Nomination for G.A.R. Hall

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PH0047503 DATA SHEET NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM RECEIVEO FEB 1 9 1975 DATE ENTERED MAR 1 8 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS NAME HISTORIC G.A.R.

Hall AND/OR COMMON Bull Mansion LOCATION STREET & NUMBER 55 Pearl Street _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY,TOWN Worcester CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT STATE - VICINITY OF 3rd CODE COUNTY Massachusetts 025 CLASSIFICATION Worcester CODE 027 CATEGORY _DISTRICT X BUILDING(S) _STRUCTURE SITE _OBJECT OWNERSHIP IPUBLIC PRIVATE _BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS _BEING CONSIDERED STATUS XOCCUPIED _UNOCCUPIED WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE AYES: RESTRICTED -YES: UNRESTRICTED 5-NO -Esdhedpe hee 9:05d OWNER OF PROPERTY PRESENT USE _AGRICULTURE -MUSEUM _COMMERCIAL -PARK -EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCE LENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS __GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC _INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION L2MILITARY.: HA OTHER:OIIICES and meeting space NAME City of Worcester, Francis McGrath, City Manager STREET & NUMBER City Hall CITY.

TOWN Worcester VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Massachusetts STATE 01608 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Worcester County Registry of Deeds STREET & NUMBER 2 Main Street CITY. TOWN Worcester REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS, : TG.1. STATE Massachusetts TITLE Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth DATE 1975 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY, TOWN _FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY _LOCAL Massachusetts Historical Commission STATE Boston Massachusetts 7 DESCRIPTION CONDITION -EXCELLENT X GOOD -FAIR DETERIORATED _RUINS _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE _UNALTERED XALTERED CHECK ONE XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Grand Army of the Republic Hall is a High Victorian-Stick Style structure of random ashlar Connecticut granite with smooth faced light grey granite trim. Located near Worcester center in a commercial area, the building faces north on Pearl Street. It is set back from the street with an elaborate fence bordering the sidewalk. Pear 1 Street slopes downward from the west to the east and this geographical feature results in a basement level, visible from the east elevation, originally used for the professional offices of the owner. The structure is 2½ stories high with the third floor partially obscured by the steeply sloped slate roof. A flight of ten steps on the right side of the northern facade leads to the front door. The double doors are protected by a shallow stone porch embellished with carving, polished granite columnettes and ornamental ironwork forming a railing on top.

Over the doorway is a granite lintel with the carving "Post 10 G.A.R." Calvert Vaux, the architect, balanced the facade with the impressive sculpturally emphatic doorway to one side and a large tower to the other side. The steeply pitched slate "tower" originally had iron cresting and is placed behind one of the two symmetrical gables on the north facade. These large gables have ornamental truss and bargeboard woodwork. Small iron finials, originally positioned at the peaks of the gables, have been removed. The northeastern corner of the building has a stone corbel, part of the tower structure, formed at the second floor leve1. The windows, 2/2 sash, decrease in size as they move upwards. The lintels on the first and third floors are rectangular blocks of granite with two small carved rosettes. The second floor has segmental lintels with one larger rosette to each bløck.

The lintels are of the lighter colored granite and are connected by a band course of the same. Another ornamental horizontal band made of cast iron is visible from the north side of the building. This frieze is at the cornice level of the tower and marks a step down in the level of the roof. The eastern side of the building has an entrance at the basement level, located in the base of the tower. This door is protected by a bracketed stone balcony surmounted by iron railing. A projection with stone corbel is found at the second story south- eastern corner of the tower, identical to that at the northeastern corner. This eastern elevation, as the others, has gables projecting fiom the roof to form window openings for the third floor. story bay projects from the southeast corner of the building to balance the tower.

