{"nrhp_refnum":"87000245","name":"Gifford Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"261 Cotuit Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.65742917400007,"lon":-70.41148870799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story Greek Revival double house built about 1850 at 261 Cotuit Road (Route 149) in Marstons Mills Center, Barnstable, Massachusetts, on a 2.7-acre lot at the edge of the village.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an unusual Greek Revival double house with twin entries rather than the usual five-bay facade. It is also tied to Marstons Mills' 19th and 20th century agricultural history, since under Lorenzo Gifford it became the village's last working farm. Its post office from 1926 to 1941 made it a village social center.","narrative":"Set at the edge of Marstons Mills village, this 1 1/2-story Greek Revival house was built around 1850, probably by Chipman Hinckley, who had assembled a large landholding nearby. Instead of the usual five-bay front, it is a double house with twin entries centered between pairs of windows. Wide cornerboards, a full entablature beneath the eaves, a central facade gable and a one-story Doric porch complete the design, and the windows hold 6/6 sash. Siding covers the exterior, yet the important features remain. Ownership passed through the Hinckley, Bourne, Bodge and Kleinschmidt families before Lorenzo Gifford bought it in 1919. He built up a large dairy herd with a milk route, a slaughterhouse and a smoke house, and the property stayed Marstons Mills' last working farm until the mid-20th century. From 1926 to 1941 Mrs. Gifford served as postmistress from a building on the premises, making the farm a village gathering place.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition described as good; present use is a dwelling; no major alterations; the house retains its important features despite asbestos siding.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.589137-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/7890/63789093/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000245.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000245/83597cd84d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000245/83597cd84d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:261_Cotuit_Road,_Marstons_Mills_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:261_Cotuit_Road,_Marstons_Mills_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789093","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifford_Farm_(Barnstable,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5559919"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/gifford-farm-87000245/"}