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 #21150 Primary location of additional data: - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 - State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested - previously listed in the National Register - Ortheralage agency - previously determined eligible by the National x Local government Register - University - designated a National Historic Landmark _ Other _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #. _Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record #. NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page1 The Franklin School building is significant as an example of a Georgian Revival style elementary school constructed during the Great Depression in Lexington, MA. The property is eligible for listing under Criteria A and C at the local level as the only elementary school constructed as part of an educational building campaign by the Town of Lexington in the 1930s and as a well- preserved example of a Georgian Revival style primary school in Lexington. The building is also significant for its associations with the locally and regionally prominent firm of Kilham, Hopkins & Greely Architects.
This former school building was one of the important educational facilities in the town, fulfilling the educational needs of the townspeople of Lexington for over fifty years. The former Franklin School at 7 Stedman Road was erected in 1931 to serve the town's need to expand its primary school facilities. Due to continually expanding student enrollment throughout the community, the original school was extensively expanded in 1956 into a connected three- building complex. In 1983, due to a dramatic decline in student enrollment and the school's inability to compete with services and capabilities of the more contemporary schools in the area, the Franklin School was closed. The school was sold by the Town and converted into an apartment complex in 1985. As part of the renovation, the 1956 additions were demolished and five contemporary apartment buildings were constructed.
Lexington, MA Brief Historical Overview In 1636, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony granted nearly 600 acres of land in the present-day location of Lexington Center to Mr. Richard Herlarkenden. This area, known historically as Cambridge Farm, was first settled as a parish of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1642, and was incorporated as a separate town in 1713. Some reports claim that the town was named in honor of Lord Lexington, a British nobleman. For decades, Lexington showed modest growth, due to its proximity to Boston, while remaining largely a farming community and providing Boston with much of its produce. By 1698, the population of the parish had reached nearly 350 people. Over the next century, the colonies were faced with a great deal of oppression and tyranny from the British.
The mid-eighteenth century saw the passing of the Stamp Act (1765), the Quartering Act (1765), the Tea Act (1773), and the Intolerable Acts (1774), all of which were passed with the intent of maintaining order, rule, and steady revenue for the British within the colonies. The colonial activists, spearheaded by the Sons of Liberty, in turn, met what they considered oppressive British initiatives with extreme resistance and opposition. By 1768, the British had dispatched two regiments to Boston, MA, to insure that order would be maintained. However, over the next several years, tension between colonists and the British continued to grow rapidly. This tension would come to a head and boil over in Lexington, MA. (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page 2 Lexington is considered one of the most significant towns connected with the American Revolution, and was an extremely active community in the fight for independence between the colonists and the British. The events connected with the April 18, 1775 rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes, and the following battles at Concord and Lexington, remain the most influential and significant events in Lexington's history. Following the American Revolution, the townspeople of Lexington, like many communities in New England, found themselves struggling to successfully organize and sustain their community as a result of the chaotic state of government affairs.
Problems were plentiful and included the swift depreciation of currency, leading to financial struggles throughout the town and the country. In 1782, there was no money available to be appropriated for town expenses in Lexington. Over the next century, the Town of Lexington saw little change in its infrastructure and its development as a community. Although the town was connected to other communities through the introduction of the railroad system during the Industrial Revolution, the town remained relatively unchanged, as most Lexington residents involved with industry and manufacturing commuted to and from the City of Boston. The town remained largely residential through the twentieth century. Like most surrounding communities, Lexington benefited from the economic boom of the 1920s.
This prosperity was reflected in a flurry of construction, especially in the central business district, including such projects as the Theater Block at 1792-1804 Massachusetts Avenue in 1918, the nearby Norris Block in 1924, the Arcade Building in 1929, and new commercial buildings on the former sites of the Keeley Institute and the old town hall in 1927 and 1928 respectively. In 1921 alone, 35 housing developments were under construction, encompassing over 1,400 acres of land in the town. While the Town valuation increased from $7,826,000 in 1910 to $9,945,000 in 1920, it more than doubled to $20,768,000 during the 1920s. Furthermore, the population of the town rose from 4,918 residents in 1910 to 9,467 residents in 1930. As a result of widespread development throughout the area, the population inflation put considerable strain on the Town's resources.
