{"nrhp_refnum":"84002551","name":"Coggin, Gilman, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"123 Prescott St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Reading","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.51853859000005,"lon":-71.12693195499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Greek Revival house at 123 Prescott Street in Reading, Massachusetts, built in 1847 for shoe manufacturer Gilman Coggin. It sits on a corner lot with a barn that carries a sign dated September 17, 1851.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be significant for its part in the 19th-century development of Reading's west side and for its link to shoe manufacturer Gilman A. Coggin. It is also considered an example of Greek Revival architecture updated in the Colonial Revival period for healthful outdoor living.","narrative":"Built in 1847 at 123 Prescott Street, this Greek Revival house was the home of Gilman Coggin, a Reading shoe manufacturer. Its gable end faces quiet Prescott Street rather than busier Summer Avenue, and the gable returns form a full pediment carried by wide corner pilasters. The recessed main doorway is mainly Federal in design, with pilasters, half-length sidelights and a fan-shaped transom. A wraparound porch with square posts and entasis was added in the Colonial Revival manner, along with a 19th-century rear extension. A barn on the lot bears a sign saying it was raised on September 17, 1851. Reading was known for infants' and children's shoes in the 1800s, and Coggin may have been among the men who profited from small manufactories. He moved his business to Somersworth, New Hampshire, in 1897. The house was listed for its role in the growth of Reading's west side, its link to Coggin, and its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.925234-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/7921/63792138/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002551.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002551/8f6873fff1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002551/8f6873fff1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReadingMA_GilmanCogginHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReadingMA_GilmanCogginHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792138","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilman_Coggin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5562469"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/coggin-gilman-house-84002551/"}