The c.1920 addition to the southeast is of slightly different style but uses the same stone. The stone on the side facing Pearl Street was taken from a portion of the fence. The other three walls of the addition are of yellow brick. The architect for the addition was Stephen Earle and the builder was O.W.Norcross, both of Worcester. The stone fence that separates the house from the street is said to have cost $10,000 when it was built in 1876. It is of heavy cast iron in sections about 6' wide, set between heavy posts of dressed granite. It rests on a granite wall, each section being stepped down to fit the grade of the sidewalk. The basement level originally housed the medical offices of the owners. Massive doors of black walnut and mahogany with heavy trim were installed throughout the cont'd Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED FEB 1 9 1975 DATE ENTERED MAR 1 3 1975 CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 2 The windows had inside blinds which are still in place today. Ebony and oak were also used for decorative effect in the panelling. The dark woodwork is heavy and used extensively throughout the house. Large mirrors and elaborate gas fixtures have always been considered as important assets to the house and are mentioned as integral parts of the house in the deeds. The only exterior alterations to the mansion have been the addition to the rear, the removal of some of the cast iron ornamentation, and the removal of some of the fence. As a whole, the house has a feeling of richness and solidity.

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The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD _PREHISTORIC _1400-1499 -1500-1599 1600-1699 - 1700-1799 -X1800-1899 -1900- _ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE X ARCHITECTURE -ART -COMMERCE -COMMUNICATIONS AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION -ECONOMICS EDUCATION _ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT -INDUSTRY -LITERATURE _MILITARY -MUSIC _PHILOSOPHY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT LINVENTION _RELIGION _SCIENCE _SCULPTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _THEATER -TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT 1876 Calvert Vaux STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Situated in a commercial area of parking lots and nondescript 20th c. buildings, the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 1876, is significant as an architectural landmark designed by Calvert Vaux. It is historically significant in its relationship to the Wessons, an important wealthy family in Worcester, and as a vestige of a former period of opulence and craftmanship. The G.A.R.Hall was constructed as a professional residence for Dr.George Bull and his wife Sarah, and was the gift of Danial B.Wesson, father of Sarah, at a cost of $125,000. Wesson had made his fortune in the gun manufacturing business. The house proved too expensive for a young doctor to maintain and Dr.Bull soon found his wife and his residence unsatisfactory. In 1882 he separated from both to go west.

No tenants could be found and in 1889 the house was sold to Helen M.A.Marble, wife of Dr.John O.Marble. As an interesting coincidence, Helen Marble was the daughter of Ethan Allen who also made his fortune in gun manufacturing. In 1903 the house was sold again to Warren D.Hobbs of Boston. Hobbs gave use of the house to his daughter and her husband, Dr.Howard Beal. Following the departure of the Beals in 1913, the home was sold to the George H.Ward Post 10 of the G.A.R. The house had steadily lost value and the G.A.R. was able to purchase the building for its assessed value of $ 21,600. Numerous auxileries and affiliated bodies were also quartered in the new hall. In 1922-23 a campaign was initiated to raise funds for the construction of an addition to the rear of the building.

The addition was constructed with stones from an original $10,000 fence which were used as the building material for the street side to match the main building. The addition housed a meeting hall and museum. The basement level which had once held the professional offices of the owner was converted to use for card and smoking rooms. As the 20th c. progressed and the members aged, the membership of the G.A.R. post steadily dwindled. What had once been the largest G.A.R. post in the country could soon only boast of a few members. In 1931-31 the trustees found the expense too great to carry on and the hall was deeded to the City of Worcester with a number of stipulations attached. The city is now obliged to maintain the hall for the use of patriotic groups.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES American Architect and Building News, April 8,1876. 2. Nutt, Charles, History of Worcester and its People, New York, 1919. 3. Worcester Magazine, March 1913.

