{"nrhp_refnum":"87000242","name":"Town Line Boundary Marker","other_names":[],"category":"object","location":{"address":"Great Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.72214206900003,"lon":-70.40052210699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small stone boundary marker at 410 High Street in West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, marking the town line between Barnstable and Sandwich. Its construction date and maker are unknown.","why_significant":"The marker is significant for its association with the history of Barnstable's boundary establishment. The line it marks was basically set when settlers bought most of what is now West Barnstable from the Indian Chief Serunk in 1644. The form says it retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and meets criterion A. A reviewer's note says it presumably dates from the mid-17th century.","narrative":"A modest stone post on High Street in West Barnstable marks the line between the towns of Barnstable and Sandwich. It measures about 12 inches wide, 8 inches thick and 48 inches high, and sits in a residential setting. A vertical line is chiseled up its middle, with the letter B on the right for Barnstable and the letter S on the left for Sandwich. Nobody knows when it was erected. The marker is valued for its link to the town's boundary history. The boundary in this area was basically set when settlers purchased most of what is now West Barnstable from the Indian Chief Serunk in 1644. Reviewers accepted it under criterion A for that association, and a reviewer's note suggests it presumably dates from the middle of the 17th century. The local historical commission recorded it in the early 1980s, citing Donald Trayser's 1939 history of Barnstable.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"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 02:13:01.444493-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/7891/63789181/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000242.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789181","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/town-line-boundary-marker-87000242/"}