{"nrhp_refnum":"90000238","name":"Smith House","other_names":["Lovell House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"142 Argilla Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ipswich","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.67110304100004,"lon":-70.79483771899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Historic - Non-Aboriginal","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2 story integral lean-to house with a central chimney and a symmetrical five-bay front, built about 1725 at 142 Argilla Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It sits on about 6 acres in a rural setting on the road leading to Castle Hill.","why_significant":"The house keeps integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship, with transitional features typical of late First Period houses (Criterion C). Its mix of chamfered and boxed framing shows the shift from First to Second Period building and may yield information on social and architectural history (Criterion D). Its rural setting and largely unaltered interior add to its integrity.","narrative":"Built around 1725 on Argilla Road in Ipswich, this house is a 2 1/2 story lean-to with a central chimney and a symmetrical five-bay front. A small gabled Greek Revival portico marks the front door, and early 20th century wings extend from the left and rear. The house is listed for its transitional character between First and Second Period construction. On the first floor, summer beams have beveled chamfers and small lamb's tongue stops, while other framing is boxed; the second floor is entirely boxed and appears never to have been exposed. The attic holds a five-bay oak principal rafter roof with butt cog purlins, and the gables keep plaster that may date to the 18th century. Second Period raised-field paneling and a central stair with square newels and turned balusters survive. The largely unaltered interior and rural setting support its integrity, and it remains a residence in good condition on about six acres.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late First Period/Transitional","criteria":["C","D"],"status_note":"Condition described 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 02:13:04.136328-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/7898/63789873/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000238.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000238/2f59821f9f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000238/2f59821f9f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IpswichMA_SmithHouse.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_SmithHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789873","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_House_(Ipswich,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7545178"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/smith-house-90000238/"}