Thomson, C.R., House and Barn
Why it's listed
On Chockalog Street in rural Uxbridge, a small farm group combines an early timber-frame cottage with a showy Victorian barn. The house is a one-storey building with a central chimney, set on a rock-faced granite foundation. It dates from about 1800 and was updated in the 1870s with two-over-two sash windows, a new entry hood and front door, and an ell added around 1860 to 1870. West of the house stands a large barn from the 1880s with scalloped bargeboards over the entries, bracketed cornices, window caps on brackets and a cupola, all in unaltered condition. Comfort R. Thomson, a farmer and livestock breeder, owned the land through much of the nineteenth century and had the barn built to raise show team oxen. Around 1839 part of the land was mined for silver ore, but the effort was abandoned because the ore was poor and keeping the shaft free of water cost too much. The property was listed for its architecture and its record of local farming.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that the house and barn preserve good examples of timber-frame construction and mid-Victorian decorative detail. The barn is described as lavish and well preserved. The property is also tied to the agrarian development of Uxbridge through Comfort R. Thomson, a farmer and livestock breeder, and the nomination notes an early attempt at silver mining on the land. It is marked as meeting criteria C and D.
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 83004142, listed October 7, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Chockalog St., Uxbridge |
|---|---|
| County | Worcester County |
| Listed | October 7, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83004142 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Timber-frame vernacular and mid-Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is given as the same as the original use, a residence. The barn's decorative details are described as unaltered. |
| Acreage | 0.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.03264, -71.67924 (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 83004142.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5006199
- This listing as JSON
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