{"nrhp_refnum":"90000232","name":"Goodale, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"141 Argilla Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ipswich","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.66059082800007,"lon":-70.79904942699994,"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, one-room-deep First Period house at 141 Argilla Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, built about 1690-1700 in what is now Peabody and moved to Ipswich in 1927-1929.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house keeps the integrity of its First Period frame, which shows distinctive characteristics of form and construction under Criterion C. Its transverse summer beam framing is typical of Salem-area houses, and the half-round molding on the post shoulders is a distinctive variation. It is also an example of early 20th-century restoration of First Period houses on the North Shore.","narrative":"This five-bay, one-room-deep, 2 1/2-story clapboarded house at 141 Argilla Road in Ipswich dates to about 1690-1700. It was built in what is now Peabody, traditionally for Isaac Goodale, and remained in the Goodale family until 1918. Collateral descendants had it dismantled and re-erected on its present site in 1929, with carpenter Eugene Dow in charge of restoring its First Period appearance. Inside, the downstairs rooms are 18 feet square and have transverse summer beams, chamfered posts and half-round moldings at the post shoulders. A wall of Second Period paneling, unusual for Essex County and related to Connecticut Valley work, was kept. The house is recognized for its well-preserved First Period frame, typical of houses in the Salem area, and as a careful early 20th-century restoration in which no materials were brought in from other buildings. A lean-to was added in the 18th century, and a kitchen wing and porch in 1929.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; carpenter Eugene Dow directed the 1929 rebuilding and restoration","architectural_style":"First Period","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; present use is residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.636024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/7900/63790008/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000232.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000232/fb1f728b15-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000232/fb1f728b15-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IpswichMA_IsaacGoodaleHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">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:IpswichMA_IsaacGoodaleHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790008","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Goodale_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6076381"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/goodale-isaac-house-90000232/"}