes all detail as intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.519426-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/7893/63789375/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000710.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000710/c51199d281-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000710/c51199d281-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:506_North_Main_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:506_North_Main_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789375","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Read_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6969301"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/read-nathan-house-83000710/"}