{"nrhp_refnum":"90000235","name":"Ross Tavern","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"52 Jeffrey's Neck Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ipswich","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.69803282600003,"lon":-70.82869911099993,"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 First Period house at 52 Jeffrey's Neck Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, assembled from two 17th-century buildings moved to the site and restored by Daniel S. Wendell. It is used as a residence.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building keeps integrity of materials, design and workmanship in the First Period features of the two 17th-century houses it incorporates. Its evidence for exterior embellishment, including the molded overhanging girt, crease-molded cover board, dentils and red paint, is described as among the most significant surviving expressions of First Period architecture in New England. It is also tied to the early 20th-century restoration movement.","narrative":"Ross Tavern, at 52 Jeffrey's Neck Road in Ipswich, is a First Period house made from two 17th-century buildings that were dismantled, moved and reassembled. The main block came from a site beside the Choate Bridge, where it was known in the 19th century as the Ross Tavern. The rear ell was originally the Collins-Lord house on High Street. Daniel S. Wendell restored the combined house to a high-style First Period appearance, relying on physical evidence such as mortises, weathering patterns and paint traces. Its exterior has overhanging second-story girts with cyma molding, a crease-molded cover board and dentils, features described as prime examples of the elegant regional school that developed in Ipswich in the late 17th century. Inside, T-shaped summer beams and crossed joists are unusual framing details. The property was listed for its architectural distinction and its link to early 20th-century restoration work. A 100-by-100-foot boundary surrounds the dwelling.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; restored by Daniel S. Wendell; Collins-Lord house built c. 1675-1700 by Robert Collins or Robert Abbott","architectural_style":"First Period","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition stated as good; used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.220821-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/7900/63790010/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000235.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000235/0edb4de573-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000235/0edb4de573-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Arthur C. Haskell","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ross_Tavern,_Ipswich,_Massachusetts_-_HABS_1936.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur C. Haskell</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ross_Tavern,_Ipswich,_Massachusetts_-_HABS_1936.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790010","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Tavern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7369654"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/ross-tavern-90000235/"}