Nomination for Castle, The

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNILEDSOTIS DEPAR RATA: SIENTEROK NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PH0693383 FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM RECEIVED DED 12 1978 APR DATE ENTERED 9 1979 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS 1 NAME HISTORIC The Castle, Middlesex Medical School AND/OR COMMON Usen Castle LOCATION STREET & NUMBER 415 South Street, Brandeis University CITY,TOWN Waltham STATE Massachusetts VICINITY OF CODI _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4th.

COUNTY Middlesex CODE 017 3 CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY _DISTRICT XBUILDING(S) STRUCTURE SITE -OBJECT OWNERSHIP &PUBLIC PRIVATE BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS LBEING CONSIDERED STATUS XOCCUPIED _UNOCCUPIED _WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE XYES: RESTRICTED _YES: UNRESTRICTED -NO PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE -_MUSEUM _COMMERCIAL _PARK XEDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCE -ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS -GOVERNMENT -SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL -TRANSPORTATION _MILITARY _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Brandeis University STREET & NUMBER 415 South street" CITY, TOWN Waltham - VICINITY OF 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

Registry of Deeds-Land Court STREET & NUMBER STATE Massachusetts Second Avenue and Cambridge Street CITY, TOWN STATE Massachusetts Cambridge 6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE Inventory of the Historic Assets of the Commonwealth DATE November 3, 1977 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY.TOWN - FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY _LOCAL Massachusetts Historical Commission, 294 Washington Street Boston STATE Massachusett. 7-DESCRIPTION CONDITION XEXCELLENT _GOOD -FAIR -DETERIORATED RUINS CHECK ONE _UNALTERED X ALTERED CHECK ONE X ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE -UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Castle, built in the Norman-Gothic style in 1928, consists of six interconnected structures of varying heights,arranged to create an enclosed courtyard area. A seventh structure of three stories is located outside of this grouping, although sufficiently close (25') to appear a definite part of the total composition. Dr. John Smith, the architect, originally had plans to extend the complex by constructing a 5-story addition containing an auditorium and offices. Although World War II interrupted his plans, the fragmented wall from which this extension was to emerge is still evident. The Castle was built of fieldstone and quarried rock from Boston with green and red concrete blocks interspersed. The Castle's seven structural elements are identified by letter. Section "A" is a four-story square tower reminiscent of Ireland's Lismore Castle. It is topped by a battlement.

A circular stair tower projects from the north side of Section "A" while a bartizan is attached to its northwest corner. The ground level of "A" boasts an ornamented wooden entrance portal with a pointed arch. Fenestration on the first two floors consists of 6/3 awning sash with bar tracery in the transom. In the upper stories there is casement sash with fixed lights in the transom. The watch tower has a gothic window filled with glass block. Attached to Section "A" by a two-story and a five-story section, section "B" is a round five-story tower on the south-east of the complex. It is topped by a heavy corbelled battlement. Section "B" is connected to "C" by an arched bridge. Section "C" is a two-story structure with Tudor arched windows between stepped buttresses. Section "D" is a round, two-story structure, similar to Britain's Windsor Castle in detail and proportión.

A narrow round stair tower three stories high, which contains an observation chamber, is attached at the intersection of "C" and "D". The merlons of its battlement rise high above the main portion of "D". Section "E" consists of two units connected at an acute angle. It, too, is a massive two-story structure with a corbelled battlement. Fenestration 15 mixed, consisting ot pointed, round and segmentally arched as well as trabeated openings with casement, double-hung and fixed glass block sash. Some of the openings have been filled. Enclosing the courtyard is Section "F", a long ridged wall containing a corridor-like space within. A wide pointed arch entrance set in a crenelated wall and flanked by small, conical roofed towers defines the northern end of this section. A similar entrance set between a small tower and section "A" is at the opposite end.

