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FORM B . BUILDING Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachus etts O2125 Assessorts number USGS Quad Area(s)T (neighborhood or village) Winter Hill Form Number 7llBl24 Boston-North Somerville Town Place Recorded by EdwardW. Gordon Organization Som.Historic Preservation Comm. Address 50SarsentAvenue D, Historic Name reabodv Simmons House Use: Present Sinqle-familvresidenc9 Original Sinqle-familv residence Date of Construction c.1870-1873 Source Somerville CiW Directories and Atlases Style/Form Italianate/ L-shaped Architect/Builder Peabodv Simmons. contractor (attributed) Exterior Material Foundation Brick Wall Xlopd shingles Roof Asbestos shingles Outbuildin gVSecondary Str uctur es Barn Alterations (with dates) 'Wood shinqles replaced at daæ. The Condition Good Moved Acreage faces almost di the street. Two t] Yes 3500 SquareE feet Date(month ldaylyear) Setting Situated next to a laree undeveloped vard. The house 3t7t05 ocks enclose nalTow lron

BI.IILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION earlv 1940s. BIBLIOGRAPI{Y andlor REFERENCES Bromley, George, Atlases of the City of Somer Draper, Martin, Map of Somerville,1852. Walling, H. F. , Map of Somerville ,185'1. E seecontinuationsheet sMV.1237 Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this buitdíng ín terms of other buíIdings withín the community. Situated next to a larger.undevelopedsid^e yardr 50 Sargent Avenue retains its original siting, form and saw'cut elements. pelnjtg ch.an_ges to lts fab{c, the house represents a side hall pla"n, Itatianã'te vernacular house that is typic_1I of c. late1850s to e?rll 1SSG single-family houiingiocated in Somerville' Cambridg-e.as well as Boston's outer_neighborhoods.-Possessiñg * L-sñaped forn, this house rises two stories from a brick basement to a gable roof witñ retum eaves. Constructõd of wood with wóden trim elements intact, the house's_originalclapboards were covered with wood shingles at an undetermined date. The main block measures three-bay-by-three bay¡ - Projecting from the main blocl's rear wall is a two-story, two-bay-by-two -bay integral ell.. A flat roof that supports a recently constructed porch encloses the ell. The rear *-"ll 9f the two-story ell, in turn, is contiguous with a one-story, shed-roofed ell that probably represents a later addition. The placement of the front door at the street gable sug-gests -a sidg !al!.r1terio1plru. A shortflight of wooden steps leads to a front door that does 19t ap-pear to be original. $ieh, solid railings of iairly recent vintãge enclose the gteps. The-fro1t doo.rjs flpke$ by plain,.vertical andhorizóntal boards, an¿ is shelú:red by a braõketed, typt.ully Italianate-bracketed door hg4,_ To 99 tlgttt of the entrance is a one-story polygonal bay with a bracketed cornice. þ Seneral, -wiqd_ows contain 1/1 double-hung replaceqen! saslr lhatreplácèd õñginal 2i2double-hung wood sash. Three standard size windowq are ralgedacross the main facade's second story- lA, standard size winå'ow illuminates the affic. The main facade culminates in an attic with return eaves.îhe eaves are accented by saw cut paired brackets. The side walls exhibit string courses that separate the first and second stories. HISTORICAL NARRATIYE l-| see continuation sheet 9i:çy:1!: hyrgrt 9Ít|1,ø¡tj!!ing. Explain its associøtions with locat (or stafe) history. Include uses of lhe building and the role(s) th¿ ownersloccupanls plnyed wilhin the conununity. Built c. I87U1873, S9 |qrgq"! Avenue was one of the first built within the area bounded by Broadway and Walnut, Medford and School Streets. Sargent Avenue and adjacent house lots were set outäuring thei860s. The H. F..Walling-tvt1n-o{fomerville{þ57) shows the future site of 50_Sargent Street as part of a lar"ge undevelopeã tract boT-rded þV Medfoø, School, Broadway ar-rd Walnut Streets. This house providés physical õridence of ' Somerville at the time of its incorporationgs_a gty; lgrty transitioning from an-agrarian êaínomy with industries along the Fiæhburg and Boston and Lowell Railroad linès to a densely built-up, õverwhelmingly residential community. 50 Sargent Avelue was probably built by and for Peabody Simmons, contractor. He is fìrst listed here in 1873 when Sargent Stregt was called Mills Street (the street's namesake was the Mills who owned 2g3l Avenue's lot in 1874 and appar_ently lived outside the City). By 1884, 50 Sargent Street was numbered 13 Mills Street and was 9w1* Uy ul.G. Pierce, another landlordsho :vi{"tly lived-outside of Somerville. By 1895, rhe house was owned þV Gilryn C-. Dye1, travgl{gglesPal.-D^yeris listedin 1p90 at 156 V/alnut Street Oyer and his wife trrtay tivø - here until at least the early 1900s. By 1910, Mary Dyr, widow of Giknan C. is lisæd át this address. Fromihe laæ 1219. until the_early 1920s, number 50 was the residence of Ida M and Charles H. Thompson. By the late 1920;, Lillian F. and Clyde W. McDuffee are listed at this address. Mr. McDuffie was a machinift who dved here until túe see contínuation sheet ville, 1895;1900. Hopkins, G. M., Map of the City of Somerville, 1874; 1884. Mc Alester,-Virqini.a &l-eß. Field Guide to American Houses. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Samuels, Edward 4., SomerYille Past & Present. Boston: Samuels & Kimball Company, iSSZ. Somerville City Directories: 1869-70 to 1940. Zellie, Carole, Beyond the Neck: The Architecture and Development of Somerville, MA, lgBZ, Tgg0. |-l Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. tl If checlred, you must attach a completed National Regíster Criteria Statement form.

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FORM B . BUILDING Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard B oston, Massachus e''fs 02125 Area(s)T Form Number Boston-North Exterior Material Foundation Wall Vinyl Roof Asph¿lt shingles Outbuil din gs/Secondary Structures N/A Major Alterations a two-s some obscured ter I Condition Good Moved Acreage setting situated on comer lot in a denselv built-up neishborhood of single-and two-familv wooden houses. Stone E Yes 3,799 square (with dates) A Oueen Anne front porch ¡onal bay at the noith facade were added at r feet Recorded by EdwardW. Gordon Organization Som.Historic Preservation Comm. Assessor's number USGS Quad 55lDl 1 Town Somerville Plaee (neighborhood or viltage) Winter Hill Address 237 School Street HistorÍc Name Elisha Hopkins House Use: Present'Sinele-familv residence Original Sinqle-familv residence Date of Construction 1867 Source Middlesex County Deeds StyleÆorm Italianate vernacular/ L-shaped Architect/Builder Undetermined Date(monthldaylyear) 317105

BTIILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION sMV.1239 see cont¡nuation sheet BIBLIOGRAPI{Y and./or REFERENCES see continuntíon sh.eet Bromley, Georgq Atlases of the City of Somerville, 1895; 1900. P_tup..t, Martin, M1p of Somerville , L852; Walling, H. F., Map of Charlestown, Somervitle & Cambr..1857. Hopkins, G. M., Maps of the City of Somerville,lST4;188[. McAlester, Vitgi"il &l,eÊ, Field Guide to Ämerican Houses. New York AlfredA. Knopf, 1984. Mddlesex Deeds, Vol. 1028, p.329,1/30i1868. Samuels, Edward A. Somerville Past & Present. Bosûon: Samuels & Kimball Company, 18y7. Somerville Assessing Department On-line Database. Somerville City Directories: 1869-70to 194A. Zellie, Carole, Beyond the Neck: The Architecture and Development of Somerville, MA, lgBZ,lgg0. E Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. E Describe architectaral features. Evaluate the characteristics of thß building in terms of other buítdings within the community. Prominently sited o! a cgrner lotr237 S_chool Street typifies modest, uncomplicated post Civil'War housing in Somerville. Built in 1867, clues to the house's styte are concentrated in the main block. Exhibitin-g a symmetricaìr poly.gonal-bayed main facade, occulus attic windows and center facade gable strike Italianate vernacular notes. The intact Queen Anne frgnt porch represents a later, c. early 19î0's addition. In terms-o! massing_and fene_str¿tionr 237 School Street is similar in appearance to the trio of late 1860s houses at 59r 61and 63 Putnam Street. Possessing an L-shap$ fgyn,-üti: vinyl-sided wooden house is composed of a three-bay-by-one-bay main block and a two-story rear-ell. Much of the house's interest lies in the design and elements of its îdl - lenlth front porch. Prgbably added c.1905 when the second owner acçired the prop"¡y, the porch features woõden platform supports slat-wgrk railings and turned posts. The posts rise to the hip porch roofk entablature and culminate in saw-cut "gingerbread" spandrel brackets. Marking the entrance to tþè front porch is a small, low pedimented gable Tnt3i"iog an incised, Ðiqly Quee-n Anne sun burst motif. Opening o_n totle porch, at the center entrance Ëay, the front door is flanked by Doric pilasters and surmounted by á molded, comicé-headed lintel. The main facacíó is enlive¡ed bV ftJ one-sto-ry Pglygonul bays that flank the front door. Apron panels are in evidence beneath the bays' windo*!. -In general, windows are standard size and contain 2/1 dõuble-hung wood sash. In recent years, metal surrounds have replaced %gi"4 wooden elements. At the main facade's secónd story are three widây spaced standard size.windgrys. Thg placement of the middle window corresponds with theioof's broad cenier gable. The narrow side gables exhibit small, circular or oculus attic windows. A ¡vo-story polygonal HISTORICAL NARRATM lF| see continuation sheeî Qisgusy. the hßtory of tly.b,ailding. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and the role(s) the owners1occupants plnyed within the cornmunity.' Built c. 1867 ' for shipmaster Elisha Hopkins and his wife Jane, the origins of 237 School Street lie in the real estate speculation activities of coal dealers. In January of 1864, Chãrtotte M. and Charles Forster Jr. of Belmont, coal dea.ler, sol^d a larg_e^parcel of land to coal dealers Samuel Oakman and Benjamin \il. Eldridge of Somerville for $100. This parcel contained the future house lot of 237 School Stieet. QakmaS and.Elqidge, business partners in a coal dealership of the same nÍrme, were in a position to purchase the Forster's undeveloped land because their business required them to work nin the field.' During the öecond half of the nineteenth centur!, persons engagpd in certain trades became acquqnjed.with land owners iãæresæd in selling off long-held tracts. In many cases, the economic and political ænof of the timss p¡ssluded immediate constructión 9n the ample tracts plotted for houses. Often it was several years before the first sbunds of hammers and saws were heard on the sites- Coal dealers, as well as.dymbers andpeisons in the L"ild-.g had a distinct advantage over persons. who commuted to jobs outside the community or were confïned tõ working at a particular store õr place of business. In an; event, Oat.nan prgceed{to subdivide the tract that was¡ougtrly bounded by Broadway, Marshall, Oakland and School Sheet into at least thiræen house lots. _ IqJanuary,l868, Jaire and Elishâ Hopkins þâiO Samuét Oakman $4,000 for the house and 5,000 square foot lot atBT Schooi Streel Hopkins is variousiy listled in SoÀerville Citv If checl<ed, you mast attach a completed National Regíster Criteriø Statement form.

INYENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Towru property Address: Somerville, MA 237 School Street MASSACHUSEÏTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area (Ð Form No: Office of the Secretary, Boston Winær Hill sMV.1æ9 Indicate each item on inventory form, continued below. Architectural Description bay projects from the north wall. Historical Narrative Directories between the late 1860s and early lmOs as a "shipmaster", nmariner" and "master mariner." The Hopkins' house was purchased by Charles W. Thompson, mubic publisher of Boston, between 19û3 and 1910. Thompson lived here until his death in March,lT25. Thompson's widow Josephine is listed at this address until at least the early 1f)30s. By l940,the house was occupied by John B. Rice, electriðal welder. Stapþlo inventorY form at bottom

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FORM B . BUILDING Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard B oston, Massachus elts 021,25 Assessorts number USGS Quad Form Number sMV.1238 60lDl 27 Boston-North Somerville Area(s)E Town Place Central Hill (neighborhood or vÍllage) Address 193 School Street Historic Name Nathaniel T. Babb House Use:Present Three-familv Original Sinele-familv residence Date of Construction c.1870 Source Somerville Maps and Atlases Style/Form Mansard / Rectanqular Architect/Builder Undetermined Exterior Material Foundation Graniteblock Wall Asbestos shinsles Roof Slate shineles Outbuildings/Secondary llock garage. Structures Two- car concrete Major Alterations (with dates) Asphalt shineles replaced Condition Good Moved Acreage E Yes 3.373 square no Recorded by Organization Edward'W. Gordon Som. Historic Preservation Comm. original clapboards c. mid 20th centurv. Converted from a sinqle- to two-familv around 1920. E feet Setting Situated on level land at northern base of Central Hill. Earliest component in streetscape of 1880s and 1890s sinqle and ¡vo familiv houses. Date(month ldaylyear) 3t7t05

BTIILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION see continuation sheet BIBLIOGRAPIIY and/or REFERENCES see continuation sheet Bromley, George, Atlases of the City of Somerville,l895, 1900. Draper, Martin, Map of Somerville,IS52; H. F. V/alling Map of Charlestown, Somerville and Cambridge. Hopkins, G. M., Map of the City of Somerville, 1874;1884. Mc Alester, Virginia &I-ne. Field Guide to American flouses. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Jones, William Preble, Somerville Fifty Years Ago, Somerville: William Preble Jones, Publisher, 1894. Samuels, Edward A. Somerville Past & Present. Boston: Samuels & Kimball Company, 1897. Somerville Assessor's Department On Line Database. Somerville City Directories: L869-70 to 1940. Zellie, Carol, Beyond the Neck: The Architecture and Development of Somerville, MA, 1982,I99O. E Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. E Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buitdings within the community. Dating to c. 1870, 193 School Street is a_solid example of minsard-roofed single-family housing built "on spec" by major local developers. Measuring three-bays-by-two-bays, this house rises fwo storiei from a granite block basement to a hip on mansard roof. The type. of roof represents the last stage in the mansard roof's evolution from low-s_lung bell cast profile roo_f through more steeply pitched straight-sided mansard to the hip-on- mansard. Projecting from the rear of the building is a two-story ell. Although the building's original clapboards have been covered by asphalt shingles, the house retains integrity of siting, form and elements. Situated on the north side of a driveway that leads to a c.1930s or 40s concretè blõck Bara9e, this house's main facade consists of a flat entrance bay and a two-story polygonal bay. Access to the front door is gained_via ? -sþort flight of steps that leads to a small wooden hip roofed porch. Chamfered porch posts support a brac-kefed 4p roof. A st¿ndard size window is located at the second story entrance bay. Iñ geneial windows are fully enframed with raised moldings at the edges of the surrounds. 'Windows contain 1/1 ---and in several cases, original 212 double-hung wood sash. The front door is flanked by narrow sidelights with solid lower panels. To the left of the entrance, situated close to the porch is a standard size window. To the right of the door is a generously proportioned, two-story polygonal bay. This bay culminates in a deep, molded cornice. The main and side walls culminate in fneze and side boards that are sheltered by deep eaves. Projecting from the main and qide roo_f slopes of the mansard are pairs of dormers. These dormers exhibit roofs with small pointed gables. Rising from the center of the hipp"d segment of the roof is a tall and narrow chimney. HISTORICAL NARRATM tr see continuation sheet Qisc.us.s,the hßtory of the.b.uilding. Explain its associations with local (or state) hßtory. Include uses of lhe building and the role(s) the ownersloccupants played within the convnunity. 1,93 School Street is of hÍstorical interest as a house that was built as income-producing property for Rufus Stickney a_nd John R. Poor. Known nation-wide for the quality of their mustards, Sfickney and Poor_operated_afactory_on_Spice Street in Charlestown. Stickney and Poor succeeded in developing an area between School and Thurston Streets that had been a proposed development since the early 1850s. The streets and lots of this area on the north side of Central Hill existed on paper by 1853, but the would-be developer, Samuel C. Chamberlain, backed out of the project and house construction was delayed until the 1870s and 1880s. The 1857 H. F.Walling Mqp shows the large tract bounded by School, Broadway,'Walnut and Medford Streets as essentially devoid of buildings. After the Civil W'ar, the Chamberlain tract passed to Rufus B. Stickney of Stickney and Poor. 193 Chamberlain Street has the distinction of being the first house built on the 10-1ot tract bordered by Medford, School, Howe and Marshall Streets. The house is labeled Rufus B. Stickney on both the IU4 and 1884 Somerville Atlases. Stickney also owned lots on both sides of Dartmouth Street between Medford Street and Broadway as well as lots bordering Thurston Street. Stickney, himself, lived nearby in a house at the corner of Sycamore and Broadway. Between 1891 and at least 1910 this house was the residence of salesman Nathaniel T. Babb. He commuted to work at 1 Commercial Street in Boston. In 1890, Babb is listed at 9 Broadway in East Somerville. If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Støtement form.

INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town: Somerville, MA MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s): Office of the Secretary, Boston Central Hill lndicate each item on inventory form, continued below. Property Address: 193 School Street Form No: sMV.1238 Historical Narrative V/illiam Preble Jones in Somerville Fifty Ye31s $-So qgteÇ thatBabb's oldest daughter, Evelyn, married George H. Dresser, one of t{e_qarly þg¡ officials" o_f the New England Telephone Company. Another daughter married Emery Smith, son of Hiram D. Smith "one of the city fathers." By 1910, Evelyn and George Dresser were living here along with Nathaniel T. Babb. In 1915, Dresser is listed as "General Superintendant" 50 Oliver Street, Boston, while Nathantiel T. Babb is still listed here as a salesman. By T97A, the Babb-Dressers had departed the premises and in their stead were Annie W. Nason and Daniel A. Nason, dentist, and Jeanette and George Cooper, clerk. The presence of both the Nasons and Coopers at !93 lchool Strget ¡ugggst that it w¿¡s converted to a tryo-family dwelling c. early l92}s--1f it hadn't alre-ady achieved this status during the Babb/ Dresser occupancy. By the late 1920's Mabel M. and Jacob K, Vart, stone cutter, along with Mrs. Nellie Monahan. By 194O, Marie and V/illiam Arensbach, an automobile mechanic, lived here along with Mrs. Monahan. Staple to inventorv form at bottom

Mlss¿.crrusnrrs HrsroRrcAl Conmnssrox . Community Property Address MAssacnusETTsARcHrvEsBuLDING Soupnvrr,r,n, MA 193 Scnoor,srnpnr 220 Monnrssny B our,nv¡no BosroN, M¡,ss¿.cnusnTTs 02125 Area(s) Form No. Central Hill .1238 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: E Individually eligible Xtr Eligible only in a historic district tr Contributingto a potential historic district tr Potential historic district Criteria: Xtr A tr B xtr C tr D CriteriaConsiderations: tr A tr B tr C tr D tl E tl F tl G Statement of Significan *Ar2 )rrdú Lù,Q/{r-, The criterla that are cn 193 School Street is eligible for listing on the N. R. H. P. only with the context of an historic district. 193 School Street satisfies criteria A. of the N. R. H. P. as a solid, mostly intact example of c. early 1870s mansard housing in Somerville. 193 School Street satisfies criteria C because of its early development and ownership by Rufus Stickney, supplier of spices and mustard to the New England region. Built around 1870, the house provides a physical link with Somerville's early years âs an incorporated municipality (1872).

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FORET B - BTIILDING MessacHUSETTS Hrsronic¿l CovmisstoN MassecHUSETTS AncHtvrs Bu ll-Dr¡.tc 220 MonRrssEY BoulevaRo Recorded by Organizarioir Àrthur Krin August, 2005 Town Scrmervì I 1e Place þzeigbborhood or uilløge) East. Somervi L 1e Add¡ess 7A Pearl St. Historic Name Burl<e House IJses: presenr resídential Originai res identí a1 Date of Construcrion 1 870- 1871 Sou¡ce deeds and directories Sryle/Form Mansard/center hatl Architec¡/Builder u-nknor'rn Exterior Materiai: Foundation Wall/Trim Roof brick slate Ou tbuildin gs/Secon d ary S trucrures Major AJteradons (zuith dntes) remodeleC 2005 rear aecK acloeci Condirion good t0 077 d ide of ttion to the w nll 1,,,,_ l¡*br,', tlicnte viny1,/l¡ood Moved Acreage Ëf no Ll yes Date 5424 sq. ft. Somerville Hist. Fresv. Comm. Setting - corner lot in dense residential district Assessor's Number -r..Jf'i D'tte þnonth/1eør) Fo/lrt-¿ llns.vt.chusetts lli.ctct'tr'nl Conm.ission Sut'uc1, lvlatntnl insu'ttct.iott.r fot'cotnpictit'tg tbis lotnt

B{-IILDING FOR}I ARCHTTECTIIRAT DESCRIPTION o see continuation sheet z0 pearl street Describe architecturalfeanr'res. Eualuate the charøaeristics of tbis buitding in tn-,izloioínIí Ë"iiAirigíõíthin the cunmtmity. ilIHISTORICAL NARRATIYE ll see continuatîon sbeet " Dir" , the history of the htild.ing. F,rptain its associøtîons with local (or state) history. Includn t;ries of the build.ing, ønd. the role(s) the auners./ocanpants pløyed withìn the cwnnrunity. The suburban house at 70 pearl st,reet¡ cornêr of Franklin street, is dat,ed 1870-187L by deecr and directory research to Edward Burke as the original ol¡ner. The corner lot was purchased in 1'B7o by Burke, $ho is tist,e<1 in the 1971 Directory as a shipmaster, likely. in Charlest,owrr ¡ vith a house at the corner of Franklin and Fearl streets, thus confírmíng construct,ion to 1870-18?1. The house ís owned by Burke on the 7874 and 1BB4 Atlases. rn 1Bg5 the house is owned by sarnu.el .1" cutter, r¡ho listed irr the 1905 Directory a-q a Boston cotton merchant. No lísting is Eiven for Lgz5, while in 1940 the house is shown to ,¡ohn Tawr. The Burke house is of note as a substantíal- residence of a Bost,on shipmaster, that defines the suburt¡an character af Pearl Street, after the Civil War. Ttre suburban house at, 7A pea.rl street¿ corriêr of Franklín street¡ wâs b'ui1t in 1870-1871 by an unknown housewright for Edward Burke as the original owner" The hcuse follorrs a formal center hall plan of trço stories l¡ith a ttrird story mansard roof r sêL on a t,rick founclation. The design is Mansard style as seen in the mansard roof with oríginal pattern s1a.te shinEJ-es and pedimented cìormers, including a. double center dormer above the entrance portico. The facade is treated as formal design with bay windovs on the fírst floor, a center portico with champhered postsr âûd a projectinq second st,ory bay set above t,he entrance portico. Alth.ough resided, the Burke hou-se is notabl-e on a corner lot, retaining iüs original features a$ a Mansard cesign of the post'-civi1 Íüar period, that defines the suburban resídent,ial of Pearl St,reet. ( ( BIBLIOGRAPIIYand/or-REFERENCES ll see continuationsbeet , At,1as of somervillg. philadelphia; J.M. Hopkins , lg'74, 1884. (( 4!1?S_of Sonervirre. Fhiladelphia: G.t¡. Bromley, 1895. - Middlesex Cou.nty Deeds. 844-391 (1860) , Lt74_I-61 (1S20). I some¡f'ílle_Directorv. Boston: w.A. Greenough, 1g71-rg4o. fl Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, luu ?Ttxtst nttach a cmnpleted National Register Criteriø Statemelt forw. r/95

