{"nrhp_refnum":"95001030","name":"Southwick-Daniels Farm","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"286 Mendon St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Blackstone","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.058574704500046,"lon":-71.5495817411261,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-08-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 112-acre historic farm district at 286 Mendon Street in Blackstone, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a farmhouse (ca. 1750 ell and ca. 1830 Greek Revival main block), outbuildings, stone walls and fields.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the best surviving intact farm complex in Blackstone and one of the best in the Blackstone Valley. It shows two centuries of continuous farming under related Southwick and Daniels families since 1793. It is recognized for agriculture, architecture and social history under Criteria A and C at the local level.","narrative":"Set on high ground beside Mendon Street in upland Blackstone, this 112-acre farm has stayed in one family since Seth Southwick bought the property in 1793. The house combines a small ca. 1750 dwelling, now a side ell, with a five-bay, two-and-one-half-story Greek Revival main block from about 1830. Around it are a ca. 1850 barn, a ca. 1870 cider mill, a henhouse, corncrib, wellhouses, a cistern, granite gate posts, and a stone drinking trough carved in the 1860s by local mason Daniel Simmons. Stone walls divide fields that still produce hay, and remnants of apple and peach orchards survive. The farm was listed because it is the best preserved working farm complex in Blackstone, illustrating agricultural development from about 1750 to 1945, and because the house and outbuildings retain their original character. The nomination also notes strong potential for archaeological remains from early settlement.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1750-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition; the farmhouse remains a dwelling and the fields are still used for agriculture, yielding over 4000 bales of hay per year.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.695567-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7971/63797125/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/95001030.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001030/022a641bae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001030/022a641bae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlackstoneMA_SouthwickDanielsFarm.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:BlackstoneMA_SouthwickDanielsFarm.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797125","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwick%E2%80%93Daniels_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7571460"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/southwick-daniels-farm-95001030/"}