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD PREHISTORIC -1400-1499 -1500-1599 _1600-1699 _1700-1799 -1800-1899 1900- ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE XARCHITECTURE ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION -LAW -ECONOMICS -LITERATURE XEDUCATION _MILITARY _ENGINEERING _MUSIC _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT INVENTION _RELIGION XSCIENCE _SCULPTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _THEATER -TRANSPORTATION -OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1928 BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT John H. Smith STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Castle, a most unusual and historic bullding, was begun in 1928 by Dr. John Hall Smith, founder of the Middlesex Medical School. It was erected during a period of national austerity and Dr. Smith, a successful Boston surgeon, relied largely on personal funds. He purchased the 125 acre Baker Estate in Waltham, and established the Middlesex Medical School as the first non-quota, non-sectarian medical institution. This liberal philosophy evidently provoked some animosity from neighboring medical colleges and was probably the cause of Middlesex' precarious relationship with the American Medical Association. Finally, in 1945, the Middlesex Medical School could no longer meet the stringent American Medical Assoc. certification requirements.

Facing the immediate prospect of closing, school officials decided to pass its property and charter on to a group who in 1948 founded Brandeis University. The structure is one of two buildings on the Brandeis campus surviving from the former college. Dr. Smith had assumed the roles of designer,architect, and general contractor in order to bring the cost of building such an elaborate structure within reach. He economized in ingenious ways by acquiring many materials secondhand or even at no cost at all. Most of the fieldstone used in construction was removed from old stone walls which divided the grazing fields of the Baker Estate. Dr. Smith employed local labor and used second- hand windows and mechanical fixtures, bits of mosaic and painted decorations in the construction. The Castle sits atop Boston Rock,one of the highest elevation points on the campus and in the entire Boston area.

It was from this point that Colonel William Bradford was said to have first surveyed Boston in the mid-17th century. When Brandeis University assumed ownership of the Middlesex campus, it set out to convert the Castle to meet the needs of a growing liberal arts instituion. In the early years, the Castle housed adminstrative and dining services as well as student dormitory space. In the 1950's, its 50,000 square feet were remodeled into 90 single, double, and larger living units to house 142 students. Although the Castle deteriorated, it has remained the overwhelming choice of the 2,100 students who reside on campus each year. Brandeis campus, it provides romantic relief from the campus' stark Sixties modernity. The Castle's recent restoration assures the preservation of a symbolic historical structure and the building's continued use as a student residence for many decades to come.

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Andrews, Wayne, Architecture, Ambition and Americans, New York, 1964 Goldstein, Israel, Brandeis University: Chapter of its Founding, New York, 1951 Brandeis Under Construction (exhibition catalog), The Poses Institute of Fine Arts, aaiog, mho ronon im sace or et no setea, Brandeis University, 1972 Saarinen, Eero, "Master Plan,", Brandeis University Library Archives, 1950 Interviews: C. Ruggles Smith, son of architect; Abram I. Sachar, Chancellor, Brandeis University; Archie Riskin, 1948 reconstruction architect 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 50,000 sq. ft.

UTM REFERENCES AL1 1311,42 2,9 EASTING 14619278,5 NORTHING ZONE EASTINC ULLILL LiliLL NORTHING VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION The Usen Castle is located close to the eastern edge of the Brandeis University campus- The eastern boundary is the circular campus road; the northern boundary is a subsidiary campus road which includes parking space "U"; the western boundary is the Boston Rock and the same subsidiary campus road; the southern boundary is parking lot "I" adjacent to the circular campus road (seer attached campus map). LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES CODE COUNTY CODE COUNTY STATE CODE STATE CODE 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME /TITLE Elizabeth I.

Durfee, Inventory Coordinator ORGANIZATION Massachusetts Historical Commission STREET & NUMBER 294 Washington Street CITY OR TOWN Boston, with Joel Grushkin and Charlotte Heartt, Brandeis University DATE October 26, 1978 TELEPHONE (617) 727-8470 STATE Massachusetts 2 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 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE Pluua L.

