{"nrhp_refnum":"87000375","name":"Wood, Nathan, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"164 Worcester Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westminster","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.52421028600003,"lon":-71.89117084899993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A vernacular Georgian-style farmhouse at 164 Worcester Road in Westminster, Massachusetts, built about 1756 by Nathan Wood, with a circa 1820 barn on a four-acre lot.","why_significant":"The house is one of the oldest and most intact 18th-century residences in Westminster, keeping its mid-Georgian styling, plan and original interior finishes. It is also tied to the Wood family, who held public office and owned the property for 134 years. The form cites Criteria B and C at the local level.","narrative":"Built around 1756 on a proprietor's lot southeast of Westminster's town center, this timber-frame farmhouse rises two and a half stories from a fieldstone foundation. Its five-bay west facade has a central entrance with a dentilated pediment, and a central chimney sits behind a lobby and stair, with parlors to either side and a kitchen across the rear. Four fireplaces, raised panelling, wide-board floors and original door hardware survive inside. A late 19th-century rear ell and a plank-faced barn of about 1820 complete the farmstead. Nathan Wood, who came from Concord in 1756, became a prominent townsman, serving as selectman, deacon and Westminster's first representative to the General Assembly. His son Abel and grandson Benjamin Franklin Wood also held public roles, and the family kept the property until 1898. The house is regarded as one of the oldest and best-preserved 18th-century residences in town, typical of Worcester County houses of its period.","period_of_significance":"1756-1898","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular Georgian (mid-Georgian)","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the property is once again being worked as a farm. Described as in excellent condition and unaltered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.405818-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/7972/63797286/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000375.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000375/612b9a7718-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000375/612b9a7718-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestminsterMA_NathanWoodHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestminsterMA_NathanWoodHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797286","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Wood_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6969433"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/wood-nathan-house-87000375/"}