Nomination for Oxford-Crown Historic District

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DATA SHEET STATE: Form 10-300 (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COUNTY: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER MAY 6 pIêTE NAME COMMON: * AND/ OR HISTORIC: Oxford-Crown Historic District Same LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Chatham, Congress, Crown, Pleasant, Oxford Streets, and OxfóxdiPlace Worcester STATE 3rd Congressional District CODE COUNTY: CODE Massachusetts 3.

CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY (Check One) X District Site Building Structure Worcester OWNERSHIP STATUS Object Public Private Both Public Acquisition: In Process Being Considered Occupied Unoccupied - Preservation work in progress ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC Yes: Restricted Unrestricted No PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Agricultural Government Commercial Industrial Educational Military Entertainment Museum Park Private Residence Religious Scientific Transportation - Comments - Other (Specity) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: Multipleusun STREET AND NUMBER: Multiple - see above CITY OR TOWN: Worcester E3ISCU esace" LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Worcester County Registry of Deeds STREET AND NUMBER: 3 Main Street CITY OR TOWN: *356ã0 V313 1õ 551:20 LCB VII STATE: CODE Massachusetts ahaoe?

a.g 20012 STATE CODE Worcester Massachusetts REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Federal State RECEIVED COUAKG - Local MAY 6 1976 STREET AND NUMBER: NOV 2 4 1975 CITY OR TOWN: STANATIONAL REGISTER CODE STATE: COUNTY: ENTRY NUMBER DATE FOR NPS USE ONLY DESCRIPTION (Check One) X Excellent X Good - Fair LX Deteriorated CONDITION Ruins - Unexposed (Check One) (Check One) X Altered - Unaltered Moved [X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Oxford-Crown Historic District covers approximately 7.5 acres and contains 29 structures. With the exception of the Oxford Street School, the New NeSchoobol (formerly a Friend's Meeting House)andethe Pleasant St. Church, the.struçturescareyresidentialugsStylisticallyatheybuildings are predominantly ClassictRevival ofdframe construction and imodestainysize.= Architecturallydimportant buildings include: #1 144 Pleasant Street - A handsome 2½ story red brick ridge- roof Greek Revival house, it is 3 bays wide and 7 bays deep with a single central window in the facade pediment. Also windows are equipped with func- tional shutters. A one story porch which extends the full width of the facade is composed of architrave, dentil range, frieze and cornice and is supported by 4 well proportioned white wooden Doric columns and 2 pilasters.

Under the porch, to the left, are two floor length windows. Offset to the right is the main entrance, flanked by sidelights and surrounded by a simple flat frame. (See Photograph 1) #2 10 Oxford Street - This 2½ story clapboard ridge roof Classical Revival house with Roman composite pilasters at the corners, supporting a full entablature, is 4 bays deep and 3 bays wide with a single central window in the pediment. The doorway, offset to the right, is surrounded by side and transom lights and flanked by 2 Doric pilasters. All windows on the original part of the building are shuttered and capped with shallow pedimented lintels. Apparently added later were: the veranda with its slim fluted Ionic columns, which extends the width of the facade (west) and turns to run partway down the south side; and a room formed by closing in the back portion of the south porch.

(See Photograph 2) #3 14 Oxford Street - This 2½ story clapboard ridge roof Greek Revival house with Doric pilasters at the corners supporting a full entablature with a single central window in the facade pediment. The structure is 3 bays wide and 4 bays deep. The porch, with a low pitched roof, which spans the facade is articulated as architrave, freize and cornice, supported by 4 Doric columns and 2 Doric pilasters. The lst floor windows and the pediment window are capped with shallow pediment lintels, while the 2nd story window lintels are almost obliterated by the frieze that encircles the original portion of the house just below the roof cornice. A rectangular addition protrudes from the facade and to the left of the porch.

(See Photograph 3) #6 Oxford Street School, corner of Oxford and Pleasant Streets - This simple, austere 3½ story red brick building is composed of the original building built in 1847, a bell tower added inl1873 and an addition to the west side (the rear of the original building) in 1880. original section which measure 50' X 52" is 4 bays wide and 5 bays deep, containing double hung windows with brownstone sills and lintels. The L-shaped addition which doubled the size of the original building is compatible to it in material, design and proportion.

(Continued) M M C 101 Form 10-300a RECÉIVEBO) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM STATE COUNTY NOV 2 4 1975 -8 NATIONAL (Continuation Sheet) REAVSTTOR all ophiai FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER MAY 6 DATE 1976 / Physics Appearance (cont.) Page 2 The original section is ridge-roof Classical Revival in Style, unadorned by classical ornament but its proportions and certain structural elements are of Roman inspiration. To suggest the high podium of the Roman temple, a course of ashlar granite encircles the building at the lintel level of the ground floor windows.

granse encirciest the hign podtun To give the effect of the temple columade, the central section of the 2nd and 3rd story wall is recessed on each side, forming pilasters at the corners and a frieze just above the lintels of the 3rd story windows. The placement of the windows also contributes to the effect of a columnade. On the facade, a pediment containing a central palladium window, added in 1880, rises above the 3rd story frieze. The square Italian Romanesque style belltower of matching brick, is attached on its east side to the northwest end of the original building and projects a few feet beyond the north wall. It is about 12'8" square, rises to a height of about 6 stories and is capped with a low pitched pyramidal roof. Although different in style, the tower is related to the rest of the building by the windows on its north side and by the treatment of the corners as pilasters.

