SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pre-Columbian!. 16th Century 15th Century 17th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable' and Known) 1765, 1806 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Abor iginal' Education Prehistoric Engineering Historic Industry Agriculture Invention Architecture Landscape Art Architecture Commerce Literature Communications Military Conservation Music 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century Political Religion/Phi- losophy Science Sculpture Social/Human- itarian Theater Transportation ] ,Urban Planning Other (Specify) S(IN The Roger Clap and William Clapp Houses are illustrative of mid-e ohdend partlons hene roger cite ureetradchesnatiy The oldest portions of the held to be the 17th-century home of this prominent townsman, probably date from the first quarter of the 18th century.
The Colonial style building that now stands was essentially con- structed in 1765 for Captain Lemuel Clapp (a decendent of Roger's cousin) by Samuel Pierce. Lemuel Clapp was a tanner by trade: his tanyard was located on the opposite corner of Willow Court. Lemuel also served as a Captain during the Revolutionary War, and in the early part of the War some of his men were quartered in this house. In 1819 with the death of Lemuel, two unmarried daughters continued to live in the house. In 1872 the last surviving daughter died and the house fell to tenancy until it was acquired by the Dorchester Historical Society in 1946. In 1957 due to property taxes, the building was moved from its original foundations to its present site. Harry Gulesion (the architect who executed the HABS drawings of the house in 1935) was contracted to supervise and provide plans for the relocation.
The contracts specified that as much ofc the existing fabric as possible be saved including chimneys and chimney foundations.ttaa CIFC (2) William Clapp (son of Captain Lemuel) followed in the business of his father and operated the tanyard, in later years devoting his attention to the surrounding farm. His Federal style house was built in 1806 by thehousewright,Samuel Everett. Most of the original interior of the main building exists. The Greek Revival rear wing and bracketed Italianate open porch and (Thaddeus, Lemuel, and Frederick) continued to operate the farm and were successful in developing many varieties of pears. The most notable was Clappis Favorite, developed in 1849 and marketed by 1860, a variety which remains in wide commercial The house continued to be occupied by the dependants of William Clapp until it was acquiredbythe Dorchester Historical Society in 1946.
In 1870, with the annexation of Dorchester to the City of Boston, the character of the area radically changed. Much of the farmland was sold over the years for house lots. The com- plex presently lies in the middle of a densly populated, mixed-use urban area. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Ebenezer Clapp, The Clapp Memorial (David Clapp & Son, 1876) William D. Orcutt, Good 0ld Dorchester (3rd Ed.) (The Plimpton Press, 1916) Frederick Clapp, unpublished diary, Archives, Dorchester Historical Society Samuel Pierce, unpublished diary, photocopy, library, Society Ior the Preservation of New England Antiquities William Clapp, unpublished papers, Archives, Dorchester Historical Society 10.
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY R CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds NW NE Degrees 42 ° LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES LATITUDE LONGITUDE Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds 1923.66" 71° 03 40.56" SE SW APPRÔXIMATE ACRÉAGE OF NOMINATED ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR/AQUNTY DOURGAFIES STATE: CODE COUNTY CODE STATE: CODE COUNTY: STATE: CODE COUNTY: RECÊIVED APR 3 1974 NATIONAL REGISTER CODE CODE 107 STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE TETTrEND FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TIATLE: ORGANIZATION Massachusetts Historical Commission (617) 727-8470 Dorchester Historical Society and Elizabeth Amadon,, Survey Director by Boston Iandmarks Commission DATE February 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: 49 Beacon Street CITY OR TOWN: Boston STATE Massachusetts CODE 025 12/ STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
level of significance of this nomination is: Tational State Name lTxUo John F.X.Davoren Secretary of the Commonwealth TitlChairman of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Date 3 22/74 I hereby certify that this property is included in the Nationa1 Register. Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Date ATTEST: Date 5/x/74 Keeper of lmfmnt National Regist 5.1.74 - Z RU TIONS GPO 931-894 PROPERTY WORKING NUMBER TECH REVIEW Clapp Wouses 4.3. 74,518 PHOTOS 3 MAPS 2 STATTE mbas. Suffolk 14000911 CONTROL REVIEW Cm 4.4f 74 HISTORIAN Hhas been moved, but.... OK Aceept ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN WEuh lihe more info. on ontbldgs, when built, eka Should this be dishict? Was Roges Clapphonse dis mantled & moved os moved as a whole?. Accept 4/8/74 ARCHEOLOGIST REVIBV UNZ CHTBP Sigtmet location?