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l '?to 017 tnd þide of t¡øtiott FORrui B _ BI.IILDII.{G MassacHUSETTS HlsronicAl CoÀ,rvrrssroN MassecHUSETTS Ancurvps Bu llnrNc 220 MonRrssEY Boulevnno BostoN, MassacHUSETTS O2lZ5 see at,üached map Recorded by Organizatìon Àrthur Krim August 2005 llorvn Sornervi 'l I e Place @eighborhood or uilløge) East. Somerví t 1e Address 94 Pearl St. Historic Name Davis lìouse IJses: presenr resídential- Original resident í a1 Date of Construction 1 870-1 B7 1 Source deeds and directories SryleÆorm l.fansard/suburÌ¡an s idehal 1 A¡chitect/Builder unknown Exterior Materiai: Foundarion Wall/Trim Roof bricl< Outbuildin gs/Secondary Strucrures Major A1terations (uith døtes) Condition Eood vinyl-r/wood slate Moved Acreage Setting {lno l-ìyes Date 6800 sq.ft. corner l-ot in dense Somerville Hist. Presv. Comm. residential district Assesso¡'s Number to the øll. D*e þnonth/yeør) Follo-¿ l'lasvth¡tsetts I lì.rtc¡'itnl Con¡n.i.c.çion Sttt'uq, lvl,¡1¡t,nl ín.rttttction.s for cotnpie ting tbìs fotn.

BI-IILDING FOR&[ ARCHITECTIIRAL DESCRIPTION ff see continuøtion sheet 94 Feart_ St. Describe ørchitecturalfeørures. Eaaluate the cbarncteristiæ of this building in tenns of ot-he/-builãiigs within the cunmunity. The suburban house at 94 Fearl Streetr corñêr of Hillside Avenuer rrlâs built in 1870-1871 by an unknown housewriEht, for Oliver,l. Davis as the oriEinal ovner. The house follows a suburban side ha1l pLan of two stories with a third story rnan.sard roof , set on a brick foundation. The desígn is of Mansard Style as seen in the mansard roof with orígina1 slate shingles and pedimented dormer windor.¡s. Other perÍod features include the original scrol"led bracket entry hood and the bay windotrrs¡ urith a wooden sborm door of the períod. Although resided, the Davis house is noüable for its original Mansard features a-s a Cesigrr of the post-Civi1 War period, that defines the residential character of Pearl Street. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE l) see continuøtion sheet Discuçs the history of tþe Intilding. Etpløìn its associøtions with locøl (or støte) history- Include uses of the building, and the role(s) the awners/occttpønts played withìn tbe cantntunity. The suburban hou-se at 94 Pearl Streetr cornêr of Hillside ía Avenu.e, is dated 1870-I87L by deed and directory resea-rch to o Oliver,l. Davis as the origínal o$rner. The suburban 1ot vas ( purchased in 1869 and mortgagecl in 1870 as a. vacant 1ot, \ .. - with Davis listed in the 1871 Directory as a roundtímer r'rith a hcuse on Pearl Street, thu-s confirrning const.ruction 1870-1871. Davis is shown as t,he ou'ner on the lB74 anci 1BB4 Atlases. In 1895 the house is orrrned by.l.H. Butler as Davis trustee, with Charles S. Davis listed in 1905 as manager at the Charlestorun Navy Yard. Davis continu-es as owner in 1,925 and again in 1940 with his wif e Lillía"n. The Davís house ís notat¡le a-s a residence of the post-CiviJ. Vüar period that defíned the su-burban character ctf Pearl St,reet through Ïüorlcl t[ar If " r BIBLIOGRAPIIY and/or'REFERENCES 3 see continuøtion sheet AtLgs_ qf_Egmejvi11e.. Philadelph ia : Atlas_g€ Eomerville. Philadelphia : Middlesex County Deeds. 1065-194 ( Sorne¡:¡¡:L1.te Dì-reclory. Eoston: W.A. J.M. Hoplcins, 1874, 1884. G.W" Bromley, 1895. 1869) , 7L2t-8L ( 1870) . Greenough, 1871-1940. I Recommended for listing in the National Register of Hisroric Places. If checked, ylu rTtxtst r¿ttoch a carnpleted Nationøl Re gister Criteriø S tatemeõt forru. t/95

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FORM B. BUILDING Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachus etts 02125 Area(s)l Place (neighborhood or village) Spring Hill Form Number sMV.623, 5/'^I/ I tt¡ Historic Name Cha¡les E. Sewall House and Stable Use: Present ÞTwo- familv residence: 9R= residence Original hTwo -familv residence 9R=stable Date of Construction 9=1ï73:9R=1873 Source SomervilleAtlases and Citv Directories StyleÆorm Italianate mansard/ Rectanqular: stable=rectanqular Architect/Builder Undetermined Exterior Material Foundation ÞStone: 9R=stone \ilall Roof Slate shineles: 9R=Asphalt shineles Outbuildings/Secondary Structu¡es Stable at rear of house Address 9 Brastow Avenue and 9R Brastow Avenue Major Alterations (with dates) Verv intact. Modern wooden porches and stairwavs have been added to the ho¡se,s rèar w¡t Condition Good ilIoved l-l ves fx-l no I I r-- l'- I -'- Acreage 6.650 Square feet setting situated on denselv built up residential street. oveflooks Recorded by EdwardW. Gordon Organization Som. Historic Preservation Comm. Assessor's number USGS Quad 35lEl 8 Town Somerville Boston -North Date(monthldaylyear) 317l05 Wooden ill extant at rear

BUILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION BIBLIOGRAPIIY and./or RBIIERENCES see contintmtíon sheet see continuationsheet E Describe architecturalfeatures. Evaluate tlrc characteristícs of this buitdíng in terms of other buildings within the cotnmunity. 9 Brastow Avenue ranks amongthe_most stylish and substantial examples of Second Empire single familyÌousing in Somerville. This house isloteworthy-for the pleasing proportions of its mainîlock, intact ^f""{rt p_orch as well as its TaTy intact Italianate trim elemènts; Slttatdd near Spring Hill's summit, this house once had unobstructed views of Summer Street. Possessing a recfangular, three-bay-ÞV-T*Bl form,.asphalt shingþ replaced clapboards as the building,s sheathing materia,l at some point during the mid twentieth century. -The fouse's wóden trim elements reñrain in tact. The house rises two stories from a stone basement to a steeply, pitched, straight-sided mansard roof. Narrow corner boards set off the comers of the main block. At the mainïacaile, the corneiboards rise to wooden scroll work ornamentation that is flush with the fascia board. The fascia.and side boards are overlaid with saw cut brackets. These brackets sulno{-tne mansard's molded cornice. The mansard retains its original slate shingles. Three dormer windows are in evidence at the main and rear facades of the mansard while pairi of dormers riõe from the side roof slopes. The dormers are of interst for their unusually omate drip cap li'ntets that shelter circular boss ornament. The placement o! the main entrance suggests a center hall interi-or plan. Access to the entrance porch is provided !Y a-short flight four granifq block steps.. Tþ" ftgnt porch exhibits- chamfered posÞ that support a low hip roof. Small brackets interspersed between singlelarge brackets ac-cent the roof s moided entablatrire. probably instattø around 1900, the front door is characterizdb y a single, tall pane of glass that surmounts a pair of panels set off HISTORICAL NARRATM tr see contínuation sheet Qßq^!,the hßtory o{!!1,b1t1!ding. Exglaíníts associations wíth local (or state) history. Include uses of lhe building and the role(s) the owneriloccupants played within the corìanunity.' Together with its gabte roofed and belvedeÍe-surmounted stable, this early 1870s house provides a glimpse_of Spring_Hill before.the City's late nineteenth and garly twentieih century buiiding boom resulted in more densellbuilt-up streetscapes. It was built in ttTg tor Charles E. -Sewall, wio wrs variously listed in CityDirectories ?s_an-ex-pÌessman and clerk based at 36 Court Square, Boston. This house provides physical evÍdence of the faith and optimism that men like Chartes Ei Sewâ[ had in the newly incorporated City of Somerville (1872). pV tnlt finle most of the young city's population was concenfrated east of l-owell Steet Located between Lowell and Cedar Steet-Brasîow Avènüe had only recently been set out, with thit_Þing tle first house on this block-long east-west thoroughfare. Brastow Avenue was named for Somerville's fint Mayor Georg_e O. Brastow who develoþed much of Sprinlg Hill betrveen Central and Belmont street's in the 1840s and lived atl52 Summer Steet (demoliìhed) Charles E. Sewall moved from Cross Street near Everett Avenue in East Somerville to 9 Brastow Avenue in 1873. The address of Sewall's new house is listed in mid 1870s Somerville City Directories as "Brastow Avenue opposite the Morse School.]'Althoughthe Morse School site at Summe_r and Craigie StreeJs mightpresentþ sóm far removed from Braslow Aveilte, in the 1870s, Sewall would have had an unobstñlcæd view oithe school äcross four undeveloped lots labeled Eøgerald on the 1874 Atlas. Sewall, himself, owned one lot to the east of his house as well as two lots to the west. Bromley, George, Atlases of the City of Somerville, 1895;1900. D_*p"t, Martin, Map of Somerville, 1852;Walling, ry¡ M_ap of Charlestown, Somerville & Cambridge,lg57. Hopkins, G. M., Maps of the City of Somerville, L&74;l&. V"¿lçtt"J,r/irginia &l-.ee, FÍeld Guide to American Houses. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 198a. Samuels, Edward 4., Somerville Past & Present. Boston: Samuels & Kimball Company,'ßW. Somerville, MA Assessing Department On Line Database. Somerville Clty Directories: 1869-70 to 194O; Somerville'Water Deparhrent Drain Pipe records. Zellie, Carole, Beyond the Neck: The Architecture and Developmeñt of Somerville, ñIA, lgBZ,l99O. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checlred, you must attach a complzted National Register Criteria Statement form.