10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - C..25 acre UTM REFERENCES ALI ZONE L26,81710/ EASTING C 14,68.26,90J NORTHING LILLL VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION HR-UTM OK BLJ ZONE LEASTiNd NORTHING NORTHING LLLiALu 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 , Mindy Arbo, N.R.Editor and Janet McCorison, Worcester Heritage Society Massachusetts Historical Commission STREET & NUMBER 40 Beacon Street CITY OR TOWN Boston 1/23/75 TELEPHONE 617-727-8470 STATE 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. Eljalert P. Amadon Mass. State Historic Preservation Officer DATE 2/11/75 TITLE FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTYIS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Akmorteuse DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION DATE ./13/75 ATTEST DATE KEEPER OFTHE NATIONAL REGISTEF Whuitt 3/12/25 Property G. A.R. Hall Statel Massachusetts Working Number 2.19.25.275 TECHNICAL Photos 2 Maps Not stick Style Worcester 75000303 CONTROL OK pe 2.21.25 HISTORIAN Acpect 2/24/75 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN coepi Jhormau 2-24-75 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Acurp Cole 3-5-15 BRANCH CHIEF Nationa1 Register Write-up 5-6-15 Federal Register Entry 5-6-15 Send-back - Re-submit United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 3.20-25 KEEPER 3/12>5 Entered MAR 1 3 1975 INT: 2106 - 74 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 RECEIVEDFEB 1 9 1975 DATE ENTERED 189 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH 1 NAME HISTORIC AND/OR COMMON G.A.R.Hall 3 LOCATION CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF Worcester PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT Worcester Telegram and Gazette Inc. NEGATIVE FILED AT same IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET north #|032 facade and east elevation COUNTY Worcester STATE Massachuset DATE OF PHOTO 1975 PHOTO NO PROPRTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTE # -1082 Form No. 10-301a (Rey.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVEOFEB 1 9 1975 DATE ENTERED MAR 1 3 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC G.A.R.Hall AND/OR COMMON same LOCATION CIT,TOWN _VICINITY OF Worcester PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT Marvin Richmond NEGATIVE FILED AT same IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET north facade #282 COUNTY Worcester STATE Massachusett DATE OF PHOTO 1972 PHOTO NO PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGIS #288 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, EB 1 9 1975 DATE ENTERED MAR 13 1575 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP 1 2 3 4 NAME HISTORIC G.A.R. Hall AND/OR COMMON Bull Mansion LOCATION CITY. TOWN Worcester _VICINITY OF MAP REFERENCE SOURCE United States Geological Survey SCALE 1:24,000 DATE 1960 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES COUNTY Worcester STATE Mass. Colette 19.75 America's Heritage Guarding National Trust for Historic Preservation 740-748 JACKSON PLACE, N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C.

20006 GAR Hall (202) 382-3304 Dear Charles-- I understand that Massachusetts has approved the National Register application for the Salisbury Mansion and two other Salisbury houses (they are all together) in Worcester, Mass., and that the nomination is on its way to your office. Anything that you could do to expedite this would be very much appreciated by me and by people in Worcester--my hometown. Regards Carleton Knight, III February 21, 1975 Preservation is Progress 2gth Anminersary Year 1949-1974 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE MASSACHUSEIIS Date Entered 383 1 8 1975 Name LC.1.3. 1222 Vynan, Francia, House Location Moxcaster Worceater County Burlington Midkdlesex County Also Notified Hon. Edward M. Kennedy Boa. Edwerd W, Srooka Hon. Jooaph D. Early Hon, Torbcec H. Machonald Reglonel Dizector, North Atlaatle Reglon State Elotorte Preaezvation OELicer Mes.

Blizabech 3, Anadon Esecutive Dizectos Massechusecta Bistoricol Counisalon 40 Beacon Streot bonton, Massachuretts 02103 PR MMott 3/14/75 ENSK MIIT CRASIRE Marguente JIVR LIBATATO Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington St, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 727-8470 8 October 1975 Ms. Kate Cole National Register Office Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation National Park Service Department of the Interior 18th and C Streets, NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Ms. Cole: Enclosed for your files is a copy of recent publicity on the G.A.R. Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. The article appeared in the Evening Gäzette on October 1, 1975. The G.A.R. Hall was accepted in the National Register on March 13, 1975. Sincerely yours, Judy D Dords Judy D.

Dobbs National Register Editor Massachusetts Historical Commission /ja enclosure THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC'D OCT 1 0 1975 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SENT TELEPHONE CALL (ATTACHED) DATE ACTION TAKEN INITIALS THE EUENING GAZEIZ 1175 Other Opinion and Comment Accepted in National Register 3/13/75 GAR Hall - a Wórcester Memento By MARGARET ERSKINE The remarkable piece of Victorian architecture known as the GAR Hall. on Pearl Street belongs to the city of Worcester, houses several veterans organizations, and is the temporary headquarters of the Worcester Bicen- tennial Commission. It is undoubtedly one of the best preserved examples of this period of architecture in the city. It was built in 1876 as a private, 15- room home for Dr. and Mrs. George Bull. Mrs.