Services for the growing number of residents within the community of Lexington included upgrades to the sewer systems, schools and civic buildings including the new Town Offices (1927). Additions to existing schools and construction of new buildings included a 1925 addition to the Parker Elementary School and the High School, as well as the proposal of the construction of an elementary school (the "new" Franklin School). Though constructed during the Great Depression, the Franklin School was proposed at the height of prosperity during the 1920s, and was one of the few new construction projects that was not abandoned after the financial panic of 1929 and the following Depression era decade of the 1930s. In October 1929, the nation experienced the crash of the stock market, followed shortly thereafter by the Great Depression.
Fortunately, Lexington's economy did not rely heavily on industry, (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page 3 thus, the full effects of the economic crisis were tempered within the Town. However, Lexington did not escape the residual effects of the Depression. In the 1930s, Lexington, like all cities and towns of the United States, was a community in need, seeking relief for the suffering its citizens were experiencing due to the Depression. Development in the Town came to a halt, and although the Town's population growth and prominence continued well into the late 1920s, after the crash of 1929, and for over a decade thereafter, only a handful of construction projects were funded.
It would not be until the 1960s that Lexington would again experience commercial and residential development growth on the same scale that it had during the 1920s. By the mid-twentieth century, Lexington, as well as many of the towns along what is now the Route 128/1-95 corridor, experienced a surge in population due to post-WWII suburbanization, the baby boom, and the subsequent technology revolution. Property values in the Town soared, and the school system became nationally recognized for its excellence. Education in Lexington The elementary education system in the United States underwent a prolific transformation with the national common school movement for reform of elementary education, hereinafter referred to as "the movement," beginning as early as the 1830s.
The movement was characterized as a national trend only because the individual state educational reform movements were occurring at roughly the same time. In the early years of the movement, the lack of central control repeatedly stymied reformers' efforts. The great school reformer Horace Mann, appointed secretary to the Board of Education in Massachusetts in 1837, had to rely on persuasion and publicity to affect the reform goals he and the other reformers sought. Mann traveled the Commonwealth encouraging change, and while doing so he published extensive annual statistics on education, though he had no power to enforce the reform standards. Only after the states began to centralize authority by assuming financial leverage over the local districts could state officials like Mann enforce standards and reform by threatening to withhold funding from local districts.
With Mann at the helm, Massachusetts was one of the pioneers in the movement, and thus, was extremely influential to the movements' development in other states. The common school reform movement had three main objectives: (1) to provide a free elementary education for every white child living in the United States; (2) to create trained educational professionals in order to encourage and maintain higher standards in the educational field; and (3) to establish a form of statewide control over local schools. Without a centralized point of control, progress in the school systems would not be possible. One of the most notable achievements of the common school reform movement dealt with the quality of education received by the pupils within the educational system.
The common school reformers were concerned with establishing an age-graded system: a structure in which pupils were separated into classes based upon their age and utilizing standardized textbooks. This (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 4 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA student had an opportunity to be under the direction of the teacher during the entire session. Students were all engaged in the same work at the same time because each of the students was at graded school as one of their paramount accomplishments.
Lexington, like many towns throughout the state, achieved the goals of the common school reformers, transforming its educational facilities from traditional, locally-controlled, ungraded schools, to schools separated into specific grades that followed a standardized curriculum. In the earliest years of Lexington's educational system, the various geographical districts of the Town had their own ungraded schools where students of all educational levels would attend the same classes. The earliest of these schools included the "old" South District School, built in 1804, and the Warren school (date of construction unknown), both of which were moved in 1852, attached and used as a private residence (extant at 376 Lincoln Street).