In 1880, the architects strengthened this relationship by re- peating the arches of the belfry openings and the corbelling, which projects just below the tower roof, in the arcades of the enclosed porticoes added on the north and south sides, and in the palladian windows which were placed at that time in the gable ends. Also in 1880 a shed portico, supported by 4 wooden Gothic hammerbrace brackets, was placed over the east entrance. Roof dormers and ventilation ducts were installed on the north and south roof of the earlier section of the building. In 1917, on the north side of the original section, 2 windows each, of matching materials and dimensions, were added on the 1st and 2nd floors between existing windows which had previously been regularly spaced.

(See Photograph 4) 6 #9 15 Oxford Street - This 2½ story clapboard Renaissance Revival house built in 1850, is cruciform in plan with a gable on the facade. The is in the east wall of the north arm of the cross. Windows in the central section of the facade are centered and arranged in pairs the lst story pair being rectangular and each of the 2nd story pair ending with a triangular arch at the top. These and other windows are capped with bracketed cornice lintels. Centered in each gable is a hexagonal window with 6 triangular panes. An unusual classical detail is seen in the handsome mutules with guttae and anthemion motif under the soffits of the eaves. Another detail which distinguishes this house is the one story piazza, added in the 1870's with jigsaw railing in she circle and star pattern. (See Photograph S) 7 10 Form 10-300a.

RECÉVED6) NOV 2 4 1975 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM STATE COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER (Continuation Sheet) umber all entties) Physical Appearnace (Cont.) 10 FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER 1976 DATE MAY Page 3 #10 19 Oxford Street - This 24 story clapboard Classical Revival house with ade gable (westhis 24 story clapboard Classical Revival house wit from the center of the south side, both of which have Doric pilasters at their corners supporting a full entablature. The facade is 3 bays wide with a Palladian window in the pediment. The doorway is offset to the right and is flanked by sidelights. The one story porch which spans the width of the facade is supported by 4 Corinthian inspired jigsaw gingerbread columns. The section to the rear of the south dormer is apparently a later addition.

(See Photograph 6) 8 #11 Worcester New School (formerly Friend's Meeting House) Corner of Oxford and Chatham Streets - The 2 story red brick Neo-Gothic church with brownstone trim, which rests on a rusticated granite foundation, was built in 1908 on a cruciform plan with an apse and a rectangular appendage to the left of it on the west (rear). The front section of the building contains offices and classrooms on two floors. The 2 story meeting hall to the rear, is lighted by pairs of pointed gothic stained glass windows on either side of the buttressed outer walls, and comprises the longer leg of the cross. #15 #16 The gabled facade (west) end of the main axis of the cross (west-east), supported at its corners by buttresses, projects only a few feet beyond the buttressed flanking cross arms which form a major part of the facade.

The deep set main portal, a wide, pointed semental arch in terra cotta, occupies in width and height most of the lst story of the central section boo poed, eaeered tn of the facade. Above the portal, centered in the recessed 2nd story wall, rise 3 pointed Gothic stained glass windows. A small rectangular window is centered just above them under the peak of the gable. The facade cross arms are not the same length and the window styles and placements are assymmetrical. (See Photograph )) 9 1 Crown Street - This 2½ story clapboard ridge roof Greek Revival house, with simple pilasters at its corners supporting an entablature consisting of frieze, cornice and pediment is 3 bays wide with a single window in the pediment and the doorway offset to the right. The entrance is deeply recessed and surrounded by a wide flat moulding.

First story and pediment windows are capped with pedimented lintels while for 2nd story windows, simple architrave lintels are used. On the south side of the roof a shed type dormer has been added. (See Photograph 8) /0 3 Crown Street - This 2½ story clapboard ridge roof Greek Revival house is 3 bays wide on the facade, with Doric pilasters at the corners supporting architrave, frieze and a wide roof cornice on the sides, altough the facade (west) gable is not treated as a true pediment. The one story porch, which extends the width of the facade, is articulated as architrave, frieze and cornice supported originally by 4 Doric columns, one now missing. The framed doorway is offset to the left. The lst Form 10-300g.

RECE/ED1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM STATE COUNTY NOV 2 4 1975 NATIONAL (Continuation Sheet) REGISTER (Number affontfles) Physical Appearance (Cont.) To FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER MAY 6 1976 Page 4 DATE #17 #18 #18 #26 floor facade windows are floor length, while the side windows, 2nd floor windows, and the single centered gable window are smaller. All are framed and are capped with simple architrave lintels. (See Photographg) 5 Crown Street - This 1½ story clapboard ridge roof Greek Revival house is 3 bays wide with Doric pilasters at the corners and a porch which spans the width of the facade, with architrave, dentil range, frieze and cornice supported by 4 Doric columns. The doorway, offset to the left, is flanked by unfluted Doric pilasters.

