Nomination for Collins Building

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559. NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service RECEIVED 2280 OMB No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form APR 2 5 2005 NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions.

Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Collins Building other names/site number Bowdoin Hall, Mt. Bowdoin Hall, New Washington Auditorium, Silver Manor 2. Location street & number. 213-217 Washington Street -n/a not for publication city or town Boston (Dorchester) -vicinity state_ Massachusetts .code_MA county Suffolk code_025 - zip code 02121 .State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, 1 hereby certity that this Lnomination - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.

In my opinion, the property meets -does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally Estatewideeeflocally (- See continuation sheet for additional comments.) national Registe Driector ~Signature of certifying official/TiteCara H. Metz, State Historic Preservation Officer 4/14/05 Date Massachusetts Historical Commission State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. (OSee continuation sheet for additional Comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby certify that this property is: Dentered in the National Register - See continuation sheet. - determined eligible for the National Register - See continuation sheet.

- determined not eligible for the National Register - removed from the National Register - other (explain): deon Beall Date of Action c/8/05 Collins Building Name of Property 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) x private - public-local - public-State - public-Federal Suffolk, MA County and State (Check only one box) x building(s) - district _ site - structure - object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) n/a _building sites _ structures _ objects Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 0 6.

Eunction or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) _COMMERCE/TRADE/business, specialty store SOCIAL/meeting hall Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) VACANT/not in use Z. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) LATE 19* / EARLY 20" CENT. REVIVAL: Colonial rev. Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation_ wallsbrick roof tar & gravel other brick and stone Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) OMB Approvel No.

1024-0018 NºS Form 10-900-8 (5-86) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number -/ Page - Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA The Collins Building (213-217 Washington Street) in the Dorchester section of Boston, is located in the heart of the Mt. Bowdoin neighborhood at the northwest intersection of Washington and Norwell Streets. Land around the site is generally flat, except to the east of Washington Street where the terrain rises to form a small hill for which the neighborhood is named. Structures along Washington Street in this immediate area are a mixture of commercial and multi-family residential buildings. Most of the Washington Street buildings date to the first half of the 20th century.

Norwell Street was developed in 1898-99 with roughly 40 brick bow-front row houses, about half of which remain today, including a group that abut the Collins Building to the southwest. Over the past year, new row houses have been constructed to fill in the gaps where the historic row houses had been torn down. The Collins Building is a three-story brick structure designed in the Colonial Revival style. The building is surmounted by a flat roof and has a rectangular plan with clipped corners flanking the façade (east elevation). At the base of both clipped corners is an entry to a commercial space (the building originally had two commercial spaces) (photos #1,3). Grouped at the center of the Washington Street façade are three additional entrances; a center entry for the upper floors flanked by secondary entrances to the commercial spaces.

Although the doors themselves are missing from all entrances, the openings retain the original transoms and molded wood interior trim (photo #2). Storefronts run along the first floor of the Washington and Norwell Street (south) elevations. While the storefronts are significantly altered, they retain their original fluted cast-iron columns, which were always prominent features and are a rare survivor in the neighborhood. Some remnants of the original wood-frame display windows remain visible on the interior of the building. On the exterior, storefronts have been covered with plywood and other siding material. At the two principal elevations (Washington and Norwell Streets), the two upper floors are faced with red/ orange brick and have symmetrically placed window openings with limestone lintels and sills. Atop each lintel is a row of brick dentils.

A limestone belt course runs along each floor at sill height. The roofline is defined by a pressed metal cornice with dentils, set on corbelled brick brackets (photo #4). The west and north elevations are less highly articulated than the facades. These secondary elevations are constructed of red brick and have segmental arch window (continued) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 A°S Form 10-900-8 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Collins Building Section number - Page - Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA openings with brick heads and stone sills. Over the entire building most window openings are currently blocked with plywood, obscuring the original 1/1 wood sash, many of which survive.