By the 1880s, three ungraded institutions remained in the outlying areas of Lexington, including the "new" South District School/"old" Franklin School (built in 1852; no longer extant) on Concord Street in the south district of town, the Tidd School (built between 1852 and 1853; no longer extant) on Hancock Street in the north part of town, and the Howard School (built between 1853 and 1854; no longer extant) on Lowell Street in the "Scotland District," all of which included between six and eight grades of students combined into a single classroom. In addition to the archaic and ineffective curriculum system in place at these district schools, the physical conditions of the facilities were poor.
The buildings, all of timber construction, were considered outdated for their function, and the cost of repairs and alterations required for continued use was considered too high compared to new construction following the common school reform methods. By 1890, the general consensus of Town and state officials and the Lexington School Committee was that the era of ungraded, mixed schools had passed. The educational opportunities afforded to students of ungraded schools were inadequate, leaving the students with an inferior education than that obtained at graded schools. Thus, the decision was made to relocate all of the students from the four ungraded schools to the "old" Hancock School (original date of construction unknown, demolished due to fire in 1891) on Waltham Street and the "old" Adams School (ca.
1859; no longer extant) on Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington, where the new graded school system was instituted. The relocation of students to the graded schools was determined a necessary step to facilitate the transition toward the common school reform movement. (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page 5 The old system of district schools was discontinued in 1890 and new educational facilities were centralized and controlled by the town. With this change, the Town became responsible for the transport of pupils from outlying areas. Those students who lived more than one mile from the Hancock School or the Adams School were to be transported at the expense of the Town.
Over graded system. The transition was not seamless as the population of Lexington expanded rapidly throughout the last half of the nineteenth century and space was a continual problem for the school system. Additionally, many of the families along the outer lying areas of Town were forced to send their children a great distance to attend school. The new, graded schools constructed in Town were designed and sited to centralize the educational system through the implementation of a standardized curriculum and the geographical locations of the schoolhouses. With the previous district system, students were afforded the opportunity to take their mid-day meals at home, whereas in the graded school system many students were required to remain at school during their break due to the distance between the school and their homes.
As time passed and the graded school system was fully embraced by the Town of Lexington, the School Committee again faced, as it had during in the mid-nineteenth century, the rapid deterioration of the school facilities. Eventually, the existing school facilities became outdated and began to deteriorate to such a degree that they were unsuitable to hold classes.
By 1912, only one (the "old" Adams School) of the seven school buildings occupied in 1867 continued to be in use: which included the "old" High School (built in 1846 as the town hall, used as high school from 1872-1890, demolished 1902), the "old" Hancock School (date of construction unknown, demolished by fire 1891), the "old" Adams School (built 1859, demolished in 1940), the Tidd School (built 1852-1853, demolished, date unknown), the Howard School (built 1853-1854, demolished, date unknown), the Warren School (date of construction unknown, moved 1852), and the "old" Franklin School (built in 1852, demolished, date unknown). Thus, a change was undertaken during the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century to construct more modern educational facilities that were centrally located and included the separation of grades in the curriculum.
A majority of the buildings that were constructed during this era were designed in brick and stone as a fireproofing technique and to promote the modernity of the buildings. By 1891, consideration for a new, modern school building was being undertaken to replace of the "old" Hancock School on Waltham Street. The "new" Hancock School (NR, 1975) opened in the fall of 1891, but during the construction of the new school, the "old" Hancock School burned. (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page There are no examples of district schools in their original form because they were razed or sold for conversion into dwellings.
Both the "old" Franklin School and the Warren School were purchased by J. Willard Hayden in 1903, moved to 376 Lincoln Street, and converted into a single private residence. Following the construction of the "new" Hancock School in 1891, the School Committee determined that the former Town Hall (demolished 1902), erected in 1846, school level students from the "new" Hancock School and the Adams School to the new high school, the pressure that had been placed on those facilities was temporarily alleviated; but within a few years the strain on the grammar schools was so great that in 1904 the decision was again made to erect another school for grammar school pupils in the vicinity of Bloomfield Street. This new building was dedicated the following year and named the Munroe School.
