{"nrhp_refnum":"84002095","name":"Brownell, Henry G., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"119 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.89950519000007,"lon":-71.09635898499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Georgian Revival house at 119 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built in 1893 as a residence for Henry G. Brownell. It was designed and built by L.M. Witherell and now serves as a lodge of the Elks.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the most formal example of Georgian Revival style in Taunton. It cites a gambrel roof, pavilion front, Palladian entrance and window treatments, and paired corner pilasters with Scamozzi capitals. It is also a notable work of local contractor-builder L.M. Witherell, and it retains integrity of design, location, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","narrative":"Built in 1893 at 119 High Street in Taunton, this clapboard house was designed as a residence for Henry G. Brownell and constructed by local contractor-builder L.M. Witherell, who worked on a number of late 19th and early 20th century houses in the city. It is regarded as the most formal example of the Georgian Revival style in Taunton. Its features include a gambrel roof, a pavilion front, Palladian entrance and window treatments, column-supported porches, segmental-roofed dormers and paired corner pilasters topped with Scamozzi capitals. The building later became the home of the Taunton Lodge of Elks, and a frame addition was made in the twentieth century. It sits on a lot of one acre or less with a parking lot nearby. The house was listed for its architectural merit as an outstanding local example of its style, and it retains integrity of design, location, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"L.M. Witherell, Builder","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as the Taunton Lodge of Elks; a frame addition was made in the 20th century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.402137-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7892/63789297/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002095.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002095/7251a76f35-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002095/7251a76f35-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:119_High_Street_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:119_High_Street_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789297","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_G._Brownell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715532"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/brownell-henry-g-house-84002095/"}