{"nrhp_refnum":"84002821","name":"Shoe Shop-Doucette Ten Footer","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 William St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stoneham","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.482682459000046,"lon":-71.09846326099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story clapboard shoemaking shop, about 10 x 10 feet, built around 1850 for Peter Doucette. It was moved in 1967 from Pine Street to the grounds of the Stoneham Historical Society at 36 William Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the shop is a well preserved example of a type of small shoemaking shop used by many shoemakers from the late 18th to mid 19th centuries. It is tied to Stoneham's industrial past, and the reviewer called it the best surviving example of an historically important building type. It meets criteria A and C.","narrative":"A tiny shoemaking shop at 36 William Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts, preserves a once-common piece of local industry. Built around 1850 for Peter Doucette, the 10 by 10-foot building is one story high with a gable-roofed attic, clapboard siding, simple corner boards, door and window surrounds, and six-over-six sash. It was moved from nearby Pine Street in 1967 and now sits on the grounds of the Stoneham Historical Society, where it serves as a shoe industry museum. Inside are shoe lasts, a shoe bench, lap stone, hammer, awls, wooden pegs, skivers, edgers, pincers, a rolling machine and a sewing machine. Many shops like it were scattered across Stoneham in the 19th century, usually worked by an owner-shoemaker alone or with family, with materials stored in the attic. It was listed for its association with the town's industrial past and as a well preserved example of this building type, with a reviewer noting it as the best surviving one.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular; Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now used as a museum of the shoe industry holding tools and artifacts, on the grounds of the Stoneham Historical Society; moved from Pine Street in 1967.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.676642-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/7922/63792235/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002821.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002821/c30e476810-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002821/c30e476810-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StonehamMA_DoucetteTenFooter.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:StonehamMA_DoucetteTenFooter.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792235","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_Shop%E2%80%93Doucette_Ten_Footer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7500013"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/shoe-shop-doucette-ten-footer-84002821/"}