{"nrhp_refnum":"83004126","name":"Kensely, J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Chestnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Uxbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.02821288300004,"lon":-71.62517975499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Federalist-style house on Chestnut Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, built around 1820 by an unknown architect. It sits on less than a quarter acre in a rural setting of fields and second-growth woods.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent local example of Federalist architecture, notable primarily for its design. It is a well-preserved example of the brick construction that became locally popular for higher quality houses in the Federalist period. It has no known historical associations and meets criterion C.","narrative":"Built around 1820 on Chestnut Street in Uxbridge, this rectangular brick house is regarded as an excellent local example of Federalist architecture. Its walls of red brick laid in common bond rise from a hammered granite foundation, with a central chimney and granite lintels and sills framing the windows. Sash is 12/12 on the first storey and 12/8 in the gables. The slightly asymmetrical facade centers on an original sunken panel door with a five-pane transom. Later changes include a rear porch, a chimney capped down, and painted brick. The house has no known historical associations. Maps show it as the property of J. Kensley in 1857, and it appears to have stayed in the Kensley family into the late nineteenth century, likely as a farm. It was listed for its design and its integrity of location, setting, materials and workmanship, as a well-preserved example of the brick construction that became locally popular for higher quality houses during the Federalist period.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federalist","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is private residence; alterations include a rear porch, a central chimney capped down, and painted brick.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.598774-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7930/63793083/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83004126.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004126/296868716b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004126/296868716b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UxbridgeMA_JKensleyHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UxbridgeMA_JKensleyHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793083","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Kensley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6106242"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/kensely-j-house-83004126/"}