{"nrhp_refnum":"84002119","name":"Godfrey, Gen. George, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"125 County St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.896143592000044,"lon":-71.07816747799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A c. 1780 Federal-style residence at 125 County Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built for Gen. George Godfrey and still used as a house. It has asbestos shingle siding and 20th-century rear ells.","why_significant":"It is one of three documented Georgian and Federal period houses in Taunton with a true double-pile plan and early stylistic details. It retains two pedimented entrance surrounds, its original roof configuration and chimneys, and 12/12 sash windows. It is also linked to Godfrey, a Revolutionary War Brigadier General, and to later generations of a locally prominent family.","narrative":"Built around 1780 at 125 County Street in Taunton, this Federal-style house was probably constructed for George Godfrey, a Brigadier General in the Revolutionary War. Godfrey is known to have lived earlier on Tremont Street. Later generations of his family, also active in local political and military affairs, continued to live here in the 19th century. The house is one of three documented Georgian and Federal period houses in Taunton with a true double-pile plan and early stylistic details. Asbestos shingles cover the walls and ells were added to the rear in the 20th century, yet two pedimented entrance surrounds, the original roof shape and chimneys, and 12/12 sash windows survive. It was listed for its association with a locally prominent family and as one of Taunton's most finely detailed and well-preserved late 18th-century houses. It remains a residence today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residence; asbestos shingles overlay the exterior and ells were added 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 02:11:57.725448-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/17/7895/63789517/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002119.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002119/5e6fb0bd10-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002119/5e6fb0bd10-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gen._George_Godfrey_House,_Taunton_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</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:Gen._George_Godfrey_House,_Taunton_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789517","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._George_Godfrey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530796"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/godfrey-gen-george-house-84002119/"}