{"nrhp_refnum":"84002353","name":"Emmons, G.B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"283 Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.72891995100008,"lon":-71.18785679499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story, shingle-clad Shingle Style/Queen Anne single-family house at 283 Broadway in Methuen, Massachusetts, built around 1890 by an unknown architect.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a good example of the style-conscious residential building seen in Methuen around the turn of the century. It represents the standard Shingle Style version of merchants' and businessmen's houses built by Methuen and Lawrence carpenters. Its location in the town center adds to its importance. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, and meets criteria A and C.","narrative":"Located at 283 Broadway near the center of Methuen, this 2½-story house dates to about 1890 and combines Shingle Style and Queen Anne features. Its walls are clad in shingles, it rests on a fieldstone foundation, and a corner turret marks the exterior. Upper sash windows have six panes. The architect is unknown, and the house has no outbuildings, no recorded major alterations and has never been moved. It was first owned by G. B. Emmons, president of the Emmons Loom Harness Company in Lawrence. The house is considered a typical example of the style-conscious single-family homes that local builders advertised and that Methuen and Lawrence carpenters built for merchants and businessmen at the turn of the century. Its position on a busy thoroughfare beside the town center adds to its importance. It was listed for its association with local development patterns and for its architecture, and it keeps its original design, materials, workmanship and setting. It continues to serve as a private residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Shingle Style/Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is a private residence, the same as its original use; no major alterations are recorded and it 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 02:11:56.419134-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/7901/63790122/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002353.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002353/898e6f4aa8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002353/898e6f4aa8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G.B._Emmons_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G.B._Emmons_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790122","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.B._Emmons_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5511989"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/emmons-g-b-house-84002353/"}