{"nrhp_refnum":"90000187","name":"Noyes-Parris House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"204 Old Connecticut Path","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wayland","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.34887439900007,"lon":-71.36145559999994,"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, five-bay, clapboarded frame house at 204 Old Connecticut Path in Wayland, Massachusetts, built about 1690 and called Cedar Croft. It was built by Peter Noyes and later enlarged.","why_significant":"The house retains First Period framing, including a rare longitudinal summer beam and the remains of an all-principal-rafter roof, which the nomination argues embodies distinctive construction under Criterion C. It is also associated with Peter Noyes, a settlement leader, and with Rev. Samuel Parris, a prominent figure in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, who married Noyes's daughter.","narrative":"Built around 1690 by Peter Noyes, this house at 204 Old Connecticut Path in Wayland began as a single-cell First Period dwelling and grew over time. A rear leanto and a second cell were added, and about 1790 the house was raised to a full two stories with a rebuilt roof, giving it the clapboard finish and symmetrical sash windows of the Second Period. Inside, the left front room and chamber keep early features: a chamfered longitudinal summer beam with taper stops, whitewashed ceiling boards, and the remains of an earlier all-principal-rafter roof in the attic. A Second Period paneled fireplace wall also survives. The house is tied to Noyes, a leader in the town's settlement, and to the Rev. Samuel Parris, who married Noyes's daughter, became part owner in the early 1700s, and played a prominent role in the Salem Witch Trials. Parris's descendants owned it from 1733 to 1796. A small late 18th-century barn stands beside it.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Peter Noyes (builder)","architectural_style":"First Period core with Second Period vernacular exterior","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.246622-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/7907/63790799/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000187.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000187/59fe99c1a0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000187/59fe99c1a0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WaylandMA_NoyesParrisHouse.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:WaylandMA_NoyesParrisHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790799","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noyes-Parris_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7067364"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/noyes-parris-house-90000187/"}