The pair of windows to the right are floor length. A pair of smaller windows are centered in the roof gable. Pedimented lintels cap all windows. The roof gable is not treated? as a pediment although the area above the pilasters and the cornice at the sides under the eaves are treated as architrave and frieze. (See Photograph 10) 7 Crown Street - This 2½ story clapboard ridge roof Greek Revival house with an ell to the left (south) is 3 bays wide with pilasters at the corners supporting a full entablature with a facade pediment. A pedi- mented one story portico, supported by 2 Doric columns and 2 Doric pilasters on either side of the doorway, shelters the entrance which is offset to the left. All windows on the facade, including the single pediment window, are the same size and are framed modestly and topped with simple architrave lintels.

A one story, flat roofed porch, identical in style to the main portico, extends across the facade side of the ell. (See photograph 11) 8,0 2 Congress Street - This 2½ story Renaissance Revival clapboard house has a facade gable (south) a 2½ story gabled pavilion, which projects out several feet from the center of the west side, and a bay window on the east side. Both are ornamented at their corners with beveled wooden quoins. Under the eaves, around the sides of the structure run a frieze, dentil range, and handsome bracketed cornice. This same motif frames the roofline of the gables, turns to form angles at the corners of the gables, butis broken at their centers, leaving them without pediments. The facade, which is 3 bays wide, contains 3 evenly spaced french doors on the ground floor, 3 smaller windows on the second floor, and 2 even smaller windows just under the peak of the gable.

All are surrounded by simple Renaissance style rectangular moulded frames. The main entrance is in the west side, just in front of the pavilion, and is protected by a one story piazza articulated as architrave, frieze, dentil range and bracketed cornice, supported by square Doric-inspired pillars. This ample piazza, which is enclosed with large multipaned windows, runs from the western pavilion around the southwest corner of the house and extends across the facade, repeating the roofline motif on a smaller scale, thereby lending a pleasing rhythm to the structure as a whole. Rear sections of the building were apparently added later.

A handsome, well preserved cast iron fence with gate, lines the sidewalk 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 COUNTY (Number all entries) Physical Appearance FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE MAY 6 1976 Page 5 in front of the house. (See Photograph 12) #27 Pleasant Streed Baptist Church - The present structure, second church of this parish built on this site, was designed by Stephen C. Earle and completed in 1891. The three story red brick Romanesque church rests on a rusticated granite foundation and is on a cruciform plan with the main arm of the cross, accented by high gables, being east-west. The architect, however, was not constrained by traditional use of special elements.

Towers at the south-east, south-west, and north-west corners contain the structure and each tower is different in size and design. The principle south-east facade tower is highlighted by a gabled, arched, deeply recessed entrance. The bell tower on the south-west corner rises to a height of about 90' and contains a secondary entrance similar to the one previously described. The third tower, located at the north-west corner of the structure is less significant in all respects and provides a small service entrance. Fenestration is ample (leaded stained glass) and irregular and includes a Rose window (3rd story level) and triple arched windows (2nd story level) on the primary south facade. Small rectangular Terra cotta ornaments, spaced between the 2nd and 3rd story windows, add another element to the west and east facades. 16 RECEIVED NOV 2 4 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER un

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian| 15th Century 16th Century 17th Century X) 18th Century 19th Century L: 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 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 Political Religion/Phi. losophy Science Sculpture Social/Human- itarian Theater Transportation Urban Planning Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Near the center of downtown Worcester, the Oxford-Crown Historic District is significant not only as a section of the city distinguished by fine Greek Revival architecture, but also as historical evidence of an important part of the city's growth. This section grew up during the 1840's and 1850's, as Worcester expanded during its transformation from a small agricultural town into a large industrial city, a result of the industrial revolution. At this time the city began to spread out from its center which then bordered Main Street and included only areas in very close proximity to Main Street. Although numerous Greek Revival houses built during this period of expansion can still be found scattered throughout the city, the Greatest concentration of these houses is in the Oxford-Crown Historic District. The District was one part of a tract of land owned by Major Daniel Ward.

It extended from Main Street nearly to Newbury Street and from Pleasant Street nearly to Austin Street.a Major Ward had built his house to the north of the present Barton Place about 1720 and had lived there for about 30 years when he sold the property to Sheriff Gardner Chandler fory326 Pounds. Sheriff Chandler erected his mansion on this property at the corner of Main Street and what is now Barton Place. In 1818 this 30 acre tract of land was purchased for $9,000 by Benjamin Butman from John Bush and his sons Jonas and Richard P. Bush. With the idea of developing the property, Butman had it surveyed by R. H. Eddy, an engineer of Boston. In 1836 Eddy prepared a subdivision plan (See Attachment A) The section was to be known as "Park Hill".

