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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.
FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 -- - - Area Form no. 148 PHOTO (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) Staple to left side of form Photo number - SKETCH MAP Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings or geographical features. Indicate north. 148 AVERY HIGH Town Ipswich Address_115 High Street Historic Name Brown's Manor Use: Original residential Present apartments Ownership:[ Private individual Private organization Public_ Original owner George A. Brown Present owner: Charies Lamson DESCRIPTION: Date c. 1886 Source Essex County Deeds Second Empire Style Architect Exterior wall fabric brick Outbuildings Major alterations (with dates) SX KIMBALL Recorded by Margaret Welden Organization_Ipswich Historical Comm. Date November 1978 Assessor's lot #10-A Moved Date Approx.
acreage_ _less than 1 acre Setting, residential UTM References 19/348480/4727700 (Staple additional sheets here) 0861 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) Brown's Manor is a two story brick structure with wood and brownstone trim enclosed by a slate covered mansard roof. It has a symmetrical four bay facade with a center entry which consists of a round-headed double-leaf door protected by a well detailed porch. Other important stylistic features include quoins and a bracketted cornice. Brown's Manor is one of the most imposing Second Empire structures in Ipswich and the only one executed in brick.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) Brown's Manor possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship and associations with Ipswich's late 19th Century de ve lopment. The lot on which it stands was part of a thirty acre parcel sold to George A. Brown by Abraham Lord on November 6, 1886. It is expected that the house was built shortly thereafter. Brown family were brickmakers, lumbermen and housewrights and were well known for building some of the finest structures in Essex County. This house, built for themselves, is representative of their skills. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES T.F. Waters, Ipswich in the Mass. Bay Colony, vol. II, p. 667 Essex County Registry of Deeds Ipswich Directories, 1888, 1897.
SE20M-2180 1J0U HPCA PART 2 - BROWN'S MANOR - 109 HIGH ST, IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS vueaLl Photo - Saver Made in U.S.A. DATE TITLE HPCA PART 2 - BROWN'S MANOR, 109 HIGH STREET, IPSWICH 2 4 3 O 8G 7G 6G 56 5 2G IG 4G 3G 25 IS 3T 2T IT 35 5T VERY STREET ZONE ONLY EXIT FIRE/LOADING IIG 6T TT aT 14G 9T 15G IOT 12G 13G 14 15 12 13 16G 16 "T 176 17 4 APTS. 17 DU 21 D.U. TOTAL PARKING: 17 GARAGES II SURFACE 11 TANDEM 39 TOTAL 2> i4 65 75 8S 95 IOS IIS 4S 5S 8 <18 Front CH STREET 9. Major Bibliographical References See continuation sheets UTM NOT VERIFIED ACREAGE NOT VERTIED 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property approx.
1500 Quadrangle name Ipswich UMT References ^|299/ |3/418|420) 47kB/r0 Zone Easting Northing c [9/ 13/501320 4/kp10p/ E 19 1 3 48 920 17 254 0| GLULLILHULILILN Verbal boundary description and justification Quadrangle scale 1:24000 BLud Blpkso LAta179d Zone Easting Northing DL49 BKPHEP E7R5B5P FLI BABLOO 47272401 HLL LLULLIL See continuation sheets and attached maps 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 Margaret Welden Candace Jenkins, National Register Coordinator with Edward Zimmer (Ipswich Historical Commission) organization Massachusetts Historical Comm. date April 1980 street & number 294 Washington Street telephone (617) 727-8470 city or town Boston state Massachusetts 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 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
State Historic Preservation Officer signature tuuhleslnotki 6/24/80 title Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Comiate For HCRS use only I hereby certity that this property is included in the National Register suu - Keeper of the National Register date atuib A Chief of Registration 9/17/8 date 4/15/30 GPO 938 835 enuax vucage, spsurch, massachusetts Property Multiplo Resruce drea (Partial inventery) State MA, Essex Working Number 7/1/80/1246 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 32 Maps 1,19 This is an exellent muttiple resouuce nomination- the durveyed avea HISTORIAN overs the historic dpewich Village. The nomination includes bur disticcts and en individural propecties. The disticts are logically drawn and shou the development Paticdefnlee ventimedthetillage. the nonancenitn ncludes aninerede nunber f isthand 9/15/80 rildings.
There aue no mtrusion Le nomination form closely follows the regucrements jor mult. pes. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory- Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 2.3.81 Send-back Re-submit Entered SEP 171980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service CENTRAL VILLAGE IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS MA MULTIPLE RESOURCE AREA/ESSEX CO. MA - Browