{"nrhp_refnum":"87000243","name":"Town Line Boundary Marker","other_names":[],"category":"object","location":{"address":"410 High St.","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 stone town line boundary marker on Great Hill Road in West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, marking the line between the towns of Barnstable and Sandwich. The date of erection and the maker are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the marker is significant for its association with the history of Barnstable's boundary establishment. The boundary reflects land the settlers purchased from the Indian Chief Serunk in 1644, covering most of what is now West Barnstable. It is judged to retain integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association.","narrative":"A weathered stone post on Great Hill Road in West Barnstable marks the boundary between the towns of Barnstable and Sandwich. It measures roughly 12 inches wide, 8 inches thick and 48 inches high, and stands in a rural 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 recorded when it was erected or who made it, though reviewers presumed it dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. The line it marks traces back to the settlers' 1644 purchase of most of present-day West Barnstable from the Indian Chief Serunk. The marker was listed because it is tied to the history of how Barnstable's boundaries were established, and it keeps its original location, design, materials and rural setting. Both towns jointly own it, and no alterations are reported.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Stone post in a rural setting, owned by the Towns of Barnstable and Sandwich; no alterations are recorded.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.148698-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7891/63789183/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000243.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789183","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/town-line-boundary-marker-87000243/"}