Wesbwski TITLE Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical CommissioATE /2/6/78 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR: OFFIÉE GEARCHEOLOGYANO HISTORIG PRESERVATIÓN ATTEST DATE -0R-1 DATE KEEPER GFTHE NATIONAL REGISTER 4.9.29 -HErtOnKt TUCtOTU 1/6 1g 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 -- NOMINA TION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED DATE ENTERED MAR 14 1979 CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2 Usen Castle, built in 1928, is a locally prominent architectural landmark and the most grandiose example of medieval inspired design in the city.

In its hilltop location as well as in its design, it 1s an excellent ex- ample of the tenacity of the Romantic ideals espoused by mid-nineteenth century architectural theorists. Typically, its irregular plan and massing, along with its crenellated roofline and varied views and complement its craggy site. While parts of the building borrow directly from European models like Lismore and Windsor Castles, the entire composition is rather eccentric, reflecting the individuality of its designer, Dr. John Hall Smith. Always somewhat an outsider to the Boston area medical profession because of his lack of formal education and his desire to found a non-sectarian medical schoo1, Smith began the Middlesex School on a limited budget. Relying on personal tunds, he assumed the roles of designer, architect, and general contractor to bring the cost of his plan within reach.

He also economized by using secondhand and local materials. Most of the fieldstone used in construction was removed from old stone walls which divided the grazing fields of the former Baker Estate. The mosaic which decorates the vaulted ceiling of the main hall is made from bits of broken glass and pottery rather than tile, which the masons were given free rein to design, exer- cizing their craftsmanship. The Castle today provides a bit of romantic relief to the stark sixties modernity of the rest of the Brandeis campus.

ITEM # 10: VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 107 57 60 84 ART MUSEUM 84B MS62 CHAPELS 61 RP 53 87 86 THEATRE st FG 51D 67 51-E 51-C 54-A -51.B GRYZMISH / 73 75 BERNSTEIN 74 MARCUS IRVING 102A 10 64 MUSIC BUILDING 102 MAIN ENTRANCE 105 194 CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ADMISSIONS PERSONNEL 96 97 94 95 98 65 70 109 99 108 69 101 USDAN STUDENT CENICH OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS 119 H 22 ROUTE 128 - MASS.