Dis tauce frour prosa tocaia Roger Clapp housz 5 bays x 3 bays Descriphion very paor, tea AccapT SEzourr. Cols 7-/5-74 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER Con 5/1/24 National Register Write-up Federal Register entry June 4,1974 Send-back Re-submit_ Entered MAY 2 INT: 1538-73 prisinal houss talked ws) Betty Amadon: Roger Clapp i . e, o aoo, 200 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) STATE Massachu COUNTY Suffolk FOR NPS US EN TRY NUMBER MAY NAME COMMON: Clapp Houses AND/OR HISTORIC: "Roger Clap House and William Clapp House LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: 199 & 195 Boston Street CITY OR TOWN: Boston (Dorchester) STATE: Massachusetts 02125 CODE COUNTY: 25 Suffolk PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: W.
Craig Wall DATE OF PHOTO: 81/191 RECEIVED 1974 APR 3 NATIONA REGIST Ho February 9, 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: Dorchester Historical Society 195 Boston Street. Dorchester, Massachusetts IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Facade of Roger Clap House facing SE and showing SW elevation of ell photo taken facing north 2af 3 COPY OF CONGMLSSIONAL NOMFIGATION DDANFATY NE THE MATIOMAT REGISTER #2 2.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach toorenclose with photograph) STATE Massach COUNTY Suffolk FOR NPS U: ENTRY NUMBE MAY 2 197 NAME COMMON: Clapp, AND/OR HISTORIC: Roger Clap House and William Clapp House LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: 199 & 195 Boston Street CITY OR TOWN: Boston (Dorchester) (81119 RECÊIVED STATE: Massachusetts 02125 CODE COUNTY: 25 Suffolk PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: W. Craig Wall APR 3 1974 NATTONA REGISI- DATE OF PHOTO: February 9, 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: Dorchester Historical Society 195 Boston Street. Dorchester, Massachusett DENTI CATION SEand ana SW elevations of William Clapp House, photo take facing North.
COPY OF CONGRESSIUNAL NUIINIOAMUN PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER #3 - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) STATE Massachu COUNTY Suffolk FOR NPS U: ENTRY NUMBE MAY 2 NAME COMMON: Clapp Houses AND/OR HISTORIC: Roger Clap House and William Clapp House LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: 81/19 199 & 195 Boston Street 4) CITY OR TOWN: Boston (Dorchester) RECEIVED STATE: 1974 Massachusetts 02125 CODE COUNTY: 25 Suffolk APR 3 PHOTO REFERENCE NATIONA! PHOTO CREDIT: W. Craig Wall REGIST DATE OF PHOTO: February 9, 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: Dorchester Historical Society IDENTIFICATION 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, Massachusett. DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. SE and SW elevations of William Clapp House barn, phot taken facing North.
3ap 3 COPY OF CONGRESSICNAL NOTIFIATION PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form 10-301 (Dec. 1968) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM (Iype all entries -attachto or enclose with map) STATE Massachusetts COUNTY Suffolk FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER WAy DATE - U = - LL NAME COMMON: Clapp, Houses AND/OR HISTORIC: Roger Clap House and William Clapp House LOCATION STREET AND NUM BER: 199 & 195 Boston Street e8nTOWN: (Dorchester) STATE Massachusetts 02125 CODE COUNTY: 25 Suffol k MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: USGS 7.5' Series, Boston South Quadrangle SCALE: 24000 DATE: 1956 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. CODE 025 8 RECENVED APR 3197 NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301 Rev.
