Nomination for Hutchinson's, Gov. Thomas, Ha-ha

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) PH0085154 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONL NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM RECEIVED 18 1975 3 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS NAME HISTORIC Jhomas Gov.Hutchinson'sHa-Ha AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION STREET & NUMBER 100 and 112 Randolph Ave.

CITY, TOWN -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 11th Milton STATE - VICINITY OF CODE 025 COUNTY CODE Massachusetts CLASSIFICATION Norfolk 021 CATEGORY DISTRICT BUILDING(S) X STRUCTURE SITE _OBJECT OWNERSHIP PUBLIC XPRIVATE .BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS _BEING CONSIDERED STATUS OCCUPIED _UNOCCUPIED X WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE _YES: RESTRICTED _ XYES: UNRESTRICTED _NO PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE -MUSEUM _COMMERCIAL -PARK -EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCE -ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS -GOVERNMENT -SCIENTIFIC -INDUSTRIAL -TRANSPORTATION _MILITARY % OTHER: none OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Mary Sturgis and St.Michael's Church STREET 188kändoIph Ave. and 112 Randolph Ave. CITY. TOWN Milton MassachuseftsE VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 02186 COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Norfolk County Registry of Deeds STREET & NUMBER 650 High Street CITY.

TOWN STATE Massachusetts RECEIVED Dedham REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE Inventory of Historic Aseets of the CommonweaIth DATE 1974 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Massachusetts Historical Commission JAN2 8 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER _FEDERAL XSTATE _COUNTYLOCAL ETTTE CITY. TOWN Boston STATE Massachusetts 7 DESCRIPTION CONDITION EXCELLENT __GOOD FAIR X DETERIORATED _RUINS _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE _UNALTERED XALTERED CHECK ONE *ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Located behind St.Michael's Church an Rando1ph Ave. in Milton, Gov.Hutchinson's Ha-Ha is a stone faced ditch 120' long, 6' wide, and 4' high. The slanted sides of the ha-ha, which are composed of puddingstone and granite rubble, are topped with large cut granite blocks, 5' long, 8"high and l' deep. The ha-ha runs north-south and forms the western boundary of the now deteriorated formal garden. The ha-ha is currently in a state of disrepair; many stones have fallen and it has become congested with debris. Stone steps which descended west to the pasture are located at the southern end of the ha-ha. The garden, which was maintained into the 20th c., measured approximately 320' by 220'and was divided by gravel paths into four sections with a small rear rose garden. Each section of the garden was enclosed with shrubs and perennials and various hardwoods were placed throughout.

While some shrubs and trees still exist, the garden plan is no longer visible and a 20th c. house is located in the middle of the area. With the presence of the house, the garden is unrestorable but plans do exist to restore the ha-ha. The paved drive which runs to the house is located on the natural northern boundary of the ha-ha. BaoDh 0a010E0 ta eashe ste Pre U.n2h 50° 1150 RECEIVED JAN2 81975 NATIONAL REGISTER 8

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD PREHISTORIC .1400-1499 -1500-1599 -1600-1699 X1700-1799 _1800-1899 -1900- ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _COMMUNITY PLANNING XLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION ECONOMICS _EDUCATION -ENGINEERING EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT INDUSTRY - LITERATURE _MILITARY _MUSIC PHILOSOPHY XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT INVENTION -RELIGION _SCIENCE -SOGTHOMANTARIAN _THEATER _TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES c.1771 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT Gov. Hutchinson's Ha-Ha is significant as the last extant feature (aside from foliage and land) of Gov.Hutchinson's estate, one of the few ha-has visibly extant in New England, and one of the few in the United States. The ha-ha was a very important element in the late 18th and early 19th c. formal garden. Designed, in part, to keep out-wandering cows while not interrupting the view from within the garden, the ha-ha was so named because it was a feature not visible until one was almost upon it, thus the expression of surprise, "ha". In 1771, the year Thomas Hutchinson became Provincial Governor of Massachusetts, Horace Walpole published the most complete description of a "ha-ha" composed up to that point. In his book, On Modern Gardening, the purpose of the ha-ha was to harmonize the prim regularity of the cultivated portion of the property, the lawn, flower gardens, etc.

with the wilder pastures, meadows, deer parks, and cultivated fields outside. Combining them in a general design, "all nature" would thus become a garden. The ha-ha was a most fashionable formal garden feature and it is thought that Gov.Hutchinson constructed the ha-ha shortly after the appearance of Horace Walpole's book. Hutchinson had bought the property in Milton in 1742 and by 1744 had built his "Monticello in Massachusetts". He continually embellished his estate and his love for his garden and knowledge of horticulture were respectfully noted by even his enemy, John Adams. Hutchinson served as Governor from 1771 to 1774 when he left for England and never returned to America. Thomas Hutchinson was considered to be the most distinguished as well as the most loyal Colonial-born official of his time.

