Nomination for Hawthorne Class Studio

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM PH0666327 FOTNREUBE IDATA SHEET RECEIVED APR 3 DATE ENTERED JUL 2 1 1978 2 3 4 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS NAME HISTORIC Hawthorne Class Studio AND/OR COMMON Morris Davidson School of Art LOCATION STREET & NUMBER off Miller Hill Road CITY.TOWN NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Provincetown STATE Massachusetts - VICINITY OF 629E COUNTY Barnstable 689E CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY DISTRICT X_ BUILDING(S) -STRUCTURE SITE _OBJECT OWNERSHIP PUBLIC XPRIVATE _BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS -BEING CONSIDERED STATUS XOCCUPIED -UNOCCUPIED _WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE XYES: RESTRICTED - YES: UNRESTRICTED _NO PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE -_MUSEUM _COMMERCIAL _PARK X EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCE -ENTERTAINMENT - RELIGIOUS GOVERNMENT -SCIENTIFIC -INDUSTRIAL -TRANSPORTATION MILITARY _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Morris Davidson et ux STREET & NUMBER 7 Orchard Terrace CITY.

TOWN Piedmont STATE New York 10968 - VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. STREET & NUMBER Barnstable County Registry of Deeds Barnstable Complex, Route 6A CITY. TOWN Barnstable REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STATE Massachusetts 02630 TITLE Inventory of the Historic Assets of the Commonwealth DATE 1977 FEDERAL XSTATE _COUNTY _LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY, TOWN Massachusetts Historical Commission Boston Massachusetts 02108 71 DESCRIPTION CONDITION _EXCELLENT XGOOD -FAIR DETERIORATED LRUINS -UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE *UNALTERED ALTERED CHECK ONE *ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Hawthorne Class Studio is located in Provincetown off Miller Hill Road near the junction with Standish Avenue. The building sits in a sparsely settled area on the outskirts of downtown but within walking distance of the harbor. The terrain is hilly and sandy with scrubby pine growth, beachplum, blackberry and shad bushes. The nearly four acres of property include the studio building as well. as a house. The barn-like class studio was constructed between 1900 and 1907 and remains unaltered. The shingled building has a gambrel roof and a slight overhang defining the second story level on the south facade and north elevation. The 50' x 80' structure sits on cement block pilings. The west elevation hangs over a hill and is supported by cement pillars. The building is reached by a long flight of wooden steps at the southern end of the west elevation.

A wooden boardwalk follows the south facade and continues around the corner along the east elevation. The entrance is at the center of the south facade. Fenestration is varied, framed by plain, unpainted architraves. There are two windows in both the north and south gable ends. A small one story shed projects from the northern end of the east elevation. The house is situated north of the studio. It is a four bay wide, four bay deep, 1½ story ridge roof structure. A three bay wide shed roof dormer rises from the southeast facade roof. There is one chimney and a one story ell attached to the rear elevation. The house was moved from Commercial Street near Town Hall to its present location to accommodate Hawthorne's art students.

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD -PREHISTORIC -1400-1499 _1500-1599 _1600-1699 _1700-1799 1800-1899 X 1900- AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -CONSERVATION -LAW AGRICULTURE -ECONOMICS -LITERATURE Y ARCHITECTURE *EDUCATION _MILITARY *ART -ENGINEERING _MUSIC COMMERCE -EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY -COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -INVENTION -RELIGION SCIENCE SCULPTURE -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -THEATER -TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1900-1907 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT The Hawthorne Class Studio is significant for its association with the noted artist, Charles W. Hawthorne and for its continuous use as an art school for 70 years. Hawthorne held his first art classes in his home on Miller Hill Road not far from the present studio. He moved his growing class to the barn at the same time he moved his personal working space to the Day's Studios on Pearl Street in Provincetown (presently the Cape School of Art). Hawthorne served as William Merritt Chase's assistant in 1897 and from that time continued his summer teaching schedule in town. Hawthorne is recognized as the founder of the art community in Provincetown and remained its leading figure until his death in 1930. The Cape School of Art established Provincetown as an important art center.

