{"nrhp_refnum":"84002228","name":"Thomas, H.P., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"322 Somerset Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.88780087400005,"lon":-71.09368587799997,"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 Queen Anne style house at 322 Somerset Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts, built around 1887 as a residence and later used as a halfway house.","why_significant":"The house is noted for unusually ornate and varied ornament drawn from Eastlake and Tudor designs, set on a conservative plan type. It is described as among the most Picturesque Victorian-era buildings in Taunton and as exceptional for its nearly intact condition. It is judged to meet Criterion C and to retain integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","narrative":"Built around 1887 at 322 Somerset Avenue in Taunton, this Queen Anne house was probably constructed for H.P. Thomas, whose descendants lived in it during the 20th century. It later served as a halfway house. The architect is unknown. The wall surface combines clapboards, cut shingles and wainscoting, and the pedimented gables carry curved truss bracket motifs. The porch has drilled and spindled screens, and elaborate wrought iron cresting completes the decoration. Much of this ornament derives from Eastlake and Tudor designs, applied to a conservative plan type typical of Taunton's Queen Anne architecture. The house is informal in character yet is counted among the most Picturesque examples of the city's Victorian-era construction. It has not been altered or moved, and its nearly intact condition is a key reason for its recognition. Its architectural merit under Criterion C supports its listing, and the boundary follows the current lot lines on a lot of about 0.38 acre.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as unaltered and not moved; present use given as a halfway house.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.536795-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/7893/63789315/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002228.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002228/b72e748af6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002228/b72e748af6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H._P._Thomas_House,_Weir_Village_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:H._P._Thomas_House,_Weir_Village_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789315","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Thomas_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5628470"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/thomas-h-p-house-84002228/"}