Apparently Butman's vision was that the area should become a gracious residential area because the lots shown on Eddy's plan were all unusually large for town or city lots, 80' x 150' or a total of 12,000 square feet. A number of lots in "Park Hill" were sold for prices ranging from $85.00 for a lot in the middle of High Street to $260 for two lots sold to Isaac Davis between Park and Crown Streets facing the park. Only two lots were o m st sets sold on Park Street and none on Crown Street. When Butman's business failed following the panic of 1837, his various real estate holdings scatteredontin Worcester fell into other hands.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Ceccacci, Susan, Waite, Albert, Classical Revival Architecture in Worcester, Worcester Heritage Society, 1974. Waite Papers in possession of the American Antiquarian Society. 1880 Plans of Oxford Street School - Worcester Public School Department 132:2 1:1E11.

CINCoO 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY CORNER LATITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds R LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES LONGITUDE LATITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds 42° 15- 54" Degrees 71° Minutes 48 Seconds 30 " NW NE SE 013 SW APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 7,5 ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE: CODE COUNTY CODE STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: Francis J.

McGrath, City Manager ORGANIZATION Office of City Manager STREET AND NUMBER: City Hall CITY OR TOWN: Worcester STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICAIION DATE August 15, 1975 STATE CODE Massachusetts NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION (See Attachment B) As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- Sh 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 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended level of significance of this nomination is: National - State Local C I hereby certify that this property is included in the Nasaona 1 Register Chief, Office df Archeology and Hibtoric Preservation Date 5/6/74 Name ATTEST: Title Chackudttur Keeper of The National Registe Date Date 4.28.76 I N S UCTIONS Form 10-300a (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INYENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Continuation Sheet) STATE COUNTY (Number all entries) 8 Statement of Significance FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER MAY G 1976 Page 2 DATE "Park Hill" appears to have been broken up into numerous parcels, with Isaac Davis taking over the largest part. At this time the original subdivision plan was abandoned. All the lots reduced in size, probably resulting in greater profits for the developer than under Butman's plan.

The land originally designated as park land was sold off in separate lots of various sizes. The smaller lots and the lack of a master plan changed the character of the area from the proposed elegant, planned, residential area to a neighborhood of smaller, simpler homes owned by small businessmen and craftsmen and built by local carpenter-builders. These simple, well-balanced Greek Revival houses are the more modest, middle class counterparts of the larger, more imposing houses, such as the Salisbury House and the Tayler-Dowley Mansion, built in Worcester about the same time. Today much of the Oxford-Crown neighborhood remains intact as it grew up in the 19th Century. The houses themselves are relatively unspoiled by additions, subractions, or modern artificial siding. The area is still residential with most of the homes owner occupied.

Because there are few buildings in the area built later than 1860 and because there is no encroachment by commercial and industrial building, the Oxford-Crown Historic District still has the quality of the era in which it was built. RECEIVED NOV 2 4 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER TolTTo BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: OXFORD - CROWN HISTORIC DISTRICT The following are scaled and only approximate bounds: Beginning at a point on Pleasant Street and 40 ft. west of the westerly edge of Crown Street, S 4° W 118 ft. to the South edge of Congress Alley; N 88°W along said Alley 130 ft.; S 3° W 109 ft. to the northerly edge of Congress Street; S 85° E 65 ft. along Chatham Street; S 3° W 173 ft.; S 85° E 8 ft.; S 10° W 87 ft. to the northerly edge of Chatham Street; S 85° E 562 ft. along said northerly edge of Chatham Street; N 5° E 89 ft.; S 85° E 60 ft; N 6º E 252 ft.; N 84° W 72 ft.; N 5° E 150 ft.

to the southerly edge of Pleasant Street; N 84° W 147 ft.; N 6° E 126 ft. along the westerly edge of Ashland Street; N 84° W 120 ft.; N 6° E 30 ft.; N 84° w 70 ft.; N 6ºE 38 ft.; N 84° W 70 ft.; S 6º W 198 ft.; N 84° W 72 ft. to the point of beginning, containing 7.5 acres, more or less. TILIT 12, RECEIVED NOV 2 4 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER 8 Property Offrl- Crown Meitonic District State maes. Working Number |/, 28, 75,2/07 TECHNICAL Need falc Bap 12.16. 15 Photos 12 Zenaf fomme S4 P0 ti -tdct sir lEtter Maps level ofaigmfuenae 16000954 Worcester CONTROL pl 12.1.75 HISTORIAN LedputtAccept E. Smitk 12-9-15 1 am not familiar w/ exaer mocedmes for ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN switching determinatons to NRastugs - world Assume we reed the techiical info. mentiones above. Abo a sketchmap w/boundonis & sheet numbers: What are the are worong.

