{"nrhp_refnum":"89000728","name":"Wakefield Trust Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"371 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wakefield","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.50389587400008,"lon":-71.07093788599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone bank building at 371 Main Street in downtown Wakefield, Massachusetts, built in 1924 in the Neo-Classical style. It stands on a corner lot facing east.","why_significant":"It is one of three classically inspired institutional buildings, with the Beebe Library (1922) and the Post Office (1936), that give the downtown a dignified core. It meets Criterion C on the local level and retains integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The bank also descends from the South Reading Bank, organized in 1854.","narrative":"Built in 1924 at a reported cost of $300,000, this two-story limestone bank at 371 Main Street anchors a corner in downtown Wakefield. Its east facade has four columns in antis supporting a pedimented portico, with an arched entry beneath. Pilasters divide the remaining bays on the east and north facades, and a full entablature carries the inscription \"Wakefield Trust Company\" on both. Flower medallions and a strigil pattern decorate the frieze. Later changes include a western addition, a sidewalk window on the north side and a replaced main entry, yet the building remains in good condition. The bank traces its roots to the South Reading Bank of 1854, which became the National Bank of South Reading, then the Wakefield National Bank, and in 1926 the Wakefield Trust Company. Its design follows the standard set by the Beebe Library of 1922 and was echoed by the 1936 Post Office, giving the town center three substantial classical buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as good; the building is still in use as a bank.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.141426-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/7911/63791110/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000728.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000728/58d890d445-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000728/58d890d445-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wakefield_Trust_Company,_Wakefield_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wakefield_Trust_Company,_Wakefield_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791110","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_Trust_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7961073"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/wakefield-trust-company-89000728/"}