IN\rENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MAS SACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Indicate each iæm on inventory form, continued below. Property address: 9 & 9R Brastow Avenue Form No: sMV.623l 5l/\t tlf? Town: Somerville, MA Area (s) Spring Hill A.rchítectural I)escription by *it99 moldingjs. The front dgor i9 flanked by sidelights with solid lower panels surmounted-U.y.oy¿ panes of glass.- 4Fo" the front door is a $p-*tlt" ragsom. The fiont porch is ftanked'by windows exlibiting enframents andZl 2 double hung wood sash that are characteristic throughout the house'i elevations. In general, windows are fully enframed, surmounted by drip mold lintels and in the case of the windows at the main facade, areJlanked by louvered shutters. The window enframents are characterized by zubtle variations in lintel treatments witþ fi-rst story^windows exhibiting small pointed arches containing diamond - shaped ornamentation, while the linæls of the upper floors exhibit small round arches containing a small circúlar boss. At.the¡ear o{ th" property is a.late nineteenth ce^ntury stabfg that has been convert,ed into a two-car garage and loft unit . The stable risestwo stories to a gable roof. Clad with clapboards, scalloped wooden shinglel areln evidence at the apex of the gable. At the center of the east gable is a hay loft door. Historical Narrative To the west of the Sewall lots, on the north side of Brastow, were seven undeveloped foþ gwned þV f. {,3n4 B. J McCormack The lots on the south side of Brastow Avenue were owned by tlñ Mc Cormacks and W.H.Brine along with Fitzgerald. Sewall lived at 9 Brastow avenue until 1878. By the mid 1880s, 9 Brastow Avenue's lot was owned by a¡r_unidentified bank. Between the late 1880s and the éarly 1910s, the house was owned bycontractor Charles A. Mongan. Mongan and his wife Annie E. Mongan moved to 9 Brastow Avenue from Porter Street near Brastow Avenue. By 1910, only Annie Mongan is listed here. L¿ter owners of 9 Brastow Avenue included William O. HurwiE, horse dealer, as well as his wife Esther Hurwitz. During the 1930s and 194Os, the V/illiam B. Ward family is listed at this address. William B.Ward was a printer. Staple to inventory form at bottom

Mlsslcnusntrs Hrsrontc¡1, C oìfinssro|¡ M,lss¡cuusnrrs Ancnrvrs B uILrlINc 22 0 Monnrsspy B ouLEvaRD B osroN, ll&sslcnussrrs 02 I 25 Community Solænv¡r¿n, MA Area(s) Form No. SpringHill .1157 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: XE Individually eligible n Higible onty in a historic district tr Contributingto a potential historic district E Potential historic district Property Address 9Bnlsroway¡Nur Criteria: Xfl A D B xE c tr D CriteriaConsiderations: tr A E B n C EI D EI E E F n G statementof Signirrcan *o, î)*r^) W,Ç'ò*- The criteria that are checked in the above sectionl must be 1'ustified here 9 Brastow Avenue is eligible for individual listing on the N. R H. p. Together with its gable roofed and belvederÞsurmounted stable, this early 1870s house provides a glimpse of Spring Hill before the City's late nineteenth and early twentieth century building boom resulted in more densely built-up streetscapes. Built in 1873 for Charles E. Sewall, variously listed in City Directories as ân expressman and clerk based at 36 Court Square, Boston. This house provides physical evidence of the faith and optimism men like Charles E. Sewall had in the newly incorporated City'of Somerville (1872). 9 Brastow Avenue satisfies criteria A of the N. R. H. P. 9 Brastow Avenue satisfies criteria C of the N. R. H. P. as one of the most stylish and substantial examples of Second Empire single family housing in Somerville, This house Ís noteworthy for the pleasing proportions of its main blocþ intact front porch as well as its many intact ltalianate trim elements. Completing this image of domestic life in early 1870s Somerville is a recently rehabilitated stable at the rear of the building.

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FORM B . BUILDING Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard B oston, Massachus elts O2125 Area(s)E Address 21-23 Elm Place Historic Name Josiah D. Johnson House Use: Present Sinele-familyresidence Original Sinqle-familv reside.nce Date of Construction 1869-1&70 Source Mi Form Number sMV.1041 (neighborhood or viltage) Spring Hill Recorded by Edward W. Gordon Organization: Som. Historic Preservation Comm. Style/Form ltalianaûe/ L-shaped ArchitectlBuilder Exterior Material Foundation Undetermined Wall Asphalt shingles Roof Asphalt shinsles Outbuildin gs/Secondary Structures N/A Major Alterations (with dates) eueenAnne porch added c. 1900. The broad polyeonal bav to the rieht of the entrarrc t""" a late addition at east wall. Condition Good Moved l-] r". Acreage 3,00O+ square feet Setting Overlooks residence. front Assessor's number USGS euad 44lBt21 Town Place Boston-North Somerville Date(monthldaylyear) 317lo5 4-anveway on me east slde ol the pfoperty leads to the rear, kitchen ell.

BUILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION BIBLIO GRAPIfY and/or REFERENCES see continuation sheet see conlinuation sheet tl Describe archítectural featares. Evaluate the characteristícs of this buílding in terms of other buitdíngs within the community. Set back overlooking a relatively ample hedge-bordered front yard, this house is located on the north side of the quiet_cul-de-sac called EIm Place. 21-23 Elm Place is of interest as a modest example of an end gable Italianate house with a later (c. 1890s) Queen Anne front porch. Built c. 1S69-lð70, this house is representativ-g of the type of modest, verrracular dwelling that was built in established neighborhoods, as well as undeveloped sections of Somerville. 4lhough flæ1e{-by modern sheathing materials, this residence retains integrity of siting, and of porch elements. This wooden building encompasses a two-bay-by;two-bay Tain block and a one-bay-b-y-one-bay rear ell. Rising two stories from a brick basement to a gable roof with return eaves, these rooÎ eáves shelíer a standard size attic window. Like all of the windows i" thÞ building recentdouble-hung metal sash with vinyl surrounds have replaced original 212 double-hung wood sash. $ojecting from the first story is a-fulllength f19.nt porch that rests on a plaform enclosed by lattice-work screens. Theplaform sup-ports so-lid shingle-co¡¡ered railr¡Bs Rising from the raitings are original, turned and saw cut bracket- ac-cented posts !h1t supporta low, modified lip roof. Characærized by a large square glass pane with solid lower panels, the tgrn-of-the-twentieth cen-tury front dogr may have been added wheã thefront-porch was constructed. -Simple wooden vertical and horizontal enframents set off the front door. To the riãht of the entrance is a broad polygonal bay. A narrow and probably original polygonal bay projects from the norlhern half of the main block's driveway (east) elevation. HISTORICAL NARRATIYE n see continuatíonsheet Qßc.us¡.the hßtory of tl,te b.utlding. Explain its associattons wiîh local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and the role(s) lhe ownerf/occupants played within the cornmanity.' Built in 1869-1870, during t_he fir:st administration of President Ulysses S. Grant, 2l-23 Elm Street provides physical evidence documenting the second wave of house -construction that occurred on the south slope of Spring Hill during the period of 1865-1E73. Completed on the eve of Somerville's incorp_oratlon as a City (1872) this house's modest scale was tyþical of many houses built in Somerville around 1870. The earliest identifiable owner of 2143 Elm Street is Josiah D. Johnson, (real estrate?) broker. In April, 1869, he purchas-ed t$¡ n-roperpt _while it was still mdeveloped from real estate speculator John H. potter foi $Z¿OO. Originally, this house's lot encomprys{ I 1,390 square feet or over three times its present size. In other words Johnson purchased three lols, two of which were located between nr¡mbers 2l-B Fîm and Harvard Street, to the east. Potter had purchased these lots from a P. R. Ridgeway in 1866. Johnson resided at2l-?3 Elm Street until tnþy g{ 1886. At tttultul" ry t_"]d the premises to Henrietta and Henry C. Parker for $5,000. The parken, in rum, sold this property to Walter C. Hook and his wife, Susie I. Hook inApril of 1890 for $5,000. The Hooks iived þere until the eqly 1?Q*. Bylhe 1920s, the house's two units were_occupi4 by Mury H. and Henry C. Noyes, inspector, as well as father and son roofers: the John J. O' Connors Sr. an¿ ¡r. iohn Sr.'s wife Cathérine alío ' lived here. By 194,the retired Noyes and O'Connor were still in residence at2l-23 Elm Street Alreadv listed on the N. R. H. P. as part of the Sprine Hill Historic Dist¡ict Bromley, George, Atlases of the City of Somerville, 1895; 1900. P_.up".r, Martin, V?p "t somerville,lS52; walling, H- F. , Map of somerviile, rBsT. Hopkins, G. M., Maps of the City of Somerville, \974 & 1884. McAlester, Virginia &I-,ee. Field Guide to American ffouses. New York Alfred A. Knopf,1984. \{i991"f"¡ County Deeds: Vol. 1078; p.5&,4130,1869;Yol.l746;p.555, 1886,5/ 3/1886 airO Vol. t96ï;p.574, 412511890. Samuels, Edward A. Somerville Past & Present. Boston: Samuels & Kimball Company, 1892. Somerville Assessing Department On-line Database; Somerville City Directofiesi 1869-70 to 1940. Zellie, Carole, Beyond the Neck: The Architecture and Development of Somerville, MA, 7gB2,l99O. E Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National Regßter Criteria Statement form.

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FORÙT B _ BIIILDING MessecHUSETTS Hlsronical ComvrissroN MessecHUSETTS Ancnrvss Bu rlorNc 220 MonRrssEY Boulpvano BosroN, MessacHUSETTS OZI?.5 Þgg øuudL¡Içq ¡¡rq!, Recorded by Arthur Krim (Jrsanrzâtron Date (rnonthiyeur) lfown Somervi 1 1p Place (neigbborhood or aillage) Ea st Somervi 1le Address 75 Florence St. Historic Name T. Buf f an House IJses:Presenr residential Original residential Date of Consrrucrion 1866-1867 Source deeds and tax lísts Style/Form fùa1íanate/suburban sldehall A¡chitec¡¿Builder unknown Exterior Materiai: Foundation brÍcl< Assessor's Number ñ;;;l loro o,, [nd. lsirle of iation t to the rcu øll ersec- untbet's, dicøte Wall/Trim Roof vinyl/wood asphalt Outbuildings/Second ary S trucrures Major Alteradons (with dntes) resided ca. 1990 Condition good Movecl Acreage Serting fl no il yes Date 2623 scr. f t,. tiqht lot in dense Somerville Hist. Presv. Comm. residential disüríct Augusü 2005 Follrt-,:t il4osstchusetts I |istct iml Cotnm.ission Sutvel, !y!'¡¿1x7¿,71 inruttctions for cotnpicting this frrmr.

BI.IILDING FOR¡IT ARCHTTECTTjRAT DESCRIPTION lf see continztøtion sheet .75 Florence st. Desa'ibe nrchitectural feantrel Eanlua.te the characteristiæ of this building in tenns 0f uther øi¡n"gt within tbe commtmity. The suburban house at 75 Florence süreet was built ln 1866-1867 by an unknown housewright for Thomas J. Buffam as ühe original ovner. The house follows a standard suburban sÍde hal1 plan of two and a half stories r sêt on a brick foundation. The design ls rtalianate style as seen in the slrort return gable cornlce and the two story facade bay window. Recent residing has removed other périod details, with the entrance porch enclosed in Neo-Georgian style. AJ-though modífíed, ühe Buffam house retains its profile as a suburban design of the post,-civi1 Irlar period, maintaining the resídential character of Florence St,reet. HIS:IORICAI NARRATIVE l) see continuøtion sheet Dismss the hirtory of the building. Expløin its associations witb local (or støte) history. Include uses of tbe build.ittg, a.nd. the role(s) the auners,/ocanpønts plryed within the cammunity. ,, The suburban house at 75 Florence St,reet is dated 1866-1862 \ by tax and deed research to Thomas ,1. Buffam as the origínal ( or{ner. The lot was sold to Amelia Buffarn, wife of Thomas, in \t 1867 "rrrith buíIdíngs," with Thomas Buffam fírst assessed at $9-60 in 1867 r suggesting the house was construcüed in 1866-1867. An 1871 deed üransfer to Anelía Buffam confirms the house on sÍte, with "T.J. Buffam" shown as the owner on t'he L874 Atlas. In 1876 Buffam ls listed as a Bosüon dry goods agent ' lÍlcely taking the Broadway horse cars to downtown Boston. The house remained in the Euffam family through 1903r r¡hen Dr. Herbert B. Buffam is listed at the address. In 7925 the house ls listed to Rlchard p. Howard, a US Navy storekeeper in Charlesto¡rn with his wife E1ínor, also listed ührough 1940. The Buffam house ís of historic note as a well preserved residence, that d-efines the suburban character of East Somerví1le in the post,-Cívi1 War períod. ) UO',O"RAPITY and/oT,REFERENCES ) Atlas of Somerví11e. Philadel-phia: ,t.M. Hopl<ins, 1974, 1884. A?lqs_of Sgmervitlg. philadelphia; c.W. Bromley, lgg5. Míddlesex County Deeds. 101 2-204 (1967), LITZ-3ZS (1971), L9OO-324 ( 1889) , 2L77-600 ( 189s) . sogerville Direct,orv. Boston: v'I.A. Greenough, 1971-1940. somerville Tax Ljlst,s. somervitle: by the town 1866-1971. ! Becommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked., ynu rtust øttach a carnpleted. Natioløl Re gister Criteriø S tnterzelt for.rn. J see continuøtion sÌteet r/95