A four-story brick stair tower projects from the northwest corner of the building, providing access from ground level through to the roof. The historic character of the Collins Building is preserved on the interior, which retains a number of original features. The basement is an unfinished space with a packed dirt floor, exposed brick columns, and exposed brick and stone walls. Large brick piers are exposed throughout the basement. The first floor has undergone the most change.It was originally divided into two retail spaces but all partitions were removed at some point so that today it is one large space with only fragments of historic fabric. The second floor was originally divided into a number of offices, which opened off of the central corridor. By 1944 some of the office partitions had been removed to create a larger function room at the south end of the building.

The third story is largely taken up by a large function hall, which was original to the building. The east end of the third floor serves secondary uses (stairs, a small stair lobby, closet, etc.). Remnants of the historic trim remain in various locations throughout the building. (end) Collins Building Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) xA Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. _ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. -C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. _D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: _A owned by religious institution or used for religious purposes. _ B removed from its original location.

_ C a birthplace or grave. _ D a cemetery. _E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. _F a commemorative property. -G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) _Suffolk, MA County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Community Planning and Development Period of Significance 1898-1955 Significant Dates 1898 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Cultural Affiliation Architect/Builder Charles F. Collins 9.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): HPCA #10239 Primary location of additional data: - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 x State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested - Other State agency - previously listed in the National Register - Federal agency - previously determined eligible by the National - Local government Register - University - designated a National Historic Landmark - Other _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #. - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record #. MnS Form 10-900-e (8-66) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number. Page - OMB Approval Na.

1024-0018 Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA The Collins Building possesses integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. It is significant for its association with the development of the Mt. Bowdoin neighborhood and with the Jewish community that established itself in Dorchester in the early 20th century. For many years Jewish merchants and professionals operated their businesses at this location. The large third floor upper hall served the local community over the years as a function hall and meeting place. The building also attains significance as the only 19th century commercial structure constructed in the dominantly residential Mt. Bowdoin section of the city. While commercial centers had grown up further north near Columbia Road and to the south at Codman Square (NRDIS), the Mt.

Bowdoin neighborhood is known for its impressive housing stock on the hill. The Collins Building is one of the few non-residential historic buildings in the neighborhood that remains intact. It is of local significance and meets Criterion A for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Mt. Bowdoin is a small residential neighborhood, roughly bounded by Harvard St. to the south, Bowdoin St. to the east, Geneva Ave. to the north, and the Fairmount Branch commuter railroad lines to the west. Like many sections of Dorchester and adjoining Roxbury, the Mt. Bowdoin area remained fairly rural into the 19th century despite its proximity to downtown Boston. It was named for James Bowdoin, Revolutionary War patriot and Massachusetts governor in the late 1780s, who built a summer home on the southern slope of the hill, just southeast of where the Collins Building stands.

In 1836 Bowdoin's estate, which encompassed the hill and other land on the east side of Washington Street, was subdivided into 90 house lots, an event that was to shape future development of the area as a commuter suburb. Development gradually spread outward from the hill in the 19th and early 20th centuries, spurred in part by the arrival of commuter rail service (New York & New England Railroad) in the 1860s. Much of the construction was undertaken by speculative developers, who erected pairs of rows of similar house. The lot on which the Collins Building stands was part of a larger parcel owned by Charles F. Collins at the end of the 19th century. In 1898 Collins subdivided the land on either side of Kilton Street (now Norwell Street), between Washington Street and the railroad, into house lots (5-47 Norwell Street).

