{"nrhp_refnum":"92001044","name":"Bogle-Walker House","other_names":["Walker Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"55 and 62 Goodman's Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sudbury","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.36507136150004,"lon":-71.40111778187676,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-08-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmstead at 55 and 62 Goodman's Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts, centered on a two-and-a-half story, center-chimney, clapboarded Federal-period farmhouse built about 1806 by Rowand Bogle, with two surviving outbuildings on 4.58 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an exceptionally well-preserved example of an eighteenth-century center-chimney house type that survived into the early nineteenth century in rural Middlesex County. It is also significant for its association with the Bogle and Walker families, who owned it from the 1720s, and for showing how a typical New England farmstead evolved over nearly two centuries.","narrative":"Built about 1806 by Rowand Bogle, this Sudbury farmhouse sits on the lower slope of Goodman's Hill, across the road from the site of the earlier Bogle homestead of the 1720s. It is a two-and-a-half story, clapboarded house with a central brick chimney, a five-bay facade and simple vernacular detail. The chimney rests on an unusual brick barrel vault, one of only two known in Sudbury. Two ells, added about 1850-1860 and in 1902, reflect its conversion from a one-family to a two-family home. Two small wagon and carriage sheds, parts of which may date to the original construction, also survive. The property matters for preserving an older house plan well into the Federal period and for its long agricultural record. The Bogle and later Walker families farmed the land from the 1720s until the mid-1980s, producing fruit, vegetables, dairy goods and eggs for local and Boston markets. Archaeological potential is also noted.","period_of_significance":"1806-1942","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"EARLY REPUBLIC: Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still a single-family dwelling; most features are in good repair and appear original. The early barn and its ca. 1900 successor are gone, and the property remains in Walker family ownership.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.046414-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/7956/63795636/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/92001044.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001044/c50c325de5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001044/c50c325de5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"M. McCarthy","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BogleWalkerHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">M. McCarthy</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BogleWalkerHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795636","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogle-Walker_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4937654"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/bogle-walker-house-92001044/"}