ARCHEOLOGIST called State: Tall map fouthcoming 12/3/15 çee detesnination info. HOLD then ACCEPD Fajmull 213/25 Since SHPO signed transmittal leter, we pobabh OTHER don't need signatune. USGS map amived 12/16/15 tagate HAER Inventory - Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Accrpo Cole 4-26-76 BRANCH CHIEF aluang eetemunl amnonis ségratem elijitle ittr KEEPER Hungo 4.28.76 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 6-1-16 Send-back Re-submit Entered MAY 6 197 INT:2106 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Numper 516.76 Title: Oxford - Croun N.D. Worcester Cly. maos 1,00. Frontal view fom Norh-boukung Donthuly pN12 144 Pleasant Stek VELLS FARGO WELiS FARGO D. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL NPS Number 5.6.76 Title: Oxford-Croun Worcester Gty. Ioc. Front a south of structure. Vis NE Crean and 144 Pleasant St.

lookina N.) 10 Oefard Street - Showing rear of 144 Pleasant ONE WAY NO |PARKING ANYTIME PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 5.6.76 n1tle: Oxferd. Crown ALD Worcester Cty, Mass Loc. Frontal view ol structure. View fr. W. S.CECCACCI 1975 14 Oufard Street PRODERTY OF THE NATIOMAL REGIS NPS Number 5.6.76 Title: Oxford- Crourn worcester Cty., Ioc. Streetscape, fr Veus 5 10 d VIew fe. S. Stuetseaße - Shouving 14 and 10 Axfard Stect ONE WAY PROPMTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 5.6.76 Title: Oxford- Crown N.D Corcester Gly., Maos Loc. Front a Eastside view ol Structure, fron NE. 5712 Aefard Stut School TOOHOS L33NIS 0803X0 PROPNTV OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 5.6.76 Title: Oxford- Crawn H.D. Worcester Cty, mass Loc. Front a Wside view from NW.

6 02/2 S.CECCACCI 1975 Axfard Stuet School PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGIS NPS Number 56.76 Title: _Oxford- Crown Waceater Cty, Loc. Front a north s fron NE. 15 Aufard Stret PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REG NPS Number 5.6.76 ritle: Oxford. Croun Worcester Gty.. " Io0. Front aud Ss vieued fr SE 8 S. CECCACCI 1975 19 dxfard Street OXFORDst ONE WAY PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL RE NPS Number 5.6,76 Title: Oxfad-Croun Woscester Cty., Ioc. Front aud Sou side from SE Woreester New Sehool- farmerly Friends Meting t S. CECCACCI 1925 Stretoeaße - Shouing 1-3-5-7 Grows PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 5,6.76 71t10: Oxfard- Crawn ND Worcester Cty., maos- LOC. Streetscape, frontal Views of 1,3.5 and 1 Craun Street, from N. PRODFOTY OF THE NATLONAL REGIS NPS Number 5.6.76 Title: Oxfard-Grown N Worceoter Cty., Loc. Front vew aud Side, from NW S. CECCACCI 1975 7 Crowen Stuet S.

CECCACCI 1975 2 Conq' ss Stuet PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 5.6.76 Title: Oxfovd - Croun N.D. Worceotes Gty., mass- Loc. Front and east side vemed frou s.

12712 233 231.2311/2 236 234 219-21 PLEASANT WEST 210-208 20 203 198 26 14 13 21 CONGRESS 22 2-20 86 CHATHAM 23 24 25 C 75 CROWN 183 29 179 28 8167A STREET ,68 OXF ORD 12 19 66 65 27 STREET 8 10 OXFORD 25 59 43-139 144 2 3 5 53 STREET Form 10-301 (July 1969) 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 COUNTY FOR NPS USE ONLY MENTRY NUMBER 197g DATE LLI NAME COMMON: Oxford-Crown Historic District AND/OR HISTORIC: same LOCATION STREET AND NUM BER: Chatham, Congress, Crown, Pleasant, Oxford Streets, and Oxford Place CITY OR TOWN: Worcester STATE: Massachusetts MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: City Planimetric Map SCALE: 1": 100' DATE: 1965 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3.

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8 BOWKER TIsStephens Sch COMASBET Feverouna Hamiltony WARNER BEDFORD RECEIVED NOV 2 4 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER To IForm 10-301 (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STATE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries - attach toor enclose with map) NAME FOR NPS USE ONLY MAYZY NUMBER 1976 DATE COMMON: AND/ OR HISTORIC: LOCATION STREET AND NUM BER: Oxford-Crown Historic District same Chatham, Congress, Crown, Pleasant, Oxford Streets and Oxford Place CITY OR TOWN: STATE: Worcester Massachusetts CODE COUNTY: Worcester CODE 3. MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: RECEIVED SCALE: DATE: USGS Quadrangle 1": 2000' 1960 4. REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. NOV 24 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER 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 DEG 1 6 1975 MAY DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP 2 3 NAME HISTORIC Oxford-Crown Historic District AND/OR COMMON Same LOCATION CITY. TOWN Worcester -VICINITY OF MAP REFERENCE SOURCE USGS, Worcester North Quadrangle SCALE 1:24000 DATE 1960 4 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES COUNTY Worcester STATE MA INT: 2986-75 DR. SAMUEL B.JONES 144 PLEASANT STREET WORCESTER, MASS. 01609 TELEPHONE 753-3308 November 17, 1975 Mass. Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Sirs: We feel that the National Historic Landmarks should be preserved, restored, and maintained.