His original intention was to erect three-story dwellings (single and multi-family) on all the lots but he decided instead to reserve the corner lot for a large mixed-use commercial building. In March of 1898 Collins filed for a permit with the Boston Building Department to erect two three-family brick dwellings at 213-215-217 Washington Street (the Collins Building location) but abandoned the permit and the following month was granted another for (continued) MºS Form 10-900-8 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page - 2 Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA the construction of the existing structure, which was to contain stores, offices, and a function hall. Collins, a resident of 20 Tremlett Street, Dorchester, was.

a "prominent real estate dealer" and bachelor (Dorchester Beacon, 2/28/1920). He was also the architect for the buildings he developed. While Boston city directories do not list Collins as an architect, the Boston Public Library architectural files have reference to a house he designed for himself in 1896 at 2 Kilton Street. (It is not known if the house was ever built, but it appears not to have been.) At the time the Collins Building was constructed, it was the only commercial building in the neighborhood. The only other structure that diverged from residential buildings was the Mt. Bowdoin Reading Room (ca. 1897), a branch of the Boston Public Library. This remains standing at the southeast corner of Washington and Eldon Streets. The Collins Building is typical of commercial buildings being constructed in urban centers at this time.

It was not highly unusual to have a function hall in buildings of this type, particularly in town and neighborhood centers. Two examples of similar buildings are Palladio Hall and Hibernian Hall in Roxbury's Dudley Square area (both NRIND), which both had retail space on the first floor, offices on the second, and a function hall above. It was an era when social clubs were abundant and sponsored greater numbers of public events, requiring large interior spaces. Many of the social clubs in urban centers were associated with particular ethnic groups, which had immigrated to this country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and established organizations that catered to customs brought from Europe. Despite its Irish name, the early 20th century tenants of the Collins Building are representative of the large number of Jewish families that resided nearby at this time.

As was the case in many sections of Dorchester, Jewish families accounted for a significant portion of the local population and their culture dramatically influenced the character of Dorchester in the first half of the 20th century. The area roughly bounded by Franklin Park to the west, Franklin Field to the south, the Mt. Bowdoin Hill to the east, and Columbia Road to the north was one of the earliest Jewish enclaves to emerge in Dorchester, preceded only by the Grove Hall settlement in the vicinity of Blue Hill Ave. between Quincy and Warren Sts. Jewish settlement then took root in Mt. Bowdoin below Columbia Rd., between Blue Hill Ave. and Washington St., and Mattapan in the Blue Hill Ave. vicinity between Morton St. and Franklin Field. In 1900 there were approximately 100-200 Jewish families living in all of Dorchester and Upper Roxbury.

Five years later the number of families in that same area grew to the point where there OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (continued) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 KTS Form 10-900-a (5-86) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page - 3 Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA were roughly 4,000 Jews is residence, most in the Grove Hall neighborhood. By 1915 four of the five synagogues built in Boston neighborhoods were located in this area, and as of 1920 22% of the population of Dorchester and Upper Roxbury, about 44,000, was Blue Hill Ave. became a corridor of Jewish families stretching from Mattapan Square northward into the Highland Park section of Roxbury. A walk down Blue Hill Avenue was described by one writer as "a visit to a foreign country." (Russell, p.

23) It was common to encounter bearded men in long coats and yarmulkes and old women with shaitel wings wrapped in shawls, all speaking Yiddish as they swarmed the pushcarts and carts with Kosher signage and foreign wares. At its peak in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Jewish population figure for Dorchester and Upper Roxbury reached a high of about 77,000, half the Jewish population in the Boston area. At one time there were some 40 synagogues in Dorchester and Upper Roxbury, together with numerous Hebrew schools, Jewish day schools, a Hebrew High School and College, a Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA), community centers, and function halls. By 1900 Mt. Bowdoin had become a well developed middle-class neighborhood, with many fine single and multi-family dwellings. In 1910 about 300 Jewish families were living in the district that extends between Mt. Bowdoin and Franklin Park.

In some sections of this district the Jewish population was as high as 65%. Many of the earliest Jewish settlers in the neighborhood were members of the Beth El congregation, which met in a public hall on Washington Street near the railroad between 1908-1910. In 1910 the congregation, with a membership of about 60 families, began construction of a new synagogue on Fowler Street (two blocks west of the Collins Building). At the time, the Jewish Advocate reported, "the new synagogue, when erected, will be the first one in the Dorchester district." The Boston City Directory of 1930 attests to the large number of Jewish families that had moved to the Washington Street/ Bowdoin Avenue vicinity, an area previously dominated by the Irish.