Bull's father was Daniel Wesson of Springfield, Mass., who had made a fortune in the manufacture of guns. He had the house designed by- Calvert Vaux and built at a cost of $125,000 as a wedding giit to his daughter: Vaux was born and trained as an architect in England. He had been persuaded to come to America by An- drew Jackson Downing, the famous architect and landscape designer. He had worked for many years with Frederick Law Olmstead bn the de- sign. for Central Park in New York City. Many of the buildings still standing in the park were designed by Vaux. Parks and Buildings received the com- mission torithis horse, ne had ended hispartnership with Olmstead and was working alone. He was still doing a great deal of designing in con- nection with the development ofparks and buildings in them at Niagara Falls, Buffalo, N.Y., and other cities.

The house was designed in what was calledthe "villa" style. Every- thing is deliberately off center, quite in contrast to earlier New England buildings, like Mechanics Hall, where everything is carefully balancedbe- tween the right and the left. The architect wanted it to be deco rative and interesting to look at, so he used two colors of granite forthe ex- terior, with red granite pillars by the - doorway, a slate roof, carved wooden Archkecrs apetch of th horaor Bal usti e ra the Eultng Nvn Apzil, ite, dltorcester, as cornices around the high-pitched gab- carved wood. The windows have sets no changes to the main house, and to Most of thefurnishings are now les, and cast iron ornaments every of shutters with movable louvers to use stones from the wall surrounding gone, as well as the original lighting where.

The iron pieces which used to adjust the amount of light coming the gardens which were once con- fixtures. The floors downstairs have be on the tops of the roof are gone into the room. Every doorknob, latch nected with it to make an exterior been covered in an unfortunate black now, but they were very similar to and hinge is ornamented with a de- which carefully matched the original and white linoleum tile. Leaks in the the ones still attached to the wall sign made to complement thewood- building. roof have caused a good deal of dam- around the house. The main entrance is off Pearl work. At that time all the rooms were fur- age to the rooms in the upper stories. Dr. Bull and his wife were not hap- nished with massive, oak chairs and The soot of the city and the flocks of Street, up a short flight of steps, and py in their new home andtheyleftit tables, carpets in oriental.

designs, pigeons who live, around the house , through double doors with ornamenta. in 1882, he to go west, and she to go and cases to hold memorabilia, all do- have stained the exterior. etched glass panels. The lower en- home to her father. In the following nated by local merchants. The great In spite of these problems, if stands trance, through a courtyard, went years it was owned by two other doc- brass lighting fixtures were all still in as a well built, well preserved build- into what were the doctor's offices. tors, first Dr. John Marble, and then place and the walls were hung with ing of its period. It was an age of An overhanging roof gave shelter to Dr. Howard Beal. prints and paintings depicting heroic great craftsmanship and every part someone coming to call for the doctor In 1913, the building was bought by exploits of the war.

The men were of the building gives testimony to the in bad weather. the Grand Army of'the Republic, justly proud of their new headquar- pride and skill of the workmen who organization of veterans of the Civil ters. built it. Complementary Motif War, The Worcester Chapter was one Gift to the City The inside was made to be just as of the biggest and most active in the When the GAR bought the building, The offices of the Bicentennial. Com- interesting as the outside. room has very elaborately Every United States at the time. Théy im- members intended that it should mission are on the first floor and are carved mediately decided to add a large eventually be given to the city. In open everyweekday.

-They wouldbe woodwork, and afireplace with either meeting hall with a dining room be- 1931, the time came when the last few glad to show anyone who is interested colorful tiles or ornamental brass and low. Stephen Earle was the architect members could no longer afford to that part of the building. The other marble borders.. The parlor and li- they chose. The hall itselfis of a rath- maintain it and so it was deeded to offices, which are used by several brary downstairs have huge mirrors er uninteresting design, but hehad Worcester, to be used by veterans veterans' groups, are not ordinarily surroundedby frames of inlaid and- the great good sense to make almost. and other patriotic organizations. open to the publie. F7 SECTION I-APPLICANT/RECIPIENT DATA IIIFEDERAL AGENCY ACTION SECTION -CERTIFICATION SECTION FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 1.

