{"nrhp_refnum":"86000505","name":"Morse, Daniel, III, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"210 Farm Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sherborn","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.23474946600004,"lon":-71.33634875499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A First Period wood-shingled residence at 210 Farm Road in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its core was built about 1710 by Daniel Morse III and was enlarged later in the 18th century.","why_significant":"It is one of about six First Period houses in Sherborn and shows changing architectural practices in a rural community. It is also tied to the Morse family, early English settlers who held an 800-acre grant known as \"The Farm,\" and reflects early settlement patterns along the Charles River.","narrative":"Located at 210 Farm Road in Sherborn, this shingled house began about 1710 as a single-pile half house with an end chimney, built by Daniel Morse III. Later in the 18th century it was enlarged into a five-bay, center-entry building with a central chimney, and a rear ell was added still later. The saltbox profile survives, and the entry is topped by a multipane transom and a simple Georgian-style pediment. The house is one of roughly six First Period houses in Sherborn. It stands on land from an 800-acre tract bought by Daniel Morse Sr. in 1656, extending from the Charles River to the foot of Meetinghouse Hill and known as \"The Farm.\" The Morse family kept the house until the late 18th century, and the Clark family, later owners, may have enlarged it. The property keeps evidence of changing building practices in a rural community and of early scattered settlement along the river. A barn and chicken coop stand nearby.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Daniel Morse III (built the core of the house, ca. 1710)","architectural_style":"First Period; Georgian-style entryway","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residence; barn and chicken coop remain as outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.525897-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7916/63791640/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86000505.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000505/188299dbb7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000505/188299dbb7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SherbornMA_DanielMorseIIIHouse.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:SherbornMA_DanielMorseIIIHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791640","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Morse_III_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5218195"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/morse-daniel-iii-house-86000505/"}