Provincial assemblyman, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, councillor, lietenant governor, chief justice (during the 1760's) and governor (1771-1774), he was also America's most accomplished Colonial historian. Hutchinson went into exile in June of 1774 and lived in London until he death in 1780. Plans now exist to restore the ha-ha to its former appearance. 145 RECEIVED JAN2 8 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1. Walpole, Horace, On Modern Gardening, Iondon, 1771. 2. Downing,A.J., A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Modern Gardening, New York, 1859. 3. Freiberg,Malcolm, "Thomas Hutchinson of Milton", Milton Historical Society, 1971. 4. Rivers, George, The Governor's Garden, Boston, 1896. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _Less than 1 acre UTM REFERENCES A|1,9/ ZONE 400 3/2,9421 EASTING 080 14,6/8.1/100 NORTHING VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION PLUJLLILULILILLL ScH STATE LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OB COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

CODE COUNTY RECEIVED CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE JAN281975 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE NATIONAL REGISTER Mindy Arbo, N.R.Editor for Pat Weslowski, State Survey Director ORGANIZATION STREET & NUMBER Massachusetts Historical Commission 1/14/75 TELEPHONE: 19-727-8471 CITY OR Owaeon Street Boston 36 svL a rMassachUSetts02108 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL.X STATE LOCAL X 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 Clizabut R. Amadon TITLE Exec.Dir.

MHC FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE Jan.17,1975 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR, OFFICE D) ARCHEOLOGL AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ATTEST: KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE 2/13/75 DATE 2/2-7) Property Hov. Hutchinson'e Ha-)ta stateMass, Working Number 1,28,75,/33 TECHNICAL, Photos - Maps OK Nortucker No-folk CONTROL pl 1.30.75 HISTORIAN e spoke To PaT Wicczlowrki - 20 C. house is in ceater ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Iwharwas garden. Orig house burned in 1872, Açeepi Mormau ARCHEOLOGIST be uustored. Mitamet 6 Feb 75 OTHER HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF AcczpT cole 2-12-75 BRANCH CHIEF 212-25 KEEPER 2/12/15 Entered EB 1SN.- INT:2106-74 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 4-1-15 Send-back Re-submit United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.

7 later - bith are on site o (but nottound axous f) Hutchinson's kouse. Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED DATE ENTERED FEB 18 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC Gov.Hutchinson's Ha-Ha AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITTOWN Milton -VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT Fasch Studio, Milton NEGATIVE FILED AT same .OUNT Jorfo1l DATE OF PHOTO 12/74 STATE Massachu RECEIVEI JAN2S19 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET NATIONA R PHOTO NC SIEH looking southeast with the rear corner of St.Michael's Church (c.1900) in t right corner of the picture.The paved driveway forms the northern boun #1003 the ha-ha.

144 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER #173 Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED DATE ENTERED JEB 18.197 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH 2 3 NAME HISTORIC Gov. Hutchinson's Ha-Ha AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF Milton PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT NEGATIVE FILED AT Fasch Studios, Milton same IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Iooking southeast #203 COUNTY Norfolk STATE Massachuse DATE OF PHOTO 12/74 RECEIVED VANZ8 197 NATPHOTO NO REGISTER 74 PROT PEOFENTY OF TLE NATIONAL REGISTER THE GOVERNOR'S GARDEN MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS A SURVEY JUNE STUDENTS IN MADEA12 UNDEE MRSEHAMBLIN SCALE - ONE INCH = THIRTY 10 C FEET 50 100 ENTRANCE : DRUVE TENNIS COURT WEGETABLE GARDEN STABLE NEW HOUSE RESIDENCE ilulit 1 Form No. 10-301a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED DATE ENTERED FEB 18 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH Gov.Hutchinson's Ha-Ha NAME HISTORIC AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CITY, TOWN Milton _VICINITY OF COUNTY Norfolk STATE Massachusetts PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT Fasch Studios DATE OF PHOTO 12/74 NEGATIVE FILED AT same RECEIVED IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET JAN2 8 1975 NATICPHOTO NC 1919 plan of the Gov.'s Garden, with ha-ha forming western edge of garden (ha-ha runs north-south) #383 MOPENTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER #383 WASO-9 (Nov.