When completed in 1898, the Collins Building held two stores at the first floor, several offices at the second floor, and a large function hall occupying most of the third floor. This division of space and use remained unchanged into the mid-20th century. The third floor was known as Bowdoin Hall until about 1910 when the name was changed to Mt. Bowdoin Hall. By 1918 the building was owned by Jacob Sidman who operated a grocery store there. Aside from Sidman, the earliest known occupants of the building include the Mt. Bowdoin Auto Repairing Company, operated by Mathew Freedman and Joseph Brenner of Chelsea.

The Anthony Press, Great A & P Tea Company (grocery), (continued) NTS Form 10-900-8 (5-85) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Collins Building Section number - Page _4 Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA Samuel Sidman shoes, and tailor Rubin Cohen were all tenants in 1930. By 1932 the function hall was known as the New Washington Auditorium. Jacob Sidman owned the building as late as 1933. By 1942 the hall was known as Silver Manor and was operated by Charles Rubin, a caterer with the company Louis Rubin & Sons. Rubin Cohen remained a tenant, along with the Oakes Ticket Company (printers); two other spaces were listed as "vacant" in city directories. By 1944 the property had been acquired by John Rubin. In 1953 the title passed from Robert Kelley to Helen S. Swartz. Her husband, Henry D.

Swartz, had the legal occupancy changed to allow for light manufacturing and the assembly of plastic covers for pillows, mattresses, etc. The third floor hall has remained a large open space since its construction and over the years has served as a meeting place and function hall for local organizations and residents. In the 1960s the building was owned by Hyman Karlsberg. The property was eventually taken by the City of Boston in 1980 for nonpayment of taxes. The neighborhood has seen dramatic decline since the mid-20th century. Today much of the architecture suffers from neglect, vandalism, and vacancy. The Collins Building was passed on to the private sector as part of city efforts to encourage revitalization in the neighborhood in 1998. It is currently being rehabilitated using federal investment tax credits.

It will have a mixed use, to include retail stores at the first floor and residential apartments above. OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 (end) MTS Form 10-900 a (3-86) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page - OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA BIBLIOGRAPHY Boston Inspectional Services Dept. - building permit records Boston Public Library, Research Library - historical architectural drawings Boston City Directories - various years Bromley, George Washington. Atlas of the City of Boston - Dorchester, v. 3 (1918, 1933) Dorchester Beacon (Feb 28, 1920) Evening Transcript (Feb 21, 1920) Gamm, Gerald. Urban Exodus: Why the Jews Left Boston and the Catholics Stayed (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999) Jewish Advocate - various issues Russell, Francis.

"The Coming of the Jews," Antioch Review, 1952. Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Boston, Massachusetts (1899) Suffolk County Registry of Deeds The Boston Advocate (Mar 27, 1906) The Jewish World (Jan 13, 1935) (end) IVORB Collins Building Name of Property Suffolk, MA County, State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property less than one acre UTM References See continuation sheet. (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1. 19 Zone 2. 328800 Easting 4685020 Northing 3. Zone Easting Zone Easting Northing 4. Zone Easting - See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11.

Form Prepared By name/title_Christine Beard, consultant with Betsy Friedberg, NR Director, MHC organization Massachusetts Historical Commission -dateApril 2005 street & number 220 Morrissey Boulevard - telephone617-727-8470 city or town_ Boston stateMA _ zip code 02125 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Northing Northing A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property.

Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Completethis item at the request ofthe SHPO or FPO.) name James Keefe, Trinity Terrace LP, Trinity Financial street & number 40 Court Street #550 telephone617-720-8400 city or town Boston _ state_MA _zip code02108 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.0. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. MPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior Nationai Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page - OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Verbal Boundary Description The nominated property occupies the lot shown on Assessors Map 14019 Verbal Boundary Justification The boundary includes the entire lot that has historically been associated with the property. (end) PHOTOGRAPHS Photographer: Christine Beard Location of Negatives: Tremont Preservation Services, Topsfield, MA Date of Photographs: Dec 2001, 2004* 1. 2. View NW, showing façade (right) and SE elevation Same as #1, more recent view East elevation (Washington St.), facing south Detail of storefronts, SE elevation.

