{"nrhp_refnum":"83000717","name":"Smith, John Mace, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"399 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.715959041000076,"lon":-71.15456690899998,"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 small Greek Revival 'temple front' house at 399 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, built about 1844 for J. Mace Smith. It is a 1½-story clapboard building with a full Ionic portico.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of a cluster of outstanding Greek Revival houses built by early mill-owners and merchants after the 1843 fire. Its design details recall the work of Russell Warren, a prominent Rhode Island architect. It is also tied to figures in Fall River's industrial and commercial development, and buildings of this age and type are scarce.","narrative":"Built around 1844, this small Greek Revival house at 399 North Main Street in Fall River has a temple-front form, with a full Ionic portico of five columns and a pediment trimmed with dentils. It is a 1½-story clapboard building. The land was part of the Rodman Farm and was sold to John Mace Smith in 1843. Smith was later associated with the American Print-works. The house passed to his daughter Lydia and her husband, the Rev. H.S. Fellows. In the 1890s a physician, John W. Coughlin, lived and kept his office here and may have added the rear ell. The house belongs to a group of fine Greek Revival homes put up on North Main Street by mill-owners and merchants after the 1843 fire. Its cantilevered 'flying staircase', floor plan and moldings resemble the work of Russell Warren, a Rhode Island architect. The house later became law offices, and it was listed for its architectural quality, its scarcity, and its links to local industry and commerce.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as law offices; a letter in the file says the building was recently restored inside and out.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.872878-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/7892/63789299/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000717.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000717/7ddbb43bd6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000717/7ddbb43bd6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mace_Smith_House_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mace_Smith_House_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789299","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mace_Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6246210"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/smith-john-mace-house-83000717/"}