{"nrhp_refnum":"84002367","name":"Hardy, Urias, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"50 Brown St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.72304675500004,"lon":-71.17946736599998,"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 single-family house at 50 Brown Street in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, built around 1900 by an unknown architect. It is a gambrel-roofed, shingle-clad residence in the Shingle Style/Colonial Revival manner.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a well-preserved example of the substantial homes built for managers and professionals in Methuen at the turn of the century. Built for Urias Hardy, an overseer at the nearby Arlington Mills, it contrasts with the workers' housing of the Arlington District to the south. It also reflects Methuen's growth as a bedroom town for Lawrence and the last period of single-family house building before World War II.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at 50 Brown Street in Methuen, this gambrel-roofed house combines Shingle Style and Colonial Revival features. It is clad in shingles and rests on a granite foundation. A projecting two-story portico with a gabled pediment, carried on two Corinthian columns, marks the front, and an elliptical window is set into the gable. The house was built for Urias Hardy, an overseer at the nearby Arlington Mills. It was stylish, spacious and costly to build, in contrast with the workers' houses of the Arlington District directly to the south. It represents the substantial homes put up for managers and professionals as Methuen developed new residential areas and became a bedroom town for Lawrence. It also belongs to the last period of single-family house building before World War II. The form notes that the house has no major alterations and retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, which supports its listing for architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Shingle Style/Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present and original use is a private residence; the form reports no major alterations, no outbuildings and no move.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.839048-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/7901/63790120/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002367.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002367/5e50a0923a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002367/5e50a0923a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urias_Hardy_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urias_Hardy_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790120","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urias_Hardy_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7900559"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/hardy-urias-house-84002367/"}