{"nrhp_refnum":"90000174","name":"Bacon, Stephen, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"105 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Natick","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.29170883300003,"lon":-71.35616347599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story, central-chimney clapboarded house at 105 North Main Street in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, dated ca. 1704-1720 and built in a late First Period/transitional style.","why_significant":"The house keeps its integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship in its late First Period/transitional frame. Its two-room plan is probably typical of transitional one-cell houses that gained additions during the 18th century. It also has ties to local events: it appears on the 1724 \"Needham Leg\" map as one of six original farms, housed early public school classes, and served as a warning center for Minute Men during the Revolution.","narrative":"Standing at 105 North Main Street in Natick, this 2 1/2-story clapboarded house dates to about 1704-1720 and reflects the shift from First Period to later building habits. It has a central chimney, a rear lean-to and an asymmetrical five-bay facade. The left side keeps early framing, including exposed summer beams, joists spaced 22 inches apart, and a five-foot fireplace with a side oven, all marking its transitional character. The right-hand rooms have only boxed or unfinished framing, suggesting they were added later in the 18th century. The house probably began as a one-cell structure that grew by addition, a common fate for such dwellings. Local tradition links it to the area's early history: it appears on the 1724 \"Needham Leg\" map as one of six original farms, held early public school classes, and acted as a warning center for Minute Men during the Revolution. A 20th-century wing and 1920s restoration followed, and it remains in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late First Period/Transitional","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Recorded in good condition; present use is a funeral home and residence. A right wing was added in the 20th century and the house was restored in the 1920s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.528565-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/7910/63791066/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000174.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000174/1dce7fef9f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000174/1dce7fef9f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NatickMA_StephenBaconHouse.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:NatickMA_StephenBaconHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791066","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Bacon_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608638"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/bacon-stephen-house-90000174/"}