{"nrhp_refnum":"84002835","name":"Temple, Joseph, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"42 Chute St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Reading","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.52365045600004,"lon":-71.10860070799998,"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 Second Empire house at 42 Chute Street in Reading, Massachusetts, built in 1872 for Joseph S. Temple. It has clapboard walls, a barn outbuilding and a granite retaining wall.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its link to Joseph S. Temple, an important local necktie manufacturer, and as a good example of Second Empire architecture. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and feeling.","narrative":"Built in 1872 at 42 Chute Street in Reading, Massachusetts, this Second Empire house was the home of Joseph S. Temple, a local necktie manufacturer. The clapboard dwelling has a gracefully carved mansard roof with a decorative slate surface, supported by stubby brackets. Long windows are topped with dentiled crown moldings, and the main door has shouldered-architrave trim. The porch and pilasters combine Italianate and Eastlake elements, while three-story side bays and side porches give the house a picturesque profile. A barn and a granite retaining wall remain on the property. Chute Street was laid out in 1848 as the town's third development, following the arrival of the railroad. Temple entered the necktie business in 1866, and his firm eventually produced about 250,000 ties a year. The house was listed for its association with him and as a well-preserved example of Second Empire design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"French Second Empire","criteria":["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 02:11:56.545637-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/7921/63792132/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002835.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002835/c86847fe48-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002835/c86847fe48-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Temple_House,_Reading_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Temple_House,_Reading_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792132","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Temple_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6287382"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/temple-joseph-house-84002835/"}