{"nrhp_refnum":"84002089","name":"Bartlett, J.C., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"12 Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.896615016000055,"lon":-71.09680681399993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Second Empire (Mansard) house with Italianate details at 12 Walnut Street, Taunton, Massachusetts, built around 1880 for J.C. Bartlett, a mining engineer. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is among the best-preserved Mansard houses in Taunton and a sophisticated, well-developed example of the style. It is also an example of the carefully designed, fashionable houses built by Taunton's more affluent residents during the city's height of prosperity. It is said to retain integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","narrative":"Built around 1880 at 12 Walnut Street in Taunton, this large Mansard-roofed house was constructed for J.C. Bartlett, described as a prosperous mining engineer. It has a square plan, two full stories and a roof broken by dormers and trimmed with cast iron cresting around its upper deck. Italianate details include quoins, a boxed cornice with heavy paired brackets, and tall 4/1 windows with entablature trim. The central entrance has a transom and sits beneath a porch with paired fluted Ionic columns, a porch added around 1910. The house is considered among the best-preserved Mansard houses in the city. Its location on Winthrop Street, near the estates of industrialists, politicians and businessmen, suggests Bartlett held some standing in the community. The property was recognized for its architecture and as a representative of the substantial, stylish homes built by Taunton's wealthier residents during the city's period of greatest prosperity. The nominated lot follows current lot lines and covers about half an acre.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Second Empire, Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a residence; a porch was added around 1910 and the original wrought-iron roof cresting is retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.804848-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/7894/63789409/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002089.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002089/793c924d4a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002089/793c924d4a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartlett_Hse_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bartlett_Hse_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789409","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C._Bartlett_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715620"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/bartlett-j-c-house-84002089/"}