7-72 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) STATE Massachusetts COUNTY Suffolk FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER MAY DATE 974 NAME COMMON: Clapp Houses AND/OR HISTORIC: Roger Clap House and William Clapp House LOCATION STREET AND NUM BER: 199 & 195 Boston Street CITY OR TOWN: Boston (Dorchester) STATE: Massachusetts 02125 CODE COUNTY: 25 Suffolk MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: Boston Redevelopment Authority, Planimetric Survey SCALE:1=100' DATE: 1962 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 110 RECENVEL 1974 APR-8 NATION, REGISTER E IETTZTY * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-148/1441 3- CODE 025 CLAPP HOUSES 195 Boston Street Boston (Dorchester), Massachusetts Scale: 1"=100' 1. "Roger Clap" House William Clapp House Barn 4. Shed PRISE 76,380 41,317 4667 3721 -3615 2325 3225 11,94: 2325 32,169 2960 2926 STREET 2250} 2520 5598 3600 27201 900 4160 770 15,340 169 * 3060 5000 PARKIN G * 0/09 AREA 7000 79 4 DORCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY 16 5290 STREET 34,659 2 3375 14,146 , 922 STREET 209 2, 2/3 BOSTON 218 9295 3557 4258 560 081 21, 8073 027 1, 4658 SEXTON CT TREET 3226 *5 DORSET S1 758 6. 179) 23189 /906 E 1906 7299 56 -3/81 5455 HARVEST STREET 2395 2662 2662 2687 0( 2696 6549 3150 3/50 4725 2696 MT. VERNON 191H10 RECE TVED APR 3 197 TONAL NA REGISTER, TREET 198 7548 79607 4960 N 4960 4960 13,056 867 [- 1785 2250 2254 2258 N2261 2264 To 2888 255d ST.
MARGARET 2984 226A STREET 230~ 1824 23/4 1+/739 19/8 2173 20860 :591 4960 255} 4960 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER MASSACHUSETIS STATE Date Entered KAY 2 1979 Name The Steaeship NO3SKA Clapp Housea Savyer Building -Martin-Beuse Klng'e Chapel Burying Ground Court Square listoric Dletrict Iocation Nantucket Nantucket County Boston (Dorchester) Suffolk County Boston Suffolk County Seckonk Bristol County Bostoo Suffolk County Springtield Hampden County Also Notified 11on- Brooke Hon. Edvard M. Edward W- Kennedy lon. Gerry &. Studds Hoa. John J. Noakley Hon. Margaret 1. deckler lon. Edvard 2. Lolaad Regional Director, North Atlantic Region LPR MMott/row 5/3/74 State Historfc Preservation Officer Hon. John Z.X. Davoren Secratary of the Conmonwesith Chairaan, Massachusetto Hlatorical Cognission 40 beacon St.
Boaton, Maasachusetts 02108 SECTIOM 1 - APPLICANT/RECIPIENT DATA SECTION 1I~CERTIFICATIOM SECTION 111-FEDERAL AGERCY ACTIOM OMB Approval No. 29-20212 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 1. TYPE OF -] PREAPPLICANON ACTICN APFLICARION (Mark cp- propriite NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (0pL) Lox) REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION 2. APPLI- CANT'S APPLI- CATION Leeve Blank 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT e. Applicant Neme : Massachusetts Historical Commission b. Organization Unit c. Street/P.O. Box : 294 Washington Street d. City : Boston e. Countyy : Suffolk f. State : Massachusetts B. ZIF Code: 02108 h. Contact Porscn (Name Elizabeth Reed Amadon, S.H.P.O. & telephone No.) : (617) 727-8470 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT a. NUMDER 3. STATE APPLICA- TION b. DATE IE.ENTI- Ycur month day 19 77 01 21 FIER a. NUMBER 74070490 b. DATE ASSIGNED Year month dar 19 74 08 13 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.