TURNPIKE B >18 52 SOUTH STREET 110 INFIRMARY TO CHARLES RIVER APARTMENTS 17 GYMNASIUM 55 WALTHAM G 52A BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP RECEIVED REGISTER 1078 Athletic Facilities: Gordon Athletic Field - Linsey Sports Center-/967 Marcus Playing Field - Press BOx - Rieger Tennis Courts - Shapiro Athletic Center /952 Humanities: Golding Judaic Center- 196 0 Lown School of Judaic Studies 1972 Shiffman Humanities Center - 1960 Student Residences Ridgewood Quadrangle Allen Hall Danciger Hall Emerman Hall -1951 Fruchtman Hall Rosen Hall Leon Court Cable Hall corcon nal Kutz Hall - 1959 Reitman Hall Scheffres Hall Foster Living Center Casty Residence vasty hesidence Morris Hall 1973 East Quadrangle Hassenfeld Hall Krivoff Hall Pomerantz Hall Rubenstein Hall Shapiro Brothers Hall Swig Student Center Massell Quadrangls 4 DeRoy Hall - Renfield Hall- 1955 Shapiro Hall - 1952 Usen Hall - 1956 Rosenthal Hall North Rosenthal Hall East Rosenthal Hall South 15 Ridgewood Terrace - 20 Ridgewood Terrace - 28 Ridgewood Terrace - Roberts House - Schwartz Hall - Usen Castle - 1928 51-B 51-D 51-E 51-C 51-A 87 108 71 Social Sciences: Brown Social Science Center - 1960 Lemberg Hall -1960 May Memorial Hall - 1957 Olin-Sang American Civilization Center - 1960 Pearlman Hall - 1957 Schwartz Teaching Center - 1960 Miscellaneous: American Jewish Historical Society - 89 67 90 HS Brandeis Statue - Fellows Garden - Information Booth + 958 Kane Reflecting Pool - Mu Sigma Memorial - Power Plant- 1928 Rapaporte Treasure Hall - 1959 Ullman Amphitheatre -1952 56 Medical Facilities: Golding Medical Outpatient Services Center- Mailman House - 1972 59A Stoneman Infirmary- 1955 59 Chapels: Bethlehem Chape Berlin Chapel 61 Harlan Chapel -1955 62 Libraries: Gerstenzang Library of Science - 1966 98 Goldfarb Library - 1959 115 118 92 92 - 1963 91 92 93 53 1968 103 104 105 CAMPUS PARKING AREAS Dining Facilities: Cholmondeley's -1928 Sherman Dining Hall - 195/ 54 Tne stein - 195/ 54 Usdan Student Center Cafeteria - 1970 101 Faculty Center - 1959 Kutz Hall - 1959 80 Creative Arts: Goldman-Schwartz Art Studios - 196 2 81 Pollack Fine Arts Teaching Center- /972 84B Rose Ar Museum 196/197H Slosberg Music Center - 1956 64 Spingold Theater Arts Center - 1966 Graduate Studies: Heller School - 1966 68 Rabb Graduate Center - 1967 Lown School of Judaic Studies - 1972 108 Administration: Bernstein-Marcus Administration 73 Genter - 1959 Epstein Campus Service Center - 1922 102 Epstein Service Garage- 19 22 102A Ford Hall - 1939 Gryzmish Academic Center - 1959 75 Irving Presidential Enclave - 1959 74 Sachar International Center - 1972 107 Sydeman Hall - 1950 Usdan Student Center - 1970 101 Sciences: Abelson Physics Building - 1966 Bass Physics Building- 1966 97 97 Bassine Biology Building - 1966 Edison Chemistry Building- 196 6 95 94 Feldberg Computer Center - /972 TUC Foster Biomedical Research 119 Friedland Research Center - 1959 70 Gerstenzang Science Library - 1966 98 Goldsmith Mathematics Building - 1966 96 Kalman Science Building - 1956 Kosow Biochemistry Building -1966 Lecks Chemistry Building - 1966 mosenste sasc meeical - 1973 94 Sciences Research Center pt Wolfson-Rosensweig Biochemistry bullding - 1966 99 Yalem Physics Building - /966 97 pripertt the Cactle, middlesed Medical S choal Mass.

Working Number 12.12.28.4740 TECHNICAL Moe pre CONTROL Photos Maps Stetch comentsabrackd 12t24 Retun/Call. Ale axtacked See 3.9.79 ltr. HISTORIAN complex of medieval style buildings which once housed ist non-geat, Ddug nonsecrariau school of medecine in us Bes. of style + site , later the beginning of Brandeis a. ouerlooking Bostm, a IOCAl lendmark. Associatimns accept 4.5.29 W 10eAl prominent Di. Smith t undevelopment( US educatimal suplem ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN CAU use 2/28/29 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER QUUESTIONS RESOLVEOD.

Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF ACCEPT jAe DoucA 1/6/19 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 3-1-19 Send-back Re-submit Entered APR 9 1979 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 617-727-8420 Achwarty Hall (#8) + an unideatified Hilhing nen thyeusdene o what in then wlationship do the Castle? - No architecural statement of significane (3 Is boundar justification to be assumel as the acsociated lot? Se called 3-1-79 Canly Venkii STOP The Castle, Middlesex Medical School Brandeis University, Waltham, Ralph Norman Brandeis University, 1977 ModdléSEx County View looking northeast with Section "A" in the foreground and Section ."B" behind. Part of the Boston Rock appears in the lower left.

9 979 Photo #1 I the plioto grepl The Castle, Middlesex Medical School Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Ralph Norman Brandeis University, 1977 MiddlesEx Courty View of northern end of courtyard showing Section "E" on right, "F" on left. Photo #2 APR 9 1979 DEC 121978 ut. Ise the lift, and in the crter, the pinnacled tureto I aee of the two to thie aich ways which opene into the coutyard prom the weet. The Castle, Middlesex Medical School Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Ralph Norman Brandeis University, 1977 Moddlesex Co View 1ooking southeast showing Section "F" in the right foreground, "B" in the far background, and "E" in the left fore- ground.

