{"nrhp_refnum":"84002254","name":"Vickery, Capt. David, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"33 Plain St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.884556313000076,"lon":-71.08639677899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick, gambrel-roofed residence at 33 Plain Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built around 1795 for sea captain David Vickery. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a very rare brick gambrel-roofed cottage and the city's sole surviving example of that type from the Federal period. It is also tied to Captain David Vickery, an early sea captain of Weir Village who traded along the eastern seaboard and in the West Indies. It is cited under criteria B and C.","narrative":"Built around 1795, this brick cottage at 33 Plain Street in Taunton has a gambrel roof, a form that is very rare in brick. It is described as the city's only surviving brick gambrel-roofed cottage from the Federal period. The house is believed to have been built for Captain David Vickery and his wife, Priscilla Barnum. Vickery commanded the deep-water schooner Hannah and was one of the merchants and traders who did business in eastern seaboard coastal towns and in the West Indies in the early 19th century. He is counted among the early sea captains of Weir Village. The couple's son Charles, born in 1800, later became a local politician, merchant and auctioneer. The house has had some changes, including added entrance awnings and removed chimneys, along with a new garage, but it is judged to retain integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. It was listed for its link to Taunton's early maritime tradition and for its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gambrel (Federal period brick gambrel-roofed cottage)","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is a residence; a new garage has been added, entrance awnings added and chimneys removed. The house has not been moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.737118-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7893/63789325/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002254.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002254/b09803276c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002254/b09803276c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:33_Plain_St_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:33_Plain_St_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789325","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capt._David_Vickery_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5036415"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/vickery-capt-david-house-84002254/"}