046-002-284 6. PRO. GRAM (From Federal Catalog) a. NUMBER b. TITLE |1/5°/9/0|41 Historic Preservation 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT Clapp Houses Development Project, Boston (Dorchester), Suffolk County A-State H-Community Action Agency B--Interstats I- Hiplier Educatienal Institutior C-Substate J- Indian Tribe District K-Other (Specifv): D-County E-City F- School District "The preservation work consists of carpentry G-Special Parposo District Enter appropriate letter repairs and painting of the William Clapp Barn and Carriage Sheds and the Iemuel (Roger) Clapp House. "3. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE A-Basic Grent D-Insurance Source of non-federal match is the Dorchester B-Supplemental Grant E-Other Ilistorical Society. C-Loan oriate letter(e 10. AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (Names of cities, countics, Etates, eic.) 31. ESTIMATED NUM- BER OF 12.
TYPE OF APPLICATION PERSONS A-New C-Revision E-Augmentation BENEFITING Commonwealth of Massachusetts B-Renewal D-Continuction 5,689,170 Enter appropriote letter 13. D. FEDERAL b. APPLICANT c. STATE d. LOCAL c. CTHER $ PROFOSED FUNDING. 5,000 5,100 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 15. TYPE OF CHANGE (For 12c or 12e) A-Increasa Dollars F-Other (Specifu): .00 .00 .00 .00 s. APPLICANT b. PROJECT B-Decreaso Dollars 9 9 C-Increase Duration D-Decrease Duration E-Cancollation PROJECT START 17. PROJECT DATE *eerent day DURATION Enter appro priate letter(s) 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 25-75-00167-00 21. REMARKS ADDED National Park Service, Washington D.C. 20240 Yes Et No 22. 2. To the bost of my knowiedge and beliet, b.
If required by OMB Circuler this application wes submitted, pursuant io in- No re- deta in this preapplication/application 8rs structions therein, to appropri..: cicaringhouses and all responses are attached: sponse Responss attached THE true and correct, the document has been APPLICANT duly authorizad by the govorning bodyof CERTIFIES the applicant and the applicant will comply Office of State Planning THAT P with the attschod assurances if the assist- ance is approved. 23. 2. TYPED NAME AND TITLE CERTIFYING REPRE- Elizabeth Reed Amadon, Exec. SENTATIVE Dir. and S.H.P.O. Mz. ReegAmadon 24. AGENCY NAME Department of the Interior 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT National Park Service 27. ADMINIST: TVE OFFICE Grants Administration Div. c. DATE SIGNED Year month day 19 77 01 21 25. APPLICA- Yeer month day TION RECEIVED 1977 1 28 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION 29. ADDRESS 18th & C Sts., N.W..
Washington. D.C. 202.40 FUNDING 13i8. AMARDED 8. FEDERAL $ 5,000 b. REJECTED b. ARPLICANT 5,100 c. RETURNED FOR c. STATE AMENDMENT d. LOCAL d. DEFERRED 0. OTHER o. WITHDRAWN f. TOTAL $ 10,100 .00 In taking above action, any comments received from siderod. clearinghou If egency responso is due under provisions of Pert 1, OMiE Cir.... it has boen or is being mado. Yearmonth day 19 77 2 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMA- ndtelephone wumber) 30. FEDERAL CRANT IDENTIFICATION 25-75-00167-00 34. Year month day STARTING DATE 1977 2 15 35. Ycar month day ENDING DATE 1980 2 14 37. REMARKS ADDED Stephen D. Newman (202) 523-5472 33. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 ACTION 424-101 06-76 nntk7-nn D Yes 8gNo FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL (Name and telsphone no.) same as #35 STANDARD FOMA 424 PAGE 1 (10-75)