Photo #3 APR 9 1979 DEC 12 1978 PAULGUOR Jecrelary of the Commonwealth The Commonvealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary Massachuselts Historical Commission 291 Mashinglon Sireel Boston, Massachusetts 02/08 (617) 727-8470 December 5, 1978 Mr. Charles Herrington, Chief Registration Branch National Register Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Washington, D.C. 20240 RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER Dear Mr. Herrington: Enclosed you will find the following nomination forms: Barnstable Belmont Cambridge Chatham Waltham - Winchester Wianno Club - - -- -- -- Pleasant Street Historic District Cornerstone Baptist Church Brick Block The Castle -- Josiah Locke House All have been voted eligible by the State Review Board and have been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer.

They have also been reviewed by our professional staff representing the disciplines of architecture, architectural history, archeology, and history. Sincerely, Chistine Boulding Christine Boulding Survey Director Massachusetts Historical Commission CB/ts enclosures THE IRVING ENCLAVE BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY WALTHAM. MASSACHUSETTS 02154 12-27-78 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FR January 16, 1979 MASS. Dr. William J. Murtagh Keeper of the National Register Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 carthe) Medicat st. The Dear Dr. Murtagh: middlesex I prt. 415 Thank you for your letter of December 19, 1978. I am delighted that the Usen Castle at Brandeis University has been nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and that the nomination is now pending in your office.

The Castle, one of two buildings surviving from the former Middlesex Medical College, has been the focal point of the Brandeis campus from the very begin- An important landmark of the greater Boston area as well, the Castle links the University to its origins and symbolizes the dream of its founders. Dr. John Hall Smith, founder of Middlesex, built his Norman-Gothic castle atop Boston Rock, the highest elevation point both on the campus and in the entire Boston area. It was from this point that Colonel Robert Bradford first sur- veyed Boston in the mid-seventeenth century. Today, the view of the city's skyline from the Castle is unsurpassed. Dr. Smith began construction of the Castle in 1928. Because he had to rely largely upon personal funds, he assumed the roles of designer, architect and general contractor to keep the building's costs within reach.

He economized in ingenious ways, acquiring many materials secondhand or at no cost at all. For example, most of the fieldstone used in construction came from old stone walls which divided the site of the campus into narrow strips where local farmers grazed their cattle in colonial times. When Brandeis assumed ownership of the Middlesex campus in 1948, the Castle was converted to provide urgently needed administrative, dining and student dormitory space. In the 1950's, this facility was remodeled into 90 dormi- tory units designed to house 142 students. To this date, the Castle remains the overwhelming choice of students who reside on campus each year. Chief among the Castle's many attractions is its medieval air, an atmosphere en- hanced by stone archways, sharply defined battlements, turrets, conical towers and spiral staircases.

Its many distinctive architectural and aesthetic quali- ties certainly qualify it as one of the most unique structures in the entire Boston area. Dr. William J. Murtagh -2- January 16, 1979 The Usen Castle at Brandeis holds special meaning not only for the faculty, students and alumni of the University, but for the surrounding community as well, and it may be said that the Castle's symbolic value has invested it an historical significance of its own. In the effort to preserve this landmark, the University recently conducted a major project for the Castle's restoration. The building's new structural soundness helps to insure its continued use as a student residence and its preservation as an important historical structure for many years to come.

As part of its activities to prepare the application for nomination of the Castle to the National Register, the University recently conducted an in- ventory of historic structures in the city of Waltham for the Massachusetts Historical Commission. We were pleased to learn that the University's ef- forts in this area led to the rekindling of interest in the preservation of historical sites in Waltham. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sending information on the Tax Reform Act of 1976 and the informational brochure on the National Register of Historical Places. It is my sincere hope that the Usen Castle will meet successfully the necessary criteria for inclusion among the govern- ment's listing of buildings worthy of preservation. With kindest regards. Sincerely, Hawe # Serateen Marver H.

