{"nrhp_refnum":"84002394","name":"House at 526 Prospect Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"526 Prospect St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methuen","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.72870577100008,"lon":-71.16122216299993,"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 Greek Revival house at 526 Prospect Street in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, built around 1840. It is a 2½-story clapboard dwelling on a granite foundation in a residential neighborhood southeast of the town center.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a well-preserved example of the Greek Revival houses built in Methuen between 1830 and 1850. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It also stands in one of the earlier settled parts of town, near the site of the first meeting house.","narrative":"Built around 1840, this 2½-story clapboard house on Prospect Street in Methuen represents the Greek Revival style that shaped many local homes between 1830 and 1850. The east facade has five bays and a central entry, while the north facade repeats the treatment in three bays with a side entry. Windows have simple enframements and 6/6 sash, and the entries carry prominent entablatures and transoms. The larger north entry also has sidelights. Wide glazed cornerboards and a deep cornice with a pedimented gable are original features typical of the town's nineteenth-century Greek Revival houses. The house sits on a granite foundation and has had no major alterations. It stands in one of Methuen's earlier settled areas, near the site of the first meeting house. The land was once farmed, and early residents were likely farmers supplying produce to Lowell and Lawrence. The house was listed for its architectural quality and its well-preserved condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is a private residence, the same as its original use. No major alterations are recorded and no outbuildings remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.068166-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/7900/63790094/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002394.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002394/3e2e739a4e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002394/3e2e739a4e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"EraserGirl","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_526_Prospect_Street.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EraserGirl</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_526_Prospect_Street.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790094","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_526_Prospect_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5914384"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/house-at-526-prospect-street-84002394/"}