Nomination for Whitaker-Clary House

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 070143711 DATA SHEET FOR NPS USE ONLY MAY 2 9 9IS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM RECEIVED DATE ENTERED JUM 1 8 1975 2 3 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS NAME HISTORIC Whitaker - Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION STREET & NUMBER Elm Street CITY.

TOWN New Salem STATE Massachusetts - VICINITY OF 02500E _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1st COUNTY Franklin 890F CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY DISTRICT X BUILDING(S) STRUCTURE SITE -OBJECT OWNERSHIP PUBLIC XPRIVATE _BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION - IN PROCESS -BEING CONSIDERED STATUS _OCCUPIED X_UNOCCUPIED - WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE X_YES: RESTRICTED -YES: UNRESTRICTED PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE XMUSEUM COMMERCIAL _PARK -EDUCATIONAL -PRIVATE RESIDENCE LENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC _INDUSTRIAL -TRANSPORTATION -MILITARY _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Swift River Valley Historical Society, Inc. STREET & NUMBER Elm Street CITY. TOWN New Salem VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION STATE Massachusetts 01364 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

Franklin County Registry of Deeds STREET & NUMBER Main Street CITY, TOWN Greenfield STATE Massachusetts REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE Inventory of the Historic Assets of the Commonwealth DATE 1974 -FEDERAL X _STATECOUNTY LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY.TOWN Massachusetts Historical Commission Boston STATE Massachusetts 02108 7 DESCRIPTION CONDITION EXCELLENT _GOOD -FAIR _DETERIORATED _RUINS _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE XUNALTERED ALTERED CHECK ONE XORIGINAL SITE -MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Whitaker - Clary House, c. 1816, is one of the most impressive houses in the village of North New Salem. Situated on a slight knoll, it is set well back from the street. The front entrance has a door divided longitudinally that originally had glass panels. Although these have been replaced by wooden panels, the original panels are still stored in the house. This door possibly replaces an earlier one. The doorway, with its fluted pilasters and fan light, faces the street. The steps are of finished granite. The side door is also distinquished by a fan light, and finished granite steps lead up to it. The house is five bays wide, covered with white painted clap- boards on all sides. It is topped by a slate covered ridge roof, with cornice and dentils typical of this type of architecture.

There are two brick chimneys, each set in from the gable ends of the house, to accommodate three and four fireplaces respectively. The foundation of the house is made of finished granite slabs. The frame is all of hand hewn timbers, eight by eight inches in cross section, in excellent condition. The heavy bracing is mortised and tenoned into the main frame. The exterior of the main building remains in its original configuration, except for the twelve over twelve windows which were changed to two over two. The three bay ell, originally a single story high, was later raised to two stories. It has the same ridge roof and white clapboarding of the main house. The windows of the second story are six over six. On the first floor, the center of one side is dominated by a double arched opening into an enclosed porch.

The unattached barn has the same type of frame construction as the house and is believed to have been built at the same time. The rolling door is topped by a ten light transom. The interior of the house has had no major alterations. It has the conventional floor plan of central hall with eight rooms. All of the four-panel doors facing the hallway have hand-graining to simulate mahogany. Graining with sharply delineated design also appears on the baseboards. The original marbleized finish remains on the floors of both the lower and upper hallways. The front stairway has the unusual feature of a stencilled stair carpet, with the same design repeated as a border around the parlor floor. A stencilled frieze on the walls of the lower and upper halls is the original. One bedroom also has its original stencilled frieze. All the rooms have chair rails.

The parlor has its original wallpaper, imported from France. The four fireplaces of the front rooms have intricately carved mantels, no two of which are duplicates. Each has a distincitve feature: subursts on one, a delicate swag on another, columns topped by urns on a third, and a combination of details on the last. The other three fireplaces are built along plainer lines as befits their utilitarian purposes. The kitchen fireplace includes a brick oven and has a granite hearthstone approximately eight feet long- 8

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD -PREHISTORIC -1400-1499 -1500-1599 -1600-1699 -1700-1799 X1800-1899 _1900- ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTOR/C AGRICULTURE X ARCHITECTURE ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION -LAW -ECONOMICS -LITERATURE LEDUCATION -MILITARY ENGINEERING _MUSIC - EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY INDUSTRY POLITICS/GOVERNMENT NVENTION _RELIGION -SCIENCE _SCULPTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -THEATER -TRANSPORTATION -OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES c.1816 BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The significance of the Whitaker-Clary House is primarily architectural, although the architect is upknown, as are the craftsmen who actually built the house. It has retained almost all of its original details, thus remaining an outstanding example of Federal architecture in the localarea. A particularly noteworthy feature is the divided door of the front entrance, with its fan light and fluted pilasters, and the design of the dentils and cornice. Of major significance are the details of the finish of the interior that are in their original form and condition. These include the intricately and delicately carved mantels in the four front rooms, the fireboards, the fine scroll pattern along the front stairway, and the stair treads and risers stencilled to resemble stair carpet.

