{"nrhp_refnum":"90000255","name":"Gott House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Gott Ave. at Gott Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rockport","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.68724511000005,"lon":-70.63088175299998,"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 gambrel-roofed cottage with plank-frame walls on Gott Avenue in Rockport, Massachusetts, off Granite Avenue on the road to Halibut Point. The original eastern section dates between 1702 and about 1730, with a west addition from the mid-18th century.","why_significant":"The house keeps First Period features: a plank frame, an original single-cell plan, and an exposed, decorated summer beam. Its gambrel roof points to a Second Period date, which makes it one of the smaller number of transitional houses. It meets Criterion C and retains integrity of design, location, workmanship, feeling and association.","narrative":"This small gambrel-roofed cottage on Gott Avenue in Rockport, Massachusetts, sits in an isolated setting off Granite Avenue on the road to Halibut Point. The original eastern part is three bays wide and two rooms deep, built with plank walls sometime between 1702 and about 1730. Inside, the exposed summer beam has flat chamfers and lamb's tongue stops, and braces show on the west wall of the rear room. The framing and 23-inch joist spacing support a date in the early 1700s, though the roof suggests a Second Period date, making the house a transitional example. A two-bay addition was made on the west in the mid-18th century. It has raised-field paneling, a paneled dado and a corner cupboard with an arched door. The house has been recognized for its First Period construction features and its retained integrity. It remains in residential use, in good condition, with a 20th-century potting shed on the lot.","period_of_significance":"1702-c. 1730","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"First Period (transitional First to Second Period), with Second Period vernacular trim","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as good; present use is residential, the same as its original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.311657-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/7900/63790020/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000255.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000255/5a060dbda0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000255/5a060dbda0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gott_House,_Rockport_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gott_House,_Rockport_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790020","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gott_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5587953"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/gott-house-90000255/"}