TYPE OF PREAPPLICATION ACTION APPLICATION (Mark ap- oropriate NOTIFICATION CF INTENT (Opt.) 0x) REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION 2. APPLI- CANT'S APPLI- CATION Leare Blank a. NUMBER 3. STATE APPLICA- TION b. DATE Year month day IDENTI- 19 76 12. 30 FIER 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT . Applicant Name Massachusetts Historical Commission b. Organization Unit c. Street/P.O. Box 294 Washington Street d. City Boston e. County : Suffolk f. State Massachusetts g. ZIP Code: 02108 h. Contact Person (Name Elizabeth Reed Amadon, S.H.P.O. & telephone No.) (617) 727-8470 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT OMB Approval No. 29-R0218 a.NUMBER 75050496 b. DATE ASSIGNED 19 75 Yes morch da 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 046-002-284 6. RO SRAN . NUMBER 11/5(94 b. TITLE (From Federal Catalog) Historic Preservation 8.

TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT Worcester County A-State H-Community Action Agency B-Interstate I- Higher Educational Instituticn G.A.R. Hall Development Project, Worcester C-Substate J-Indian Tribe District K-Other (Specify) : D-County "Clean, repair and repaint interior surfaces" Source of non-federal match is funds of the City of Worcester. E-City E-Special Purpecte Enter appropriate letter 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE A-Basic Grant D-Insurance B-Supplemental Grant E-Other Onter eppro C-Loan riate letter(- A 10. AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (Names of cities, counties, 11. ESTIMATED NUM- 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION States, etc.) BER OF PERSONS A-NEw C-Ravision E-Augmentatien BENEFITING B-Renewal D-Continuation Commonwealth of Massachusetts 5,689,170 Enter appropricte letter 13. PROPOSED FUNDING 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 15. TYPE CF CHANGE (For 12c cr 12c) -. FEDERAL 1,900 .0O 8.

APPLICANT A-Incresse Dolfars F-Other (Spccifu) : b. PROJECT B-Decrcase Doilzrs b. APPLICANT 1,900 .00 9 3 C-Increase Duration D-Decrease Duration c. STATE 16. PROJECT START E-Cancellation 17. PROJECT d. LOCAL .00 DATE Yga ponhday DURATION Inter appro 6 Months priate letter(8. e. OTHER ESTIMATED DATE TO Year month day 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BE SUBMITTED f. TOTAL TO 3,800 FEDERAL AGENCYD 19 76 12 30 25-76-00643-00 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, Citv, State. ZIP 21. REMARKS ADDED National Park Service, Washington, E No 22. a. To the best of my knowledga and belief, b.

If required by OMB Circular A-95 this application was Responee THE dais in this preapplication/applicetion are structiona therein, to appropriate clesriaghouses and all responsss are attached: attached trua and APPLICANT correct, the dccument has been duly authorized by the governing body of CERTIFIES the applicant and the applicant will comply (1) Office of State Plannimg THAT - with the attached assurances if thie assist- (2) ance is approved. (3) 23. 8. TYPED NAME AND TITLE b. SIGNATURE CERTIFYING Elizabeth Reed Amadon, Exec. REPRE- SENTATIVE Dir. and S.H.P.O. 24. AGENCY NAME ilez.R.Anadon c. CATE SIGNED Year month day 19 76 12 30 25. AFPLICA- Icsr month day Department of the Interior TICN RECEIVED 19 77 1 6 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION National Park Service Grants_Administration Div. 29. ADDRESS 30.

FEDERAL GRANT 18th & C Sts., N.W., Washington, DENTIEICATIC, D.C. 20240 25-7 -00543-01 31. ACTION TAKEN 32. FUNDING Xpe mgneh 34. 2C a. AWARDED 2. FEDERAL $ 1,900 STARTING montn 28y .00 33. ACTION DATE- 19 DATE D. REJECTED b. APPLICANT 1,900 .00 35. CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMA- 19 36. Year month day TION (Name and telephone number) ENDING - c. RETURNED FOR c. STATE .00 DATE 19 80 1 27 AMENDMENT d. LOCAL .00 Stephen D. Newman 37. REMARKS ADDED d. DEFERPED -. OTHER .00 (202) 523-5472 L -. WITHDRAWN f. TOTAL $ 3,800 .00 O YOG E1O 38. In takinz above action, any colemients received from clearinghouses were con- D. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICINL sidered. If agency response is due umder provisions of Part 1, OMB Circular A-95, (Name and telephore no.) FEDERAL AGENCY it has been or is being made. A-95 ACTION 424-101 25-76-00643-00 STANDARD FORM 424 PASE 1 (10-75) .Pimmbed Be CSA.