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FOR.ÙI B _ BI.IILDING MessecHUSETTs Hrsronical CouuissroN MessecuusETTs Ancsrvps Bulrnrxc 220 Mon¡.rssEY Bouluvao?^ _ - see attached map Assessor's Number USGS Quad ,oto o|t nd side of ¿ation to the w øll '7'1eC- tmbet's, ticate Wall/Trim Roof asphalt os-A-3ez tB.-t-;l I Norfh ! Town Somervi I 1p Place (neighborhood or aillage) East Somerví 11e Acldress 37-39 Myrtle Sü. Hisroric Name Mullay Double House IJses: presenr residential Original residential Date of Constnicrion 1 870- 1871 Source deeds and atlases Style/Form Mansard,/double house ArchirecdBuilder unknown Exterior Materiai: Foundation brick vinyl/wood Outbuildings/Second ary S [rucmres Major Alterations (zuitb ùttes) resided late 2OLbC. Condidon good,/f a í r Moved Acreage El no il yes Date 2204 sq. ft. Recorded by Art,hur Krim Sorn-erville Hist . Presv. Comm. August 2005 Secting tight corner lot, in dense residentíaI disÈ,rict Organization Dl.e þnontb/yea.r) ITollttu itfas¡nthusetts I Iistaritnl Comtn.ission Sznvcy fulaya¡ol in.rutution.r for compicting tbi_r fotnt

BTIILDING FOR.NI ARCIIITECTURAL DESCRIPTION l) see continuation sheet 37-39 Myrtle St. Desn"ibe ørchitecturølfeantres. Eunluøte tbe characteristics of this building in tenns of other buitdings within the cunmuniry. The double house at 37-39 Myrtle Süreetr corrìêr of Myrtle Court, rÌtas built in 1870-1871 by an unknown bullder for Thomas Mullay as the original owner. The building follows a double house plan of two stories with a t,hird story mansard roofr sêt on a hígh foundation. The desígn ís of símple Mansard St,yle as seen in the straight mansard roof with lintel capped dormers. The distínctive period features are the projecting bay wlndows of the second story and the bracketed entry hood of the inset enürance. The buitdíng has been recently resided, wittr the right slde retalning original wood details on the dormers and bay window. The Mullay double house is of note as a well preserved tenement of the post,-CÍvil Trlar period buitt on the lower slope of Myrü1e Streeü in East Somerville. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Z see cantinua.tion sheet Disatss the history of the húlding. F-rplnin its øssociøtions with locøl (or støte) Ìtistory. Include uses of tbe building, and the role(s) the awners/ocatpønts plnyed within tbe cmnmunity. The double house at 37-39 Myrtle Süreet¡ corrìêr of Myrüle Court, is dat,ed 1870-1871 by deed and atlas research to Thomas Mullay as the original owner. The lot was sold to ß ,John Mullay of Charlestown in 1870, wíth a deed to Thomas \ Mullay in 1871 "with buildings," thus datíng construetíon to ( 1870-L871 and owned on ühe t874 Atlas by Mullay. rn 1876 the ' house was divíded to Abboüü DavÍs of Chelsea and resold to Michael Spindlar of Cambrídge in 1887r âs owned by Spindler and Samuel Cotton on the 1895 Aülas. The 1905 Directory 1ísts Michael Spindler as a foreman, with Irfalter Harding and , Michael Sullívan. The L925 Directory shows ifoseph Carlson, a plumber, Martín Kenny and Archlbald McKee as resídents, while ühe 794A Directory lists only John Bryant, víth the remaining apartments as vacant. The Mullay double house is of historlc note as a tenement apartment of the post-Cívi1 Ï{ar period vith skilled professionals as residents through the mid-2OLtr century. EIBLIOGRAPI{Yand/or-REFERENCES J see continuationsheet I I Atlas of Some!ví-11e. Philadelphia: J.M. Hopt<íns,I874, 1884. Bromley, 1895. Atlas of Somervllle. Philadelphia: G.W. Middlesex County Deeds. lI54-534 (1870), lL73-476A (1871), 1381-21 ( 1876), t8O3-24 ( 1887). Somerville DÍrectory. Boston: Trl.A. Greenough, 1 905- 1 940 . n Recommended for listing in the National Register of Hisroric Places. If checked, you ntust attøch a cmnpleted Na.tiona.l Register Criteria Støteneñt fornz- t/95

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FOR]VI B - BI.IILDING MessecHUSETTS Htsronic¿l Com¡ISSIoN MassecsusETTs AncHtws Bu tlotNc 220 MotRISSEY Boulrveno BosroN, Mess¡cHUSETTS 02125 see attached nap Recorded by Organization Arthur Krím 'tatrotx Somerville Hist. Presv. Comm. Original Date of construction 1869-1871 deeds and directories Source SryleÆorm Mansard,/suburban sidehal-1 A¡chitec¿/Builder 11"Y: j:l:T Exterior Materiai: brick Foundation Wallllrim Roof slate Outbuiidin gslSecondary S trucrures Major Alterations (zuitb dn Condidon fair /good Movecl El no il yes Date Acreage 4723 sq.ft. - () - Setting - suburban lot in dense resi-de.nlial disürict - oto 072 nd side of Assessor's Number Ft-ç;1 TOwn Somerwi 1 1e Pla,ce (neigbbot'hood or uilløge) Ea s t Somerv i 11e Address 47 Franklin St. Bowers House llrstonc l\ame res idenüí a1 Uses: .Hresent- residenüia1 l I I I | *,,, ht nll 1,,,,- l,*bnr, r'*" I shingle,/wood August 2OO5 Dar.e (month/yeør) Follou il!ns¡ttthusetts lÌistct'iin/ Cotntn.ission Sznvcl, lVIarnml insntrd.ions for rctnpieting this frrtn.

BTIILDING FORÙI ARCHITECTTIRAL DESCRIPTION Z see continuation sbeet 4.7 Frantcl ín St . Desribe ørchitecturalfeømres. Eualuate the charøcteristiæ of tbis buitding i, trinrir'o¡ì'tËä'iriïaiigräiø¡" the cunmunity. The suburban house at 47 Franklin süreet was built in 1869-1871, likely by Alonzo Bowers as the housewright and original otrner. The house follows a standard side ñaII plan of two st,ories r¡iüh a third story mansard roof¡ sêù on a brlclc foundation. The desÍgn is Mansard Style as seen in the mansard roof with its original slate scalloped shingles and pediment,ed dormer windovs. Other period features inótude t,he oríginal portico wittr champhered posts. and pendanü drop details and t,he side bay wíndovs. As a local carpenter, Bowers possibly desígned othêr Mansard St,yte houães in the area,-pglïtaps 46=lee¡1 ErreSt (S!.4yJ224), Z0 pea¡t Srfget (sl,ty.lz-zst, ând g¿ pegsl stiect-Jsr.rv. Uzor-or ttre sarne period. Although reslded, the Bowers house reüaíns its original Mansard features, definÍng the suburban resldential . characüer of East Somerville ln the post-Cívi1 War period. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE D see continaation sheet Disatss the history of the húlding. Etptain its associøtions.witb locøl (or støte) history- Includn uses of the build.ing, and. the roteþ) the awners/ocatpants plryed usithin the cornmunity. The suburban house at 47 Franklin Street ls dated 1869-1871 ) by deed and dírectory research to Al-onso Bowersr âs the ' oriEinal onner and likely builder. The suburban lot was ) nurchased by Bowers ln 1869 witÌ¡. Bowers listed as a - carpenüer in the 1871 Directory with a house on Franklin near Pear1, thus confirming construction to 1869-1871. Bowers remains as ovner as shown on the 1974, 1994, and 1gg5 Atlases. By 1905 the house had been divided with lÍstíngs for Ï{elllngton Brazel as drlver, Daniel Munroe as teamsüerr and Mrs. Hannah Wetton. A slnilar list,ing is shown for lg25 with George Bonrers¡ â rflêchaníc and possi¡fe relation, Edwín Freemanr ârld Fred Pingree, a railroad engineer. The 1g4O Directory also 1ist,s Mrs. Blanche Bowers, with John Cameron and Henry Maxwell. The Bowers house is of noüe as a suburban residence of the post-CiviL T'Iar period, designed by a local carpenter ín Easü Somerville, and reüained ln the family t,hrough Tüorld Ï{ar f f . $)mlfOCRAPIfYand./or-REFERENCES D see cantinuationsbeet À!1as of somervilte. philadelphia: J.M. Hopkins, 'l-974, 1994. Atl+s of-S!¡merville. philadelphia: G.!ìI. Bromley, 1995. Middlesex County Deeds. 1063-522 (t8969). somerville Di¡ect,orv. Boston: w.A. Greenough, 1g71-1940. I Recommended f",.t_lt:::g- * _the National Register of Hisroric Places. If cbecked., )tou nzxr.st nttach ø cmnpleted Nøtionøl ñ^rKegr$er Lfztena Jfuttnent jo77n. I /O(