We are, therefore, in favor of any effort that will make such restoration and maintainance possible. Sincerely, dacuats trtp Samuel B. Jones, D.O. SBJ/chm Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington St, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 727-8470 21 November 1975 Dr. William J. Murtagh Keeper of the National Register National Park Service US Department of the Interior 18th and C Streets, NW Washington, DC 20240 THILLPILIE RECEIVED NOV 2 4 1975 NATIONAL IREGISTER Re: Oxford-Crown Historic District, Worcester Dear Bill: The information on the above district was submitted to you on August 20, 1975 by Francis J. McGrath, City Manager, City of Worcester, requesting a determina- tion of eligibility for listing in the National Register. This certification occurred on September 26, 1975.

Since then, on November 5, 1975, the Massachusetts State Review Board has voted the district eligible. Would you please proceed with the conventional National Register listing based on the information already in your office. If there are any further steps for us to take, please let us know. Sincerely yours, Betly Elizabeth Reed Amadon Executive Director Massachus etts Historical Commission State Historic Preservatian Officer ERA: ja THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC'D NOV 24 1979 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SENT TELEPHONE CALL (ATTACHED) DATE ACTIONTAKEN INITIALS Scholastic Fund Raising, Inc. Success is Service Given by You to Your Community = RF SEVEN CROWN STREET WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01609.

PHONE (617) 798-2400 December 1, 1975 Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Dear Sirs: The endeavors of the Worcester Historical Society have brought about a city-wide awareness of the beauty in the Oxford-Crown Historic District with its heritage in architecture. This has given Worcester residents as a whole a mental uplift, a meaningful direction toward pride. This furthermore has prompted property owners of the above historical area into ambitious efforts toward renewals, these always without exception jealously preserving its historical A few years back this area was destined for piecemeal destruc- tion and demolition.

This historical area residents and its tenants, together with the people of neighboring areas and in conjunction with ther people of Worcester, made a concerted efiort with the help of the Worcester Historical Society people, resulting in successfully barring demolition at its'then proposed infancy. I trust that the attached National Register proposal will be acted upon favorably to help Worcester attain this goal in preserving a beautiful heritage. Sincerely, elSskll Edward G. Schultz EGS : cjm REC-1RD DEC 151975 MASS. hior. COMiA Dec. 12, 1975 Mrs. Patricia Weslowski, Survey Director Massachusetts Historical Conmission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Dear Mrs. Heslowski: I had planned some alterations in the building at 14 Crown Street, Worcester, Mass. However, I have been reluctant to do so as I did not wish to do anything to effect its Historical significance.

I am formulating plans for a retirement home in Maryland, therefore this property will be for sale. I would be glad to discuss this property from the historical point of view with any member of your society, il you wish. Verytruly yours, /Valloe-W. fto Wallace W. Tuits 6 Einhorn - Road Worcester, Mass. 01609 HEE BTIAOCHACTEATN Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington St, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 727-8470 11 December 1975 RECEIVED Mr. Ward Jandl Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation National Park Service Department of the Interior 18th and C Streets, Nw Washington, DC 20240 DEC 1 6 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER Dear Mr.

Jandl: In answer to your telephone request of December 3rd for additional information on the Oxford-Crown District in Worcester, Massachusetts, I am enclosing herewith a USGS map with UTM References. The exact acreage of the district is 7.5 acres. If your require additional information, please do not hesitate to let us know. Sincerely yours, Judy D. Dobls Judy D. Dobbs National Register Editor Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure -8 ARCHITECTS 1 oxford place, worcester, massachusetts 01609, 752-61% HERRON & CARLSON a.i.a. 17 December 75 RECEIVEN - DEC 19 1975 MASS. HIST. COMM. Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Gentlemen: Re: Oxford-Crown (Worcester) Historc District Worcester, founded in 1713, has little remaining of its 18th Century character.

The earliest remaining period of cohesive design is the Greek Revival period indicated by the Oxford-Crown area, a group of moderately sized resi- dences, roughly, 4 blocks from the City Common. It has a potential of considerable charm, representing an attractive aspect of Worcester's heritage which is disappearing day by day. An important part of the renovation program for the area is that it be made a pleasant environment for the present residents, to give them pride in themselves, and show what can be done with other, older residential sections, demonstrating possibilities available in urban living. Register listing will give the area a certain caché which may encourage present residents, may make available some money for renovation, and give the whole city a "lift" as the project progresses.