Like the years that preceded the erection of the Munroe School (extant), the population growth of Lexington was relentless during the first quarter of the twentieth century. By 1913, the town again found its educational resources straining to remain efficient and effective, compelling the School Committee to again vote in favor of erecting yet another new grammar school called the "new" Adams School (extant), which would replace the "old" Adams School in East Lexington. Also, by 1915, the Munroe School had been enlarged to accommodate the rapid population growth in Lexington. By the 1920s, the population in Lexington began to increase even more with the construction of new housing. To serve the growing population of children, a plan to construct a number of additional educational buildings was developed by the Town.
The decade of the 1920s saw the construction of the Parker School (extant) in 1920, which was enlarged in 1925. The High School also received an addition in 1925. Overall, the American education system began expanding significantly after World War I. One aspect was the widespread growth of educational facilities and the increase in numbers of teachers and students during the early 1920s. However, the decade-long depression that began in 1929 shook American optimism and altered the role of government in economic affairs. Following the stock market crash of 1929, the American people, including those in Lexington, were consumed by the swift economic collapse. Never before had so many Americans lost so much during such a short period.
Prior to this period of panic, communities such as Lexington were experiencing a period of extensive growth, and the Town's education facilities were quickly filling to capacity. In the Town of Lexington's 1928 Annual Report to the School Committee, it was noted that the Town of Lexington was growing at a rate of nearly four school rooms or approximately 150 students per year. According to a similar report in 1931, the population growth of the Town of Lexington over the previous ten years, while markedly less than many neighboring towns, had nevertheless been very pronounced; and it was safe to assume that the growth of the Town was not complete. Such increase in population caused many new civic (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page 7 The 1928 report noted that the increased student population was housed in all available Town space and that the Town's school accommodations would reach maximum capacity by 1929. As a result, a plan to expand the Town's educational facilities to accommodate its additional student: was developed. One location was proposed for the construction of a new elementary school (the "new" Franklin School) in the southern section of Town. Situated in a less heavily developed part of Town, the classroom sizes would remain manageable and the school would be located within walking distance from students' homes. The report also suggested that options remain open for additions to any and all of the existing school facilities in the future to accommodate further growth.
Following the onset of the Great Depression, a number of plans to further modernize and advance the town's educational facilities were suggested but never realized, as only one such addition, to the Adams School, was undertaken in the 1930s. In 1935, plans for a new High School were rejected; in 1940, the "old" Adams School was demolished; in 1944, a Committee was appointed to study sites for future schools, although no schools were immediately planned; and in 1945, a plan for a kindergarten was also rejected. The development of the Lexington public school system remained inactive until the technology boom of the 1960s and 1970s, and it was only then that the community's educational infrastructure was again analyzed and eventually modernized.
The Franklin School is representative of a community expanding its educational facilities to accommodate its growing population and is noted as the only school building constructed in Lexington during the 1930s. The Franklin School The Franklin School at 7 Stedman Road (formerly "Allen Street") was constructed in 1931 in the southern district of Lexington. It was the third school in this area of Lexington. The first school, known as the South District School, was constructed in 1804 on Concord Avenue and sold for $53 in 1852 after the construction of the new, two-story South District School. The original 1804 building has since been demolished. The new South District School was renamed by the School Committee in 1858 as Lexington's first Franklin School after Benjamin Franklin; this school was constructed on land near the site of the 1804 school on Concord Avenue.
Many of the other schools in town were also renamed to honor prominent Americans - the Southeast District School in East Lexington became the Adams School after John Adams and the Center District School became the Hancock School after John Hancock. The original Franklin School closed in 1891 as a result of declining enrollments. In 1903, along with the Warren School on nearby School Street, the first Franklin School was purchased by J. Willard Hayden and moved to 376 Lincoln Street, where the two school buildings stand today as a single, private residence. In the late 1920s, a rapid increase in the town's population resulted in the School Committee recommending a new Franklin School be constructed in the south district. In 1930, the Town voted to appropriate $132,000 to purchase a parcel of eight acres and to build the new Franklin School on Allen Street.