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FORM B . BUILDING Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey B oulevard B oston, Massachus etts 02125 Assessorts number USGS Quad Form Number sttÃv.tnç 621 Ct 26 Boston-North Area(s) [] Recorded by . Edward W. Gordon Or ganrzation Som. Historic Preservation Comm. Town Somerville Place (neighbor,hood or village) Central Hill Address 61 Putnam Street Historic Name Dver-Woodman house Use: Present Siqele-familVresidence Original Sinsle-familv residence Date of Construction 1867-1868 Source Middlesex Countv Deeds and Somerville CiW Direct. StyleÆorm Italianate / T-shaped Architect/Builder Undetermined Exterior Material Foundation Brick Wall V/ood Shingles Roof Asphalt shingles Outbuildings/Secondar y Str uctur es Substantial late nineteenth stable at that was con the earlv 1990s. Major Alterations (with dates) Wood shinqles replaced undetermined date of the Condition Good Moved "., I I r-- l-- | Acreage 5.583 square feet Setting Central. best preserved member of trio of identical buildinss constructed 867-1868. Part of denselv built- S built c.1867 ro 1 Date(monthldaylyear) 317l05 Central t to the the

BTIILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION see continuation sheet BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES see continuøtion sheet Bromley, George, Atlases of the City of Somerville, 1895; 1900. Draper, Martin, Map of Somerville, 1852; H. F. Walling Map of Charlestown, Somerville and Cambridge. Hopkins, G. M., Maps of the City of Somerville, 1874; l88y',. Mc Alester, Virginia &I-ee. Field Guide to American Houses, New York Alfred A. Knopf. 1984 Middlesex County deeds: Vol. 894;p.n 51221I862;YoL 1039; p. ffi4,6131L868; Vol. 1295;p.427 2ll8l|g74 e. Vol. 1582; p. 348, 111 4l 1881. Samuels, Edward A. Somerville Past & Present. Boston: Samuels & Kimball Company, 1897. Somerville City Directories: 7869-70 to l94O; Somerville Assessor's Department On Line Database. Zef,lie, Carole: Beyond the Neck: The Architecture and l)evelopment of Somerville, MA, 1982,1990. E Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. E Describe architecturøI features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buitdings within the community. 61 Putnam Street is the central, best preserved member of a trio of identical cross gable Italianate houses built during the late 1860s on the upper south slope of Central Hill. The house illustrates the type of solid, relatively modest, single-family housing built in Somerville just after the end of the Civil War. At the rrar of the property is a large barn that is characterizedby a rectangular, wooden form. It was converted into a residence during the early 1990s. Essentially T-shaped in form, this house stands with its long, three-bay main facade facing Putnam Street. Measuring asingle þay in depth, its namow side gables face north and south. Clad with wood shingles that probably replaced clapboards, !$s hoyqg rises two-stories from a low brick basement to a cross or intersecting gable roof. The narrow end gables exhibit retum eaves. The main facade is characterize{ by highly symmetrical fenestration with a center entrance flanked by one-story polygonal bays. The frgnt doo¡ opens onto a porch that appears to have replaced the original. Jhg poryh is accessed by a short flight of wooden stairs. The porch features low wood shingle-clad railings. Rising from the railings are square posts that support the front porch's roof; a roof that extends over and éncloses the_flanking pglyggnat bays. The multi-panel front door appears to be original. The front door is set off by multi-pane sidelights and a transom. At the second story, a naffow polygonal oriel rises from the center of ihe porch roof. The oriel is flanked by standard - size windows. In general, windows are set off by original, raised and molded surrounds and contain original 212 double-hung wood sash. The main facade culminatés in a IIISTORICAL NARRATIVE tr see continuation sheet Qisçusy.the history of the.b.uilding. Explain its assocíations with local (or state) history. Include uses of lhe building and the role(s) the ownersloccupanls played within the convnunity. Built in 1867-1868, 61. Putnam Street provides physical evidence of the town of Somerville on the eve of its incorporation as a City in 1872. This house \ilas ? product of the building boom linked with the post Civil War recovery of the national economy during the period of 1865 to 1873. This lot existed on paper as early as 1855 as lot number 94 on a 100+ lot tract platted by surveyors Thomas and John Doane on May 1, 1855. It was owned by Jonathan Johnson. Twelve-to-thirteen years elapsed before the 61 Putnam house was built for F.varts McQuester of Cambridge. Middlesex County deeds shed light on the lot's ownership prior to the house's c.1867-1868 construction. It was purchas"d by Benjamin Hadley of Somerville, teamster, from Ltcinda B. Gould in May of 1862. Hadley sold the 5,583 square foot lot to Evarts Mc Quester of Cambridge for $500 in August of 1867. The modest sum paid for this propèrty by McQuester indicates that a house was not extant on the premlrseq. Presumably McQuester built the nearly identical neighboring dwellings at 63 and 59 Putnam Street, as well as 61 Putnam Street in 1867-1868. The house was apparently ready-for occupancy when Lucy M. and Frances S. Dyer, pension agent, purchased the property from McQuester in June of 1868. The Dyers lived here until November,1881. Evidently the Dyers had a mortgage with Benjamin F.Tyler of Somerville between 18'74 and 1879. In November of 1881, Herbert K. Woodman purchased the Putnam Street premises from the Dyers for $3500. If checl<ed, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.

INYENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MAS SACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Indicate each item on inventory form, continued below. Architectural Description Town: Property Address: Somerville, MA 6l Putnam Street Area(s): Central Hill Form No: sMV.1234 low-pitched center gable, while saw -cut brackets are in evidence at the eaves. Historical Narrative Woodman was a milkman who lived here from 1881 until c. 1905. By 1910, Harlan P. Knight, a master or principal at the Luther V. Bell School, lived at 61 Putnam ¡Stqee!. By lg2O, the house had been subdivided into a trryo-family residence with Grace and J. Qifford Reynolds, clerk, in one unit, while Emma N. and Perley H. l-anpher resided ii the other half of the house. The l92O Somerville City Directory lists Mr. Lampher's business as "butter." The I-amphers were in residence here until at least the early 194Os. By L940.,I-ampher is listed as the proprietor of the Conwell Avenue Market. 61 Putnam Street and adjacent lots existed on paper as early as 1855 but was not set out until c.1858-1865. The 1857 H. F.Walling Map of Charlestown, Somerville and Cambridge shows the large tract bounded by Walnut, Bow/ Somerville Avenue, School Street and Church Street (Highland Avenue) as completely devoid of houses. As late as 1857, Summer Streef at the southern end of Putnam Street was extant only between l-aurel and Cherry Streets. Putnam street was evidently named for General Israel Putnam who provided exceptional leadership at ihe Battle of Bunker Hill and headed the_encampment of troops on Somerville's 'Winter, Central and Prospect Hills during the siege of Boston in 1775-1776. Staple to inventory form at bottom

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