{"nrhp_refnum":"87000285","name":"Building at 614 Main Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"614 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.64912461400007,"lon":-70.29062086799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small 1 1/2 story wood frame commercial block at 614 Main Street in Hyannis (Barnstable), Massachusetts, built in 1910 on the north side of the west end of Main Street. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The building is significant for its association with the development of Hyannis' Main Street commercial area and as a well preserved, detailed early 20th century commercial block. It typifies west Main Street's gradual conversion from residential to commercial use. Its scale and materials relate well to the earlier residential buildings nearby.","narrative":"Built in 1910, this small commercial block at 614 Main Street in Hyannis is a 1 1/2 story wood frame building clad in shingle. Its exposed rafters reflect the Arts and Crafts style popular in the early twentieth century. A full, seven-window shed roof dormer runs across the front of the gable roof and provides second story storage space. The intact storefronts keep their multi-pane transoms and recessed entries. The building sits on the north side of the west end of Main Street and has not been altered or moved. It was listed because it shows how west Main Street gradually changed from a residential area to a commercial one in the early 1900s. Although plainly commercial, it respects the scale and materials of the older houses nearby. Intact blocks like this contribute to Hyannis' character as a summer resort, and the building meets criteria A and C for its role in local commercial development and its well preserved design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Arts and Crafts","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as good, with no major alterations and no outbuildings; present and original use are both commercial.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.188234-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7891/63789125/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000285.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000285/6d0cff01fc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000285/6d0cff01fc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_at_614_Main_Street.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_at_614_Main_Street.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789125","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_at_614_Main_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4986579"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/building-at-614-main-street-87000285/"}