1966) To: Jan UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON OFFICE FOLLOW-UP SLIP Dare210 They say that tee is a 20thc. house Here now. Is it on top of Gou's house? Is gou's kouse staudup? Ruins below ground? see centrol shet - Pleass call. K. paw NOT TO BE FILED Signature ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE MASSACHUSETTS 1 3 1975 Date Entered Name Gov. Hutchiason'a Ha-Ha Location Hilton Nozfolk County South &cation Readhouse Bonton Suffolk County Also Notified ion. caward M. Kennedy bowam V. Ircolca Tico. Jrwes A. Burke son, Join J. Hoakley Regional Director, Noxth-Atlantlo Region PR MMott/bsh 2/14/75 Stnte Iitetorie Preservation Officer Mrg. Elizabeth R. Anadon Exeenciva Dixector Passachuactts lifatorical Comdsaion 40 Dencon Strect Doston, Naussehusetta 02108 qu NR Data Sheet DATE: Reviewer NR 3/39/77 INTAS, DRY - DOE Feb.

13, 197.5 NAMEAS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: Hutchinson$,Gov. Thomas, OTHER NANES: LOCATION: STREET & NUMBER - 100 aad, 122 Kandolph Aye. CITY. TOWN Milton VICINITY OF STATE - Massachusetts CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 11th COUNTY Norfo1k code U21.

OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'I MUNICIPAL COUITTY FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : OTHER ADMINISTRATOR(underline) NPS REGION: (CIRCLE) N.ATLANTIC MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURES: INTERIOR - Substantially intact-1 unknown - 4 Inot applicable - 1 EXTERIOR -Substantially intact-2 -unknown.-S - not applicable - 8 ENVIRONS - Substantially intact-3 _ unknown -6 Not applicable-9 CONDITION - _EXCELLENT -GOOD -FAIR -Interios, exterior, environs not intact-o DETERIORATED _UNALTERED _RUINS LALTERED _UNEXPOSED -Reconstructed _U'nexcavated _Excavated SORIGTRAL SITE _MOVED _Unknown ACCESS - Yes-restricted Yes-unrestricted Noaccess Unknown historic district? YES WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? IF YES, NAME: YES WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? IF YES, NAME: YES NO ADAPTIVE USE: YES NO Saved ?

YES NO - FUNCTION(S): (use vocabulary words) then- Garden wall now- NoNe SIGNIFICANCE: -ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC -ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -AGRICULTURE -ARCHITECTURE ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS Claims _CONSERVATION -ECONOMICS _EDUCATION LENGINEERING - // -EXPLORATION NDUSTRY LINVENTION TANOSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 15 -RELIGION _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE _LITERATURE _MILITARY -SOCIALHUMANITARIAN _MUSIC -PHILQSORHY ._POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -TRANSPORTATION -OTHER (SPECIFY) --entertainment -health -recreation -settlement -socio/cultural _urban & commun planning "first" YES NO "eoldest? YES NO "only" YES NO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: N.A architect/m.builder: landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: engineer: artist/artisan: builder/contractor: ETHNIC GROUP: NAMES: (label role & appropriate date) personal arounc his sormal gaiden events DATES: Horace Walpole - publ. book On Moden.

institutional a Modern Turdening which may Thave been inspiration for"ha ha"" DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of centuryy: DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: 6/7 HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : SOURCE: (OF NOMINATION) OTHER PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV"T MUNICIPAL FEDERAL AGENCY: ACREAGE' (to neazest tenth of an ace) lese than / COUNTY COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) long stone faced dich, i" high, Slanting walls of granite and puddinastone ribble topped by curgranits slabsý Resteration planmed. Desiqned 6.177+ by BGov: Thomas Hutchinsn hoted Anas mA statsoman,idänd faalogial t triam JHSACE to hing cons tatt jtuct SIGNIFICANCE:(maximum two sentences) Our of his jarmal Gardens fte While allcwing jan unobstrictzd riew of thi laudscape; Qne 1. few vicbly extant "ha-has" in L.V.