Fadenal Manegoment Circular :7 Data Sheet DATE: 3/21/ 77 Reviewer INITIALS, geog. NR DOE March 13, 1975 NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: G.A.R. Hall OTHER NANES: Bull Mansion- rec LOCATION: STREET & NUMBER 55 Pearl Street CITY.

TOWN Worcester STATE Massachusetts CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 3rd VICINITY OF COUNTY Worcester code 027 OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) STATE LOCAL GOV'T MUNICIFAL COUNTY OTHER FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : ADMINISTRATOR (underiine) NPS REGION: (CIRCLE)( N.ATLANTIC MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURES: INTERIOR _ Substantially intact-1 - unknown - 4 - not applicable - 7 CONDITION - EXCEHENT _GOOO -FAIR EXTERIOR ENVIRONS _ Substantially intact-2 - Substantially intact-3 _ unknown.-5 - unknown -6 - not applicable - 8 -Not applicable-9 -Interioz, exterior, cnvirons not intact-o _DETERIORATED _UNALTERED _RUINS LALTERED _UNEXPOSED -Reconstructed LORIGINAL SITE _MOVED -Unkncwn _Unexcavaten -Excavated ACCESS - Yes-restricted historic district? Yes-urrestricted No access Inknown YES NO WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?

IF YES, NAME: YES NO WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? IF YES, NAME: YES NO ADAPTIVE USE: YES NO Saved?

YES NO - FUNCTION(S): (use vocabulary words) then-private neridenice offes and meeting fote SIGNIFICANCE: ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE - ARCHITECTURE ART _COMMERCE -COMMUNICATIONS Claims "first" YES _CONSERVATION - ECONOMICS _EDUCATION ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION _INDUSTRY _INVENTION NO __LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _RELIGION _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE _UTERATURE _MILITARY _MUSIC _PHILOSOPHY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT "eoldest'"' YES NO _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY) - -_entertainment _health _recreation settlement _socio/cultural _urban & commun planning "'only" YES NO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: ECLECTIC architect/m.builder: STEPHEN CALVERT vaUx laRir (additim) engineer: landscape/garden designer: artist/artisan: interior decorator: builder/contractor: O.W. NORCROSS ETHNIC GROUP: (addition) NAMES: (label role personal @)DANIAL B. WESSON.

OF GUN MANUFACTHRINE CO.- Has HousE BUILT as WUEDDING PRESENT FOR DAVEHER appropriate date) C)SARaM WESSON BULL AnD MASDAND3) DR. GEOREE BULC. events institutional DATES: DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of century) : 1876 DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: C.1920 HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : SOURCE.

(OF NOMINATION) PRIVATE OTHER FEDERAL 'AGENCY: ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) STATE LOCAL GOV"T MUNICIPAL COUNTY Rock-laced COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) ENF GRANTTE, 2%½ STORIES OVER HIGH BASEMENT, MODIFIED L SHAPE, GABLED AND HIPPED ROOF SECTIONS WITH STICK STYLEDORMERS, INTERIOR, CHIMNETS WITH CORBELED CAPS, FRONT" -CFRACENTER GLAZED DOUBLEDOOR ENTRANCE, HHTH SLIGHTLY PROJECTING ISTORI ENGAGED PORCH, PROMINENT FRONT GABLES W/TH BRACKETS AND SLABOR- ATE BARGEBOARDS, LONTRASTING STONS BANDING UNKEDTO SILLS AND LINTELS; SIGNIFICANCE': (maximum two sentences) CDDITONaL BASEMEpT ENTRANCES; LAVISH INTERIORS; INCLUDZ EBONY AHD OAK PANELING ÄND ELABORATE GåS ÜGHT FIXTURES; REAR ADDIMION, 1920; MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONSO ELLEC- TK.

EXaMPLE OF THE WORK OF NOTED ARCHITECT CALUERT VAUX; BUILT FOR DANIAL B.WESEON OF THE SMINT E WESSON GUN MANUFOCTURINE CO., as a WEDDING GIFT FOR HIS DAUGHTER SARAH NESSON BULC.