{"nrhp_refnum":"90000272","name":"March, Samuel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"444 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Newbury","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.803134217000036,"lon":-70.98465908999998,"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 five-bay, two-and-a-half story First Period house at 444 Main Street in West Newbury, Massachusetts, built about 1695-1700 and now covered in vinyl siding. It sits on a 1.5-acre village lot facing south onto Main Street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house keeps its First Period chamfered frame and hewn overhangs under criterion C. Its double-cell plan shows how single-cell houses were enlarged soon after construction. The later replacement of the central chimney with twin flues reflects Georgian-era alterations, and the incised joist mortise lines on the summer beams show how carpenters built.","narrative":"Built around 1695-1700, the Samuel March House at 444 Main Street in West Newbury began as a one-cell First Period structure, the right three bays of today's five-bay facade. A one-room addition was made to the west during the same period, giving it a double-cell plan. The central chimney was later removed and replaced by two small interior flues, and a Georgian pedimented doorway was added to the front. Vinyl siding now covers the exterior. Inside, the first-floor rooms keep exposed oak posts, girts, summer beams and joists with bevel chamfers and lamb's tongue stops. Incised lines for joist mortises are visible on the summer beams. Hewn overhangs survive on the front second story and on the side second and third stories, a relatively rare survival of a popular First Period technique. In the attic, the original principal rafters remain. The house is listed for its architectural integrity and what it shows about early construction and enlargement.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"First Period","criteria":["C"],"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 02:13:04.3868-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/7900/63790032/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000272.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000272/5f2ef565a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000272/5f2ef565a3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestNewburyMA_SamuelMarchHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestNewburyMA_SamuelMarchHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790032","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_March_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412102"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/march-samuel-house-90000272/"}