Horton, Welcome, Farm
Why it's listed
This farm at 122 Martin Street in Rehoboth is a two-story, center-chimney house with a clapboard exterior, built between about 1750 and 1770 and showing a transition from Georgian to Federal design. Inside, the west front parlor has ovolo moldings and a mantel with dentils and an eared architrave, while the east parlor keeps its Georgian panelled chimney breast and dado. A screened porch was added at the rear, and a mid-nineteenth-century barn, probably built from reused timbers, stands behind the house. The street takes its name from the Martin family, who first settled this area; Hezekiah Martin's house once stood just east of the present one, and the property remained in Martin hands through 1871. By 1895 it belonged to farmer Welcome E. Horton. Archaeological remains include an earlier house foundation, lost to fire about 1900, and a mill dam and foundation on Rocky Run. Its architecture and these remains support its listing.
Significance in brief: The farm is presented as a good representative of its type and period of architecture, meeting criterion C. It also has a strong possibility of meeting criterion D because of archaeological features, including an earlier house foundation and a mill dam and foundation. Its history is tied to the Martin family, early settlers of this part of Rehoboth, and later to farmer Welcome E. Horton.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83000680, listed June 6, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 122 Martin St., Rehoboth |
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| County | Bristol County |
| Listed | June 6, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83000680 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Georgian (transitional Georgian-Federal) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residence; a screened porch has been added to the rear and a back room was panelled in pine around 1930. |
| Acreage | 16 |
| Coordinates | 41.79977, -71.23660 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83000680.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7980639
- This listing as JSON
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