{"nrhp_refnum":"87000291","name":"Lovell, Nehemiah, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"691 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.62736486400007,"lon":-70.38034081199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3/4 Cape cottage at 691 Main Street in Osterville Village, Barnstable, Massachusetts, dated to about 1789 from Registry of Deeds sources. The architect is unknown, and it has a barn outbuilding.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a well-preserved example of Federal-style architecture in the Osterville village center. It is also tied to several locally prominent families over a long period. The final form cites criterion C; an earlier draft cited B and C.","narrative":"Built around 1789, this 3/4 Cape cottage at 691 Main Street in Osterville stands on about one acre east of the village commercial center. It rises one and a half stories to a gable roof, with a Federal-style entry featuring a multi-paned transom and strip pilasters. Windows are simply framed and hold six-over-six sash. A three-bay, two-story wing extends east from the rear and appears to be contemporary with the house. The generous lot gives the property an open setting, and a barn remains on the grounds. Nehemiah Lovell (1764-1820) is the first known owner. Later, Capt. David Fuller owned it until he was lost at sea in 1854, leaving a widow, Olive, and a son, David Jr., who served in the Civil War. The Fuller family lived here for about a century. The house was listed for its well-preserved Federal character and its association with local families. It is recorded as being in excellent condition and unaltered.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as excellent, with no major alterations and the house not moved; it is a present dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:12:59.706741-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/7890/63789044/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000291.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000291/3517300aa4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000291/3517300aa4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_Marker,_Nehemiah_Lovell_House,_Osterville_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:Historic_Marker,_Nehemiah_Lovell_House,_Osterville_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789044","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehemiah_Lovell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6987825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/lovell-nehemiah-house-87000291/"}