{"nrhp_refnum":"89000583","name":"Building at 52 Main Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"52 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Southbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.07342173700005,"lon":-72.02714962599998,"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 three and a half story multi-family dwelling at 52 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts, built between about 1904 and 1925 by an unknown architect.","why_significant":"It is presented as a distinctive regional triple decker with French Canadian ornament, built during the growth of the town's eastern section. Its gable roof and wrap-around porches on three floors depart from the typical Southbridge three decker with a flat or low hipped roof. It reflects multifamily development driven by the success of the nearby American Optical Company.","narrative":"This three and a half story multi-family house at 52 Main Street in Southbridge was built between about 1904 and 1925, with Queen Anne styling and French-Canadian influence. Its clapboard walls, gable roof and wrap-around porches on three floors set it apart from the typical Southbridge three decker, which usually has a flat or low hipped roof. Galleries on more than one side and outside stairs, both possibly French Canadian elements, are common among the town's three deckers. The house reflects the growth of this part of Main Street in the first two decades of the 20th century, when prosperity at the nearby American Optical Company led to larger house lots being subdivided and developed. On this lot an earlier two story house was replaced by a much larger multifamily dwelling. It was recognized at the local level for its architecture and its link to the town's eastern expansion, and it keeps its original setting, materials and design. It remains in residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne with French-Canadian influence","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recorded in good-fair condition, with no major alterations, no outbuildings, and not moved; present use is multi-family residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.808532-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/7935/63793551/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000583.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000583/4457b05cc5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000583/4457b05cc5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SouthbridgeMA_52MainSt.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:SouthbridgeMA_52MainSt.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793551","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_at_52_Main_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4986575"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/building-at-52-main-street-89000583/"}