It will, also, give certain credi- bility - to the people who have been fighting an up-hill battle to interest Worcester in its architectural heritage. Sluttesorne Herron John Herron, A.I.A. Suzanne O. Carlson, A.I.A. IECPLACIDAN TR LAEATATO AVATRE, PAUL GUZZI Secretary of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Massackusetts Ofice of the Secretary Massachuselts Historical Commission 291 Mashington Siree Boston, Massachuselts 02108 (617)727-8470 29 December 1975 Mr. William Iebovich Review Unit, National Register National Park Service US Department of the Interior 18th and C Streets, NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Bill: In the proposed rules for procedures for National Register nominations published in the Federal Register in August, notification of district nominations was to include an opportunity for the presentation of written comments as to the district's significance.

Enclosed are copies of comments which have been received by our office concerning the Oxford-Crown District in Worcester, Massachusetts, recently reviewed by your office. You may wish to include these comments with the file. Sincerely yours, Judy Dobbs National Register Editor Massachusetts Historical Commission /jd enclosures ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE Date Entered MASSACHUSETTS MAY 6 1976 Name Location Oxford-Crovn Hiatorie Distriet Woreester Worcester County Also Notified Hon: EdwardM: Beboedy Hion. Joseph D. Barly Regional Director, North Atlantie Region PR:M Mott:coc 4/30/76 State Historie Preservation Offieer Nrs. Elizabeth R.

Amadon Executive Director Massachusetts Historical Comniesion 294 Washington Street Boston, lassachusetts 02108 INT: 2950-75 z NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET ONAME as it app on federal register OTHER NAMES: )date of entry: county code: Oxford-Crown Historic District SLOCATION 5-6-76 street & number eity / tow vicinity of reverse side Worcester state MA 6)NPS REGION N. Atlantic DOWNER OPRIVATE LOSTATE MUNICIPAL OCOUNTY ULTIPLE FEDERAL (agency name) ublic 9 EXISTING SURVEYS CHABS CHAER -NHI (10) FUNDED? DYES 11)CONGRESS.

DI STRICT 3 Privati e 12)SOURCE OF NOMINATION NATIONAL REGIS BISTRICT1 HISTE VAGRE BYES CONDITION -deteriorated Xaltered Xoriginal site 17features: Xgood Ounexposed Ounaltered - COSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 Dexcellent Oruins Omoved 2ONOT INTACT-O Oreconstrueted Dunknown WDUNKNOWN-4 Ofair Ounexeavated Dexcavated SANOT APPLICABLE-7 )ACCESS OYES-Restricted EYES-Unrestricted - No Access -Unknown ADAPTIVE USE CYES ONO SAVED? DYES AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : CENGINEERING -11 DLANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 )RECREATION -1 CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 -COMMERCE-6 CENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW- 16 -RELIGION- 22 D SETTLEMENT-2 county Worcester @ADMINISTRATOR: CSTATE CFEDERAL if state who prepared form?

7,5 -LOCAL @XSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -2 OPRIVATE ORGANIZATION 2XSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 3 90 NOT INTACT-O QONOT INTACT - O WDUNKNOWN-5 5OUNKNOWN-6 JO NOT APPLICABLE-8 JONOT APPLICABLE - 9 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyesino @CLAIMS: explain 'first'O CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS - 7 EXPLORATION-12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 XURBAN PLANWING-31 J AGRICULTURE-3 'oldest' C - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY- 18 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 D OTHER (SPECIFY) IXARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS-9 - INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 -ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 C PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 'only' D 3functions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: COMMUNITY CURRENTLY: COMMUNITY ( architectural style(s): Greek Revival, Renaissance Revival, Classical landscape architect / garden designer: * interlor decorator: dates of initial construction: 1836g1860 major alterations : historic events: ETHNIC GROUP ASSOCIATION architeet: master builder: )engineer: artist: artisan: builder/contractor: NAMES PERSONAL: EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: give role & date Benjamin Butman, developer of Park Hill, purchased property in 1818, forced to abandon development *n after suf- fering financial reverses during the panic of 1837.

Major Daniel Ward, owned tract of land on which neighborhood developed during the mid-18th C.; subsequently, sold property to Sheriff Gardner Chandler, who erected tu a mansion in the area. MNATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP sur a Nootlees Raaddantlal nadgihashoo Mdeng 29 hih edyzanc shutu oteneat awtri ane itruetures. Glassical Revival riginal1y planned as elegant residential community to be known as Park HSJK: after financial reverses of developer, axed develppeaeemi modest middle-class community, duaim 1040+s and 1850's/ whenlWorcester grew from small apricultural town into industrial city: eretains pre Civil War )residential character. > antebellum contadme city's largest concentration of Greek Rev1vfe, arehitecturg Predminanty resderil ksighbatheed disnict a containing 29:19n and eanly Joun ç, arucunes; d imân Neo Claacteas Retruat.

