{"nrhp_refnum":"89000542","name":"Hamilton Mill Brick House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"16 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Southbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.08017962000008,"lon":-72.04472441199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and a half story Greek Revival brick house at 16 High Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts, built about 1855 by an unknown architect. It sits on a rise overlooking the Hamilton mill.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a rare survivor of the housing built during Southbridge's early mill development at Globe Village. It is a fine example of a five-bay, center-entry Greek Revival brick house, more imposing than the similar Vinton-Torrey Farmhouse. It was owned by the Hamilton Woolen Company and probably housed a supervisory or executive mill employee.","narrative":"Built around 1855, this two and a half story brick house at 16 High Street in Southbridge reflects the growth of the Hamilton Woolen Company's mill community at Globe Village. It follows the five-bay, center-entry plan long popular in New England and is finished in Greek Revival style, with a deeply recessed main entrance with multi-divided sidelights and transom, pedimented end gables, and granite sills and lintels. The house first appears on an 1855 map as company property and stayed with the firm through the end of the century. It was probably the home of a mill employee in a supervisory or executive role, set on a rise above the factory. Brick was typical of Hamilton Mill housing in the 1830s and 1840s, and few such buildings survive. Its only close local comparison is the Vinton-Torrey Farmhouse of 1841, which has less complete end pediments and a shallower entrance. The house retains its original materials and design and remains a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, with no major alterations, outbuildings, or moves; present use is residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.456123-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/7934/63793487/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000542.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000542/a4a6b47ce5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000542/a4a6b47ce5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:16_High_Street,_Southbridge_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:16_High_Street,_Southbridge_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793487","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Mill_Brick_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5645058"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/hamilton-mill-brick-house-89000542/"}