Facing Washington St UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Collins Building NAME : MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Suffolk DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 4/25/05 6/10/05 REFERENCE NUMBER: 05000559 DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 45TH DAY: 5/26/05 6/08/05 REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: N PDIL: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N LACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: REJECT 8/s/ot.

DATE Entered 1n National Begistes N N N RECOM./CRITERIA REVIEWER DISCIPLINE TELEPHONE DATE DOCUMENTATION see attached comments J/N see attached SLR Y/N If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPS. NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 1 05000559 RECEoMe/Appovar No20340018 OCT 28 2011 NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Collins Building Boston /Dorchester (Suffolk), MA The coordinates originally provided for the Collins Building were 19 328800 4685020. The correct location is 700 feet NNW of this point at 19 328687 4685202 (North American Datum 1927).

Corrected March 2009 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION PROPERTY Collins Building NAME: MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Suffolk DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 10/28/11 DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 45TH DAY: 12/13/11 REFERENCE NUMBER: 05000559 REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT RETURN REJECT DATE ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: N N N Additional Documentation Approved RECOM./ CRITERIA legept REVIEWER Neall DISCIPLINE TELEPHONE DATE Hist 12.9.41 DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPS.

EREEEO eefer IE E Collins Buldins 213-217 Washingtn St. Boston. MA Christine Beard Dec., 2001 Tremont Preservation Services Topsfudd, MA veuane boet snst ns facate (nst) FIL Collins Burldat zishashins nSt Bos ton. photo 2 (Ho. 12)22+02 BAN-07AU 675 iona PAPEL dalk) PAPIER Calins Buildin 213 washinstonst Bostn, MA photo 3 21aV 211a 09 RD22+0 NNN-11AU 675 1TaVd JeUOIS Collins Buildins 213 Washingten 3 Boston, MA photo 4 1800 1A)22+02 .NNN-12AU 675 RECEIVED 2280 GHORFETIECTAAG Love L The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Historical Commission APR 2 o 2005 NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE April 15, 2005 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service 1201 Eye Street, NW 8" floor Washington, DC 20005 Dear Ms.

Shull: Enclosed please find the following nomination form: Collins Building, 213-217 Washington Street, Boston/Dorchester (Suffolk), MA The nomination has been voted eligible by the State Review Board and has been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer. The owners of the property in the Certified Local Government community of Boston were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 60 to 90 days before the meeting and were afforded the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely, Betry Fuedieg Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure CC: Christine Beard, consultant Roysin Billett, Boston CLG coordinator Thomas Menino, Mayor, City of Boston Trinity Terrace LP., Trinity Financial 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (617) 727-8470 - Fax: (617) 727-5128 www.state.ma.us/sec/mhc RECEIVED 2280 PETIT CELACI OCT 28 2011 TEVA LIREAY NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES The Commonwealth of MassachtusetNATONAL PARK SERVICE William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Historical Commission October 20, 2011 Mr. J. Paul Loether National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service 1201 Eye Street, NW gth floor Washington, DC 20005 Dear Mr.

Loether: Re: Additional Documentation (Technical corrections of UTMs) In the process of mapping National Register nominations for our GIS database, we have identified errors in UTM coordinates for 23 properties. The errors vary from a few hundred feet to hundreds of miles, often due to transposition of numbers. As recommended by Edson Beall, we are enclosing a continuation sheet for each of the nominations. Please let me know if you need more information in order to correct your records. Sincerely, Betay tredlerg Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission Enclosures 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (617) 727-8470 - Fax: (617) 727-5128 www.state.ma.us/sec/mhc