Bernstein President MHB: sd THE NATIUNAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TN 231979 DATE REC'D INDIV:DUAL RESPONSE (ATTACMEO) INF TNE MILO ALT TLL:PHONE CALL (ATTACHED) DATE ACTION TAKEN INITIALS 1/30/29 ALM OAGANOO / ASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Office of the Secretary of State 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 617-727-8470 MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY Secretary of State March 9, 1979 Charles Herrington, Chief National Register Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 440 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20243 Attn: Margaret Orelup - Dear Mr. Herrington: As we discussed on the phone, the Brick Block is one of the most important conmercial structures in Chatham. In a town characterized by small scale, wood frame bulldings, it is remarkable not only for its brick construction, but for its size.

It has been used for commercial purposes since it was erected, and, as I noted, one function it originally housed was the post office. In answer to your questions regarding the Castle in Waltham, Schwartz Hall (#8) is contemporary with the main U-shaped section and is designed in the same style. It is not connected because it originally served as a dormitory; it now contains lab and classroom space. The small building below it is connected by a stone arch and originally served as Dr. John Hall Smith's office and lab; it 15 now used for storage. A statement of architectural significance is enclosed on a continuation sheet.

Sincerely, Candy lenkns Candacetfenkins National Register Coordinator Massachusetts Historical Conmission CJ/ts enclosure ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE MASSACHUSETTS Date Entered APR 9 1979 Name The Castle, Middlesex Medical School Location Waltham Middlesex County Also Notified Honorable Paul G. Isongas Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Honorable Robert F. Dxinan State Historic Preservation Officer Mrs. Patricta L. Weslowski Executive Director Massachusetts listorical Conmission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 NR Byers/bjr 4/13/79 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. ION REGISTER DATA SH OTHER The Castle, Middlesex Medical School ET county coda 17 OC. 415 South St. city1 town Waltham Usen Castle vicinity of state MA X OFEDERAL (agency name) 4 CONGRESS.

DISTRICT SOURCE of NOMINATION county Middlesex BADMINISTRATOR OSTATE CFEDERAL APR 9 1979 6NPS REGION: NE if staie who prepare CONDITION Oexcellent Ogood Ofair -deteriorated Oruins Ounexposed Dunexcavated Oaltered Ounaltered Oreconstructed Dexcavated BACCESS OYES-Restricted OYES -Unrestricted AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 -COMMERCE-6 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 -ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - No Access CENGINEERING-11 -ENTERTAINMENT-26 CEXPLORATION - 12 CHEALTH-27 C INDUSTRY-13 -INVENTION - 14 LHIO Ooriginalsite Omoved Cunknown 17)features: S ESUBSTANTIALLY INTACI-1 ONOT INTACT-O EOUNKHOWN-4 Z0 NOT APPLICABLE-7 - Unknown ADAPTIVE USE OYES OONO SAVED?

OYES C LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT:* 21 CRECREATION -28 - LAW- 16 CRELIGION- 22 DSETTLEMENT-29 - LITERATURE -17 - SCIENCE- 23 -URBAN PLANNING-31 - MILITARY - 18 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 D OTHER (SPECIFY) - MUSIC-19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 C PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 2 2OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 3 9O NOT INTACT -O CONOT INTACT - O SO NOT APPLICABLE-8 SOUNKNOWN-6 JCONOT APPLICABLE - 8 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

DyesOnd OCLAIMS: explain 'first'O 'oldest' O 'only' D *functions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CURRENTLY: ®architectural style(s): @dates of initial construction: major alterations: historic events: ETHNIC GROUP ASSOCIATION @architect: master builder: @engineer: landscape architeot / garden designer: * interior decorator: artist: Cartisan: @builder/contractor: *NAMES give role & date PERSONAL: EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: *NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP ltll CANDITIONAI CDACC ACCACA MIIMRCOS DIITON DENEDCES