{"nrhp_refnum":"84002185","name":"Morse House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 Pleasant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.90413962300005,"lon":-71.09409957399998,"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 small residence at 6 Pleasant Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built around 1850 by an unknown architect. It is a clapboard house combining Greek Revival and Carpenter Gothic features.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as Taunton's fine example of Gothic Revival architecture in cottage form. It also shows the shift from Classical Greek Revival to the Romantic Gothic Revival. It has detailed exterior and interior finishes and retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","narrative":"Built around 1850 at 6 Pleasant Street in Taunton, this small clapboard house is notable for blending two architectural movements. Its asymmetrical exterior, with brackets, porches and gable dormers, reflects Gothic Revival cottage design, while the interior keeps Greek Revival detailing, including an impressive staircase and marble fireplaces. The house shows the transition from Classical architecture to the Romantic period and is described as Taunton's fine example of Gothic Revival cottage form. Little is known about its origins or original owner. From the 1860s through the late 1880s it was occupied by Mrs. N.W. Hall, a milliner who ran a shop at 52 Main Street. A fire in 1980 caused damage, yet the key interior finishes survived, and the house was vacant when documented. A rehabilitation for office use following federal preservation standards was planned. It was listed for its architectural merit.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival/Carpenter Gothic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant. A fire in 1980 altered it, but the most significant interior finishes remain intact. A rehabilitation for office use was planned.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.408089-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/7893/63789305/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002185.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002185/62408d4992-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002185/62408d4992-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morse_House_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morse_House_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789305","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_House_(Taunton,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914257"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/morse-house-84002185/"}