{"nrhp_refnum":"84002384","name":"House at 9 Park Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9 Park St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.726463230000036,"lon":-71.18447262899997,"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 1½-story Italianate house at 9 Park Street in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, built around 1875 by an unknown architect. It has clapboard walls and no outbuildings.","why_significant":"The form calls it one of the best remaining examples of the late Italianate style in Methuen. It keeps integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It is also tied to the town's post-Civil War development.","narrative":"Built around 1875, this 1½-story house at 9 Park Street in Methuen, Massachusetts, is a late Italianate cottage near the town center. It has clapboard siding, a pitched roof and no outbuildings. A bracketed cornice with a prominent dentil course frames the gable, which holds a small oculus above paired windows. On the lower story, a bracketed entrance hood and a tripartite bay are the main features. The house was listed for its architecture. It is described as one of the best-preserved Italianate cottages in Methuen and among the best remaining examples of the late Italianate style locally. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, and no major alterations are recorded. The house is also linked to the town's growth after the Civil War. Elizabeth Mann, a music teacher, was among its early owners. It remains a private residence in a neighborhood next to the town center.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is a private residence; the form lists no major alterations and says 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 02:11:56.573314-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/7901/63790100/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002384/8083691f73-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002384/8083691f73-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_9_Park_St.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_9_Park_St.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790100","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_9_Park_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914523"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/house-at-9-park-street-84002384/"}