Hawthorne's achievements as a portrait painter were considerable, and his recog- nition as an artist and teacher continue to increase. The house was brought from Provincetown Center by Mrs. Hawthorne. It was moved in four pieces and reassembled near the studio. The Hawthornes never occupied the house, but rented it to students. During the period from 1930 to 1945 the property was occupied by Hans Hofman, world famous artist and instructor. He taught classes in the studio and lived in the house with his wife during the summers. Rooms in the house were rented to students who shared the kitchen with the Hofmans. Morris Davidson, painter and teacher, acquired the property in 1945. Davidson has operated the painting school for 30 years without interruption and without alteration to the physical appearance of the studio or to the character of the original classes.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Moffett, Ross, Art in Narrow Streets, Kendal Press, Falmouth, Mass., 1964. "Hawthorne Retrospective", Catalog, The Chrysler Art Museum, Provincetown, 1961. 1907 Atlas Map, Barnstable County, page 49B. 1975 Provincetown Planning Board Map, Provincetown Historic District Study Committee. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY UTM REFERENCES approx. 4 acres AL1,9 ZONE L40,21,2d EASTING L4d5d630 NORTHING 1LILI VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION BL,J EASTING NORTHING VORTHING eLliJbiiLu 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 Blaine Mallory and Joseph Orfant, National Register Editor Josephine Del Deo, Provincetown Historic District Study Comm.

ORGANIZATION Massachusetts Historical Commission DATMarch 6, 1978 STREET & NUMBER 294 Washington Street TELEPHP7E727-8470 CITY OR TOWN Boston STATMassachusetts 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), 1 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. DATEHISTORIC PRESERVATION OFICER SIGNATURCluLe KWeshrAk TITLE Ecedulive Director, Mass.

Historical Conmission 3/23/18 DATE FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER chale atlur SIRECTOR,OF FICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HIS PORIC PRESERVATION ATTEST: KEEPERO als DATE KUUPEROEFTHE DATE 721-76 VATTONAL REGISWH 629 78 THE NATIOI AL-REGISTER GPO 892.453 Form No. 10-300a (Kev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED APR 3 1978 DATE ENTERED JUL 2 L 1978 CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE NORTH RAILROAD OLD COLONY MILLER ivmaraà STANDISH AVENUE HILL YHoUse HAWTHORNE CLASS STUDIO 3.85 ALRESI THE ATLANTIC LOAST FISHERIES CONPANY ZCAD STUDIO Provincetown, Massachusetts Hawthorne Class Studio Sketch Map Scale: 1"=50' Source: John R. Dyer Land Surveyor, Truro, MA Date: 1947 WEBSTER AVE.

Property Hawthorne Clase Studio State Mass. Working Number 4.3.28.2846 TECHNICAL Photos _ 2 soig? Maps BArnstAble CONTROL OK- 4.C./ HISTORIAN Accept fr (onner Studio associates witt uaules ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Itawthane. artéit., the trouse wao moved o house stadents and is q margüde oignificance. Aorkam 5:18.28 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Huuthoue supposslly comintead Fowudh of Cape lod Schuor. Studio + /tona soo aupied iy eo hetnan Inventory _ Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Aucept Welorich 6/2/18 BRANCH CHÍEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 9.5. 28 Send-back _ Re-submit Entered JUL 21 1978 INT:2106 - 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Hawthorne Class Studio Provincetown, Massachusetts 1977 APR 3 1978 Josephine Del Deo Atkins-Mayo Road, Provincetown SouFacade anaeshebevatoonith shed.