Nina Fletcher Little, author of the book American Decorative Wall Painting, stated that she had never before heard of stencilling used in the manner of this "stair carpet." A narrow back stairway leading from the kitchen to the bedchambers was probably used to reduce the wear and tear on this stair carpet design. The five fireboards, used to block off the fireplaces when not in use, are hand painted and grained in the manner of Moses taion, who was an itinerant painter of the Connecticut River Valley area at that time. It is believed that he might have ot tosee Ba to 1s bo painted these fireboards. Each fireboard was individually fitted to the fireplace for which it was intended.

Another feature of the fireplaces, uncommon in the New Salem area, are the false doors on one side of each of the three fireplaces to balance the closet doors on the other side, thus creating a Federal style symmetry- An unusual feature of this building is the care used in its planning in order to provide large closet areas which is not a normal condition in houses built in this period. The rooms are all large and attractive, with high ceilings amd ample light, providing excellent spaces in which the exquisite details are highlighted. In many of the above details, the Whitaker-Clary House provides the singular example of such fine work in the New Salem area.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Swift River Valley Historical Society, Inc., records Franklin County Registry of Deeds 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA - acres ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY.

UTM REFERENCES A1281 1729400 ZONE EASTING 14.713,310,801 NORTHING VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION VTM OK HF BLJ ZONE EASTNG -eJLLiLu JORTHING LuleLu LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME /TITLE Patricia Jenny, Editorial Assistant and Warren Doubleday ORGANIZATION DATE Massachusetts Historical Commission April 1975 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE 40 Beacon Street 617-727-8470 CITY OR TOWN STATE Boston Massachusetts 02108 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - STATE - LOCAL As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National 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 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE Oliabch R. Amadon TITLE Mass. State Historic Pregfervation Officer FOR NPS USE ONLY DAte May 22,1975 HAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE 6/8/75 VWAGRESGAVETON DATE JUN 17 1975 75000257 Property Whitaker- Clasy Hause StateMass. Working Number 5.

29.25.1005 TECHNICAL Photos Maps 2 ARCHITECTURAL Franklin CONTROL cm OK 3.29.15 HISTORIAN Accept E.Smith 6-4-75 HISTORIAN Qccept Seboviel 6-2-75 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory - Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF AccepT Cole Actiizg 6-4.15 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 85-25 Send-back_ Re-submit Entered United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 SUN 18 1975 IN T: 2106 - 74 SWIFT HIVER VALLEY NISTORICAL SOCETY A Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY MAY 2 9 1975 RECEIVED PATE ENTERED JUN 1 8 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NEW SALEM, MASS. NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY.

TOWN New Salem _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT New Salem Historical Commission NEGATIVE FILED AT same IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET southwest facade, south elevation #|27 COUNTY Franklin STATE MA DATE OFPHOTO December 1974 PHOTO NO. POODEOTY OF TUE MATIONAL DECICTER 1087 INVENTORY No. B-52 Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 2 9 1975 JUN 1 8 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH 2 3 NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMglme LOCATION CITY.

TOWN New Salem - VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT New Salem Historical Commission NEGATIVE FILED AT same COUNTY Franklin STATE MA DATE OF PHOTO 1973 IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO. detail of entrance, southwest facade -277 2 Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DÉPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY MAY 29 RECE/VED 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH JUN 18 1975 1 3 NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY.

TOWN New Salem -VICINITY OF COUNTY Franklin STATE PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT New Salem Historical Commission DATE OF PHOTO 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT same IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET ARAARATE DE TOR AATIOMAT ACCISTER PHOTO NO3 interior, detail of parlor fireplace and fireboard -3027 MA Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 2 9 1975 DATE ENTERED JUN 1 8 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH 2 3 NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY.

TOWN New Salem _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT New Salem Historical Commission NEGATIVE FILED AT same COUNTY Franklin STATE DATE OF PHOTO 1975 IDENTIFICATION ESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT,GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET!. PREBUILOING MAMER STRCETE NATIONAL REGISIEPHOTONO. interior, detail of dining room fireplace and fireboard #437 MA 4 Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DÉPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY MAY 2 9 1975 RECEIVED JUN 1 8 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH 1 3 4 NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY.

TOWN New Salem - VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT New Salem Historical Commission NEGATIVE FILED AT same COUNTY Franklin STATE DATE OF PHOTO 1975 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VEW. DIRECTION ETC IF DISTAICT. GIVE BULDONANER TIEEDF THE NATIONAL REGISTONR interior, southwest bedroom firplace and fireboard #S MA Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 2 9 1975 JUN 1 8 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH 1 2 NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY, TOWN New Salem _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT .

New Salem Historical Commission NEGATIVE FILED AT same COUNTY Franklin STATE MA DATE OF PHOTO 1975 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO. 6 interior, northwest bedroom fireplace and fireboard PRAMFATY OF TUE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7*) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 2 9 1975 JUN 1 8 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC Whitaker-Clary House AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY. TOWN New Salem _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT New Salem Historical Commission NEGATIVE FILED AT same IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET interior, stencilled stair carpet #7%7 COUNTY Franklin STATE MA DATE OF PHOTO 1975 PHOTO NO. 7 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER #767 Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED 2 g 1975 WUN 18 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP 1 NAME HISTORIC AND/OR COMMON Whitaker-Clary House 2 3 LOCATION CITY, TOWN New Salem MAP REFERENCE SOURCE Sketch Map SCALE Not to scale _VICINITY OF COUNTY Franklin STATE MA. DATE April 1975 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464 - 75 Form 10-300a (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Continuation Sheet) STATE Massachusetts COUNTY Franklin FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE (Number all entries) RD- FEL RP- NEILSON ELM I WHITAKER - CLARY HoUsE RD- FISK HILL STREET ROUTE U.S. 202 SKETCH MAP to show Location of WHITAKER - CLARY HOUSE New Salem, Mass.. RECEIVED TRILPILA MAY 2 9 1975 NATIONAL REGISP6 921.72a Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED 975 JUN 1 8 875 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP 1 NAME HISTORIC AND/OR COMMON Whitaker-Clary House 2 3 4 LOCATION CITY.

TOWN -VICINITY OF New Salem COUNTY Franklin MAP REFERENCE SOURCE SCALE United States Geological Survey, Orange, Mass. Quadrangle 1:24000 DATE 1961 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES STATE MA. INT: 2986-75 ENTRIES IN THE NATICNAL REGISTER STATE MASSACIUSETIS Date Entered WIN 18 1975 Name Location Vade, John, Housa Sastaker-Clary House Brooks, Chazles, House Medford Middlasex County New Salem Ezanklin Couty Madlord Midalesex Comncy Also Notified Hon. Edward N. Kannedy Ion. Züward W, Brooke Fon. Torbart H. MacDonaid Hon, Silvio o. Conte Regional Director, North Atlantic Region PR MMott/xow 6/19/75 Etate Iistosla Preservation 012icex Mes. Elisabeth R.

Anaion Executive Director Massachuseets Iistoelcal ComniasLon 40 Boacon Stzeet: Boaton, Massacnusetta 02200 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: FEDERAL architect/m.builder: landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: ETHNIC GROUP: NAMES: (label role personal appropriate date) events EEORGIan ELEMENTS engineer: artist/artisan: builder/contractor: institutional /DATES: DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of century): / 8/6 DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S): SOURCE: (OF NOMINATION) PRIVATE OTHER FEDERAL 'AGENCY: ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) STATE LOCAL GOV"T MUNICIPAL COUNTY COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) , FRAME, CLAPBOARDING; 2%½ STORIES, RELTANGULAR WINA REAK ELL, GABLED ROOF, INTERIOR CHIMNEYS, FRONT CENTER PANELED DOUBLE- DOOR EMTRANCE WITH FANLIGHT AND PILASTERS, JIDE ENTRANCE WITH FANLIGHK, IST-STORY RECESSED ELL PORCH, DENTICU- LATED LORNICEi, REFINED WOODEN INTERIOR DETAILING INCLUDING MARBBUZED FLOORS AND STENCILED STAIRS; MINOR ALTERATIONS.

FEDERAL GZORGIAN SIGNIFICA NC Bicaxinun to Bontance, ELEMENTS. EXAMPLE OR STAIR STENCI- INE WORK AND WELL-PLANNED INFERIORSIR EMPLOTING LARERE CLOSET SPACES, UNUSUAL PORTIS PERIOD. Museum. VNR Data Sheet DATE: 3/17/77 Reviewer TUETANSI geoTt NR /DOEJune 18,. 1975 (6-18-75) / NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: Whitaker - Clary House OTHER NANES: V LOCATION: STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN Elm Staget New Salem VICINITY OF STATE Massachusetts CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 1st COUNY Franklincode 011.

~ OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'T MUNICIPAL COUNTY OTHER FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : ADMINISTRATOR(underline) NPS REGION: (CIRCLE) N.ATLANTIC MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURES: INBERIOR Substantially intact-1 _ unknown - 4 - not applicable - 7 CONDITION - _EXCEXCENT LGO0D -FAIR EXTERIOR ENVIRONS Substantially intact-2 Substantially intact-3 _unknown.-5 - unknown -6 - not applicable - 8 _Not applicable-9 -Interioi, exterior, cnvirons not intact-O _DETERIORATED LONALTERED _RUINS ALTERED _UNEXPOSED -Reconstructed LORIGINAL SITE _MOVED _Unknown _Unexcavated _Excavated ACCESS - Yes-restricted historie district? Yes-unrestricted No access Inknown YES WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? IF YES, NAME: YES WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? YES, NAME: YES NO ADAPTIVE USE: YES Saved ?

YES NO /FUNCTION(S): (use vocabulary words) then- prrivate nendence now- musum SIGNIFICANCE: ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -AGRIGOLTURE 4 - SAACHITECTURE ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS Claims _CONSERVATION _ECONOMICS _EDUCATION -ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION INDUSTRY INVENTION - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE RELIGION _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE _LITERATURE -MILITARY _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN MUSIC -PHILOSOPHY POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _TRANSPORTATION OTHER (SPECIFY) _entertainment -health _recreation _settlement -socio/cultural _urban & commun planning "first" YES NO "oldest'? YES "only" YES NO