{"nrhp_refnum":"84002121","name":"Godfrey, Richard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"62 County St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.89718768100005,"lon":-71.08019035499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story gambrel-roofed Colonial house at 62 County Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, dated to the mid 18th century. The original owner was Richard Godfrey.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare surviving and relatively unchanged gambrel-roof cottage from the mid 18th century in Taunton, meeting criterion C. It may also be one of the first buildings in a small cluster of residences at the \"Neck of Land,\" an early commercial area tied to the shipping industry of Weir Village.","narrative":"This gambrel-roofed house at 62 County Street in Taunton dates to the mid 18th century and was built as a residence for Richard Godfrey, whom local sources cite as the original settler of the property. The exact dates of his settlement are not known. By 1836 it was the home of another family member, Job Godfrey, and several other Godfreys lived nearby by 1850. The house has five bays across the facade, 6/6 sash windows, an original central chimney stack and clapboard siding. Dormers were added more recently. It is considered one of the few early gambrel-roofed houses in Taunton. It may also have been among the first buildings in a small group of residences at the \"Neck of Land,\" near Ingell, County and Williams Streets, an early commercial area linked to the shipping trade of Weir Village. It was listed for its architecture as a rare, relatively unchanged example of its type.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Gambrel Colonial","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as a residence; dormers and altered window sash were added in the 20th century. The building has not been moved.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.946784-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/7895/63789503/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002121.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002121/e0680c30d2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002121/e0680c30d2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TauntonMA_RichardGodfreyHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TauntonMA_RichardGodfreyHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789503","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Godfrey_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7325959"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/godfrey-richard-house-84002121/"}