The Georgian Revival style school opened on September 9, 1931. Built (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number 8 Page 8 as an eight room, two-story building, it accommodated grades one through six. It was designed with a single-loaded corridor with all classrooms located to the west side of the main corridor to accommodate future additions, as needed.
The School Committee, upon the occasion of the building's completion, noted in their 1931 report, "We believe this school, with its future possibilities, in an excellent example of wise educational planning and designing." When constructed in 1931 as an elementary school for grades one through six, the Franklin School was designed to accommodate a pair of future additions to the east (which would eventually be constructed in 1956), with the eight classrooms all sited to the west of the main corridor with windows facing west, north, and east. When originally constructed, the building accommodated five classrooms on the first floor, two toilets, a teachers' room, health room, and large "exercise room" with adjoining kitchen to be used for physical education, lunch room, and auditorium.
The second floor contained three classrooms, two toilets, the library, principal's office, and storage rooms. The boiler and janitors' rooms were in the basement. Reports at the time of its opening note that the color scheme for the school was "rather unusual" for a school building, but the soft colors gave an informal and pleasing effect. The classrooms were noted to be equipped with modern movable furniture and cloakrooms. Floors throughout were covered with oak or linoleum. The school remained an important fixture of education in the southern area of Lexington until the mid-1980s when it was closed following the construction and opening of the Jonas Clarke Middle School in 1976. The Clarke Middle School, located directly north of the Franklin School, reflects the modern period of economic improvement in the area. The Clarke Middle School enrolled grades five through eight.
Students in grades one through four were relocated from the Franklin School to the Bridge Elementary School on Middleby Road (constructed in 1956). The decade of the 1980s was a period of immense population growth in the region, especially along the Route 128 corridor. The 65,000-square-foot Jonas Clarke Middle School dwarfed the Franklin School and incorporated new technology and construction techniques. Perceived at the time as obsolete, the Georgian Revival Franklin School was sold in 1985 to The Community Builders, to be converted to apartments. The Franklin School served this area of Lexington as the Town's population grew. By the early 1950s, one report notes that the enrollment at Franklin was 235 children. An additional 228 area children attended other elementary schools because there was not room for them at Franklin.
To accommodate children that would move into proposed residential developments, in 1953 the Elementary School Facilities Committee proposed an addition to the school. Initially, eight classrooms were recommended, but citing the continued rapid growth in enrollment, the recommendation was increased to ten classrooms. The funding was approved at Annual Town Meeting in 1956 and construction commenced. (continued) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Section number _8 Page 9 The 1956 addition, designed by the firm of Kilham, Hopkins, Greely & Brodie, was consistent with the style and design of the original building.
The addition contained ten classrooms, an all- purpose room with a stage, toilet rooms, a health room, and a new school library. As a result of declining enrollments, census data predictions, and budget constraints the School Committee, in March 1983, unanimously voted to close the school at the end of the academic year. During its 52-year tenure, the school educated more than 17,000 students. Its peak capacity was in 1966 when enrollment totaled 560 students. In July 1983, the Town of Lexington advertised the surplus school building for rent. Initially, the property was rented to the Assemblies of God for one year; then in 1985, the town entered into a long-term agreement with the Franklin School Housing Limited Partnership to renovate the school for apartments.
The school was designed by the noted architectural firm of Kilham, Hopkins & Greely of Boston, which is best known for its educational and residential work. The senior partner of the firm, Walter H. Kilham (1868-1948), a prominent architect of his time, designed many schools and public buildings in Massachusetts. In 1898, Kilham opened his practice in Boston under his own name at 9 Park Street. Two years later he entered into partnership with James C. Hopkins (1873- 1938). During the next twenty-five years, they developed a large practice and designed numerous educational buildings, public structures, and private residences across Massachusetts. In 1925, William R. Greeley joined the firm.
