{"nrhp_refnum":"89000547","name":"Durfee, Henry E., Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"281 Eastford Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Southbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.06390393800007,"lon":-72.04215641199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half story Greek Revival farmhouse at 28 Eastford Road in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, dated to 1849 and built for the carpenter Henry E. Durfee, with a barn and garage on the lot.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the house to Southbridge's persistent agricultural economy and to its regionally important gable-front Greek Revival form. It is described as typical of mid-19th-century middle-class housing, with notable entrance and cornice detailing. It also serves as a reminder of the area's farming origins.","narrative":"This one-and-a-half story Greek Revival cottage at 28 Eastford Road in Southbridge dates to 1849. It was probably built by Henry E. Durfee, a carpenter, around the time of his marriage to Maria Harrington. The land likely came from the Clark family farm, the family of Durfee's mother. Clapboard covers the exterior, and a projecting two-story side bay was added later in the 19th century. Notable features include paneled corner pilasters, a substantial frieze, architrave and cornice, and an imposing entrance with moulded pilasters, transom and sidelights. The front gable is steeply pitched and lacks a full pediment, which allowed larger upstairs windows. In the 1870s the house and thirty acres belonged to R. Young. The area was made up of small farms into the early 20th century, then filled with suburban houses after a country club was built across the road in 1919. A surviving barn keeps some rural character. The house is valued as a link to local agriculture and as a regional example of the gable-front Greek Revival form.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; first documented owner Henry E. Durfee, a carpenter, who likely built it for himself","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is listed as vacant; condition is described as excellent.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.001855-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/7931/63793160/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000547.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000547/841fe8bc99-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000547/841fe8bc99-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_E._Durfee_Farmhouse,_Southbridge,_MA_-_DSC02639.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_E._Durfee_Farmhouse,_Southbridge,_MA_-_DSC02639.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793160","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_E._Durfee_Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5720615"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/durfee-henry-e-farmhouse-89000547/"}