'JUL 21 1978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER TITLE: HAWTHORNE CLASS STUDIO proto No. 145-P (1) Prov. Ilst. Dist. Stuay Com. Photo by Josephine Del Deo. March, 1977 Hawthorne Class Studio Provincetown, Massachusetts APR 3 1977 Josephine Del Deo 1978 JUL * d 1978 Atkins-Mayo Road, Provincetown F2 BARNStAblE Com Part of south facade, east elevation showing southeast facade and southwest elevation of house to rear of studio. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER TITLE: HAWTHORNE CLASS STUDIO Photo No. 145-P(2) Prov. Hist. Dist. Study Com. Photo by Josephine Del Deo March, 1977 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE MASSACHUSETTS Date Entered "JUL 21 1978 Name Half Way House First Parish Church Capron House Newell Farm Locke, Capt.

Benjamin, House Hawthorne Class Studio Thayer Public Library Location Chatham Barnstable County Duxbury vicinity Plymouth County Attleboro- Bristol County West Newbury Essex County Arlington Middlesex County Provincetown Barnstable County Braintree Norfolk County Also Notified Honorable Edward W. Brooke Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Honorable Gerry E. Studds Honorable Margaret M. Heckler Honorable Michael J. Harrington Honorable Thomas P. O'Ne1ll, Jr. Honorable James A. Burke State Ilistoric Preservation Officer MIs. Patricia I. Weslowski Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 NR Byers/bjr 7/25/78 PH0666327 NATIONA .

REGIS' 'ER DA' 'A SHEET ONAME as it appears on federal register: )OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: Hawthorne Class Studio Davidson, Morris, School of Art 3 LOCATION street & number city / town vicinity of off Miller Hill Rd. state county Provincetown 21 197#EGION: county code: 01 GNPS MA Barnstable NA 7 OWNER XPRIVATE DOSTATE OOMUNICIPAL OCOUNTY OMULTIPLE OFEDERAL (agency name) 8ADMINISTRATOR: EXISTING SURVEYS [HABS HAER ONHL 10)FUNDED? OYES ONO (11)CONGRESS. DISTRICT 12th (12)SOURCE of NOMINATION X STATE -FEDERAL HATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIG BISTRIET1 MORAL MISTORIC LANBMARK? ACREAGE SHPO who staffred form?

YESNAME OLOCAL -PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 1CONDITION Dexcellent Ogood Ofair Ddeteriorated Oruins Dunexposed Dunexcavated I8ACCESS OYES-Restricted DYES -Unrestricted I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : CARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 -COMMERCE-6 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS-9 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 Daltered Ounaltered Oreconstructed -excavated - No Access DENGINEERING -11 -ENTERTAINMENT-26 -EXPLORATION -12 -HEALTH-27 C INDUSTRY-13 - INVENTION -14 Doriginal site Omoved Ounknown Vfeatures: - Unknown -LANDSCAPE ARCH.-15 - LAW-16 - LITERATURE - 17 C MILITARY- 18 - MUSIC - 19 - PHILOSOPHY -20 CSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 QONOT INTACT-O OUNKNOWN-4 Z0 NOT APPLICABLE -7 19) ADAPTIVE USE DYES OONOl SAVED?

DYES -POLITICS / GOVT." 21 -RECREATION -28 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - SCIENCE - 23 -URBAN PLANNING-31 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 DOTHER (SPECIFY) - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 - TRANSPORTATION-25 *OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 2OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 3 90 NOT INTACT-O OONOT INTACT - O DUNKNOWN-5 SOUNKNOWN-6 AO NOT APPLICABLE-8 ZONOT APPLICABLE - 9 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes Ono OCLAIMS: explain 'firgt'O 'oldest' O 'only' D 2 functions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CURRENTLY: @architectural style(s): @dates of initial construction: major alterations: historic events: ETHNIC GROUP ASSOCIATION architect: @master builder: @engineer: landscape architect / garden designer : a interior decorator: artist: Sartisan: @builder/contractor: 3NAMES give role & date PERSONAL: EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: 3NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Breviewers initials.

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