Among the major works of Kilham & Hopkins during the first twenty years of their practice were: Whitman and Barnard Halls at Radcliffe College in Cambridge (1910), Dedham High School (1914), Waltham City Hall (ca. 1915), Lincoln School at Framingham (1919), and Tucker School in Milton (1923-24), all of which remain extant. In its later period, Kilham, Hopkins & Greeley served as architects of other buildings of note including the Wentworth Institute Auditorium in Boston (1926) and the Boston Public Library Faneuil Branch (1931-1932), both which remain extant. Within Lexington, the firm designed the Cary Library (1906) and subsequent renovations (1956), as well as the Lexington Town Office Building (1927), both of which remain prominent buildings within the center of town.
The architecture firm of Tise Wilhelm & Associates of Brookline, MA designed the 1985 renovations, which included the removal of the 1956 additions. Five freestanding townhouse buildings providing an additional 22 units of housing were constructed within the approximate footprint of the 1956 addition. The original school building was converted to 16 units of housing, eight within the classrooms, and the remainder within the original toilet rooms and adjacent offices, former exercise room at the first and second floors, and within the two storage areas at the second floor. Currently the building is owned and managed by The Community Builders, Inc. The entire complex continues to include 16 units of housing in the school and 22 units in adjacent townhouses. (end) Rev.
10.900-300 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 1 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Cosgrove, Angela, "At Franklin, School's out forever," The Lexington Minuteman, page 1. June 23,1983. 33, 198 Alice, "'AfFrankin, the more things chng,.' The Lexington Mimaueman, page 8. une Hinkle, Alice, "Franklin School recycled a la turn of the century," The Lexington Minuteman, page 9, June 23, 1983. Mintz, S. (2007). "A Chronology of American History: The 18" Century." September 2008. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/chron18.cfm The Paul Revere House. The Midnight Ride. "The Real Story of Revere's Ride." 1997-2008. September 2008.
http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real/shtml Pullen, Doris Luck, , "Lexington: A History of the Massachusetts Town for Young People," Lexington Public Schools, Lexington, MA. 1961, 1964. "Surplus School Building for Rent," The Lexington Minuteman, 7/28/1983. Town of Lexington, Lexington Public Schools, "Annual School Report: Report of the School Committee," Lexington, MA. 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1955, 1956, 1983. Worton, Edwin B. Lexington, "Massachusetts: A Calendar History. Lexington Savings Bank (75th Anniversary 1871-1946)," Lexington Savings Bank. Lexington, MA, 1946. (end) Franklin School Name of Property Middlesex,MA County, State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property UTM References See continuation sheet. (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1.19 316624 4699797 Zone Easting Northing less than one acre 2. Zone Easting Northing 3. Zone 4.
Zone Easting Northing Easting Northing - 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. Kate Myer, Epsilon Associates, with Betsy Friedberg, NR Director, MHC organization. Massachusetts Historical Commission street & number_220 Morrissey Boulevard date August 2009, revised telephone 617-727-8470 city or town. Boston _ stateMA _ zip code. 02125 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps 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.
hotograph epresentative black and white photographs of the propert Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPOfor any additionalitems) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name The Community Builders, Inc. street & number _ 95 Berkeley Street, Suite 500 .telephone(617) 695-9595 city or town Boston state MA _ zip code 02116 Properies for isting ior determnine erlgity fir itrgationst propeg ie, ate aend einisto a eaee er or rede re e elr r ern., 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.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 1 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Verbal Boundary Description The boundary of the Franklin School begins at Stedman Road extending east along the north side of the original building, just south of the primary access driveway. At the eastern edge of the building, the boundary goes south, following the footprint of the building along its east and south elevations.