1 ST dao- 1l1z/16 Kemunl LIE ADDITIONAI NEENEN Beuesar B-po NATIONAL DNAME as it appe on federal register Oxford-Crown istoric District 5 LOCATION street & number reverse side O OWNER OPRIVATE OSTATE JMUNICIPAL -COUNTY EXISTING SURVEYS NHL BCONDITION Dexcellent Xgood Ofair O deteriorated Xaltered Druins Ounexposed Dunaltered Oreconstructed Ounexcavated Dexcavated 8ACCESS OYES-Restricted YES -Unrestricted - No Access {1) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : CENGINEERING -11 CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 -COMMERCE-6 CENTERTAINMENT-26 CARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 CEXPLORATION -12 AGRICULTURE-3 /AERCTETURAE- - CONSERVATION - 8 CHEALTH-27 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 EDUCATION-10] TION - 14 REGISTER DATA SHEET 2 OTHER NAMES: 3)date of entry 5-6-76 GNPS REGION: N. Atlantic county code: city / tow Worcester LTIPLE -FEDERAL (agency name) FUNDED? OYES )CONGRESS.

D public TRICT 3 HISTORIC vicinity of state MA' county Worcester private. (12)SOURCE oF NOMINATION ADMINISTRATOR: CFEDERAL 15 if state who prepared form? OLOCAL OPRIVATE ORGANIZATION Xoriginal site 17)features: CSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 *XSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 2 2X SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 3 Omoved SONOT INTACT-O 9C NOT INTACT-O Ounknown WOUNKNOWN-4 EOUNKNOWN-5 EONOT INTACT - O 5OUNKNOWN -G :X NOT APPLICABLE-7 TO NOT APPLICABLE-8 ZCONOT APPLICABLE - g - Unknown - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15) - LAW -16/ - LITERATURE - 17 C MILITARY- 18 - MUSIC - 19 - PHILOSOPHY-20 19) ADAPTIVE USE DOYES ONO SAVED? OYES IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyeseho - POLITICS / GOVT." 21 ECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain "first'O C RELIGION-22 ) SETTLEMENT-29 - SCIENCE - 23 URBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O C SOCIAL/MUMANITARIAN-24 DOTHER (SPECIFY) - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30] TRANSPORTATION-25 'only' D (23) functions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: COMMUNITY CURRENTLY: COMMUNITY 26) architectural style(s) Greek Revival, Renaissance Revival, Classical S landseape architeet / garden designer: interior decorator: nitial construction: 18.36 ;1860 ETHNIC GROUP ASSOCIATION historic events: @architeet: master builder: engineer: artist: artisan: @builder/contractor: ®NAMES give role & date PERSONAL: Benjamin Butman, developer of Park Hill, purchased property in 1818, forced to abandon development *n after suf- fering financial reverses during the panic of 1837.

EVENTS: Major Daniel Ward, owned tract of land on which neighborhood developed during the mid-18th C.; subsequently, sold INSTITUTIONAL: property to Sheriff Gardner Chandler, who erected *x a mansion in the area. ONATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP a Racddantdal natalibawinod Abrinomng 27 stih elyzane shuten t Meny d etirare Classical Revival structyr - Area grew up as a modest middle-class community during the 1840's and 1850's, when Worcester was transforme - from a small agricultural town to an industrial city, after original plans for creating an elegant residential community to be known as Park Hill collapsed as a result of financial reverses suffered by the developer, Benjamin Butman, during the panic of 1837. With the largest concentration of Greek Revival architecture in the city, the area retains its pre-Civil War residential character.

ST Predominanty residertial sightbrnod dinict a containing 29:19th and eanly-Joen ç, srudiunes; da man lhckue suro 1/12/76 chare srax punso chassiras koorocd. Mughterheod NUMBER & PUT ON 5. Roughly bounded by Chatham, Congress, Crown, Pleasant, Oxford Sts. and Oxford P1. 26. Revival, Romanesque, Gothic Revival FORM A - AREA SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5'9 Staple to left side of form Photo number Form numbers in this area Area no. 130-0-1 130-0 1. Town Worcester Name of area (if any) Oxford-Crown Historic District 3. General date or period 1840s-1870s 4. Is area unitorm (explain): (Greek Revival, mixed Victorian in style? no and Victorian alterations) in condition?no (poor to excellent) in type of ownership? no (public & private) Roll 31 - in use? yes (residential) 5. Map.

Use space below to draw a general map of the area involved. Indicate any historic properties for which individual reports are completed on Forms B thru F, using corres- ponding numbers. Show street names (including route numbers, if any) and indicate north. Indicate with an "x"existing houses not inventoried on Form B. AREA IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, SEE ATTACHED INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM. 5/6/06 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. (over) C 6. Recorded by. see attached form Organization see attached form Date information prepared August 1975 UTM for 130-0and 130-P1 A 19/268/05/4682760 B19126846014682740 C 19/26844014682500 D 19/268120/4682230 7. Historical data. Explain the historical/architectural importance of this area.

The Oxford-Crown Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; for further information see attached form. 8. Bibliography and/or references such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc. 30 AUG.1979 O+ Fercl-Grewa H.0, 130OnerosterMnt, Ma West eleval iom - Pacim nchundt 80 AFG 1073 Ferd-croun Ht.D. 130-0 Eastelevatiom.me Facing northwark from 14 CrounS Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000304