The boundary then extends out five feet from the north, east, and south elevations of the school. The boundary then extends west along the south side of the original building, just north of the primary access driveway, continuing west and terminating at Stedman Road. Verbal Boundary Justification The boundary of the Franklin School includes land totaling less than one acre, which represents the extant former Franklin School (located on parcel 83B, assessor's map #24), in Lexington, MA. The boundary extends out five feet from the building's façade along its north, east, and south elevations. The western boundary includes the extensive front lawn, extending from the west façade of the building, westward to Stedman Road. (end) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev.
10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 10 Page 1 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Verbal Boundary Description The boundary of the Franklin School begins at Stedman Road extending east along the north side of the original building, just south of the primary access driveway. At the eastern edge of the building, the boundary goes south, following the footprint of the building along its east and south levations. The boundary then extends out five feet from the north, east, and south elevations o the school. The boundary then extends west along the south side of the original building, just north of the primary access driveway, continuing west and terminating at Stedman Road.
Verbal Boundary Justification The boundary of the Franklin School includes land totaling less than one acre, which represents e extant tormer rranklin School (located oi south elevations. The western boundary includes the extensive front lawn, extending from the west façade of the building, westward to Stedman Road. The boundary excludes five buildings added to the parcel in 1985, located behind the Franklin School. (end) NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION Page 1 SITE MAP / PHOTOGRAPH KEY property access driveway 485 (interior) FRanklin School: <N stedman Road E*? Natonal Register Boundary El Parcel Boundary VZIZA ca. 1985 construction OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Allen Street NPS Form 10-900 (Rev.
10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION Page 2 OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA EXISTING CONDITIONS PHOTOGRAPHS MA Lexington(Middlesex County)Franklin School01.jpg Name: Franklin School* - Location: 7 Stedman Road, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts* - Photographer: Maureen Cavanaugh, Epsilon Associates, Inc.* - Date: April 2008* - Location of Negative: Original Digital Image at Epsilon Associates, Inc., Maynard, MA* - Description of View: View northeast of west elevation, Franklin School MA Lexington(Middlesex County)Franklin School02.jpg Description of View: View northwest of south and east elevations, Franklin School MA Lexington (Middlesex County)Franklin School03.jpg Description of View: View northwest of east elevation, Franklin School MA Lexington(Middlesex County)Franklin School04.jpg - Description of View: View north of interior unit with fanlight, Franklin School MA Lexington (Middlesex County)Franklin School05.jpg - Description of View: View west of interior staircase, Franklin School * Applies to all photographs NPS Form 10-900 (Rev.
10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION Page 3 TABLE 1: EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OF LEXINGTON, MA School Name UNGRADED SCHOOLS - "Old" South District School - "New" South District School / "Old" Franklin School - Tidd Schoo - Howard School - Warren School Date of Construction 1804 1852 (renamed 1858) 1852-1853 1853-1854 unknown HIGH SCHOOL - Town Hall / "Old" High School - "New" High School GRADED SCHOOLS - "Old" Adams Grammar School - "New" Adams School 1846 (used as High School 1872- 1890) 1902 (addition 1925) - "Old" Hancock Grammar School - "New" Hancock School - Munroe School 1859 1913 unknown 1891 1904 (addition 1915) - "New" Franklin School 1930 (addition 1953) - Parker School 1920 (addition 1925) OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 Franklin School Lexington (Middlesex), MA Status Moved (1903), private residence Demolished, date unknown Demolished, date unknown Demolished, date unknown Moved (1903), private residence Demolished (1902) Unknown Demolished (1940) Extant (purchased from the town in 1983 by the Waldorf School) Demolished by fire (1891) Unknown Extant (purchased from the town by Lexington Friends of the Arts, used as the Munroe Center for the Arts) Extant (purchased from the town in 1985 by the Franklin School Apartments) Extant (present use unknown) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Franklin School NAME: MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: 5/08/09 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 6/10/09 DATEF PNLST 5/26/09 DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 09000437 REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: OTHER: PDIL: REQUEST: Y SAMPLE: DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N N SLR DRAFT: Y NATIONAL: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS : REJECT 6/12/2009 DATE See attached Retum Sheet for detail ed comment.
RECOM. /CRITERIA Retunn Patrick Andrus - REVIEWER DISCIPLINE Historian TELEPHONE - DATE. 6/12/2009 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. United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 IN REPLY REFER TO: United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Evaluation/Return Sheet Property Name: Franklin School (Middlesex County, MA) Reference Number: 09000437 Reason for Return: This nomination is being returned for a boundary revision. The nominated area includes the contributing school and five non-contributing buildings constructed behind the school in 1985. The inclusion of these five buildings does not appear justified.
Please redraw the boundary to exclude the five non-contributing buildings and amend the text and geographic information section of the form. Please note that in Section 6 of the form (Functions or Use) under Historic Function the category "Domestic: Residential" is entered. This appears to be an error (since the building was used as a school during the defined period of significance) and should be deleted.
Patick Andua Patrick Andrus, Historian National Register of Historic Places 202-354-2218 patrick _andrus@nps.gov 6/17/2009 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/ RETURN SHEEI REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION (Resubmission) PROPERTY Franklin School NAME: MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: 8/12/09 9/18/09 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 45TH DAY: REFERENCE NUMBER: 09000766437 9/03/09 9/25/09 REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N PERIOD: N SLR DRAFT: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N VACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: REJECT 9/25/2009 DATE RECOM.
/CRITERTA Accept As C REVIEWER Patrick Andrus DISCIPLINE Historian TELEPHONE DATE_9/25/2009 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. Franklin School Apartmenis OFICL mium Flus FRANKEeN Saloal Leyue ptos HP Premium Plus HP Premium HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus HP Premium Plus mnkin Sahod Apartmene mA Lexngtan (Hiddlbsex lourty) Frankln School.
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Loether: Enclosed please find the following nomination form: Franklin School, 7 Stedman Road, Lexington (Middlesex), 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 were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 30 to 45 days before the meeting and were afforded the opportunity to comment. Sincerely, Betey Hredbery Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure CC: Maureen Cavanaugh, Epsilon Associates Inc. The Community Builders, Inc.
David Kelland, Lexington Historical Commission Norman Cohen, Chair, Lexington Board of Selectmen Charles Hornig, Planning Board 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (617) 727-8470 - Fax: (617) 727-5128 www.state.ma.us/sec/mhc GESE BETI CRACHE The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Historical Commission August 5, 2009 Mr. J. Paul Loether National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service 1201 Eye Street, NW, 8t* floor Washington, DC 20005 Dear Mr. Loether: Enclosed please find the following revised nomination form for: Franklin School, 7 Stedman Road, Lexington (Middlesex), MA Reference no. 09000437 Changes have been made that were requested in NR return sheet of June 17, 2009.
These changes redraw the boundaries to exclude five noncontributing buildings, and amend the text and geographic information. 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 were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 30 to 45 days before the meeting and were afforded the opportunity to comment. Sincerely, Betar Frredlirg etsy Friedber National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure CC: Maureen Cavanaugh, Kate Myer, Epsilon Associates Inc. The Community Builders, Inc.
David Kelland, Lexington Historical Commissior Vorman Cohen, Chair, Lexington Board of Selectmer Charles Hornig, Planning Board 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (617) 727-8470 - Fax: (617) 727-5128 www.state.ma.us/sec/mhc Patrick Andrus/WASO/NPS 09/29/2009 08:31 AM To Betsy Friedberg CC bcc Subject Franklin School Hi Betsy: thanks for sending in the revised nomination for the Franklin School (Lexington). It was listed in the National Register on 9/25. The nomination did not include a disc of the digital images. Could you check to see if you still have the disc in your office and send it to me. Thanks, Patrick Patrick W. Andrus Historian National Register of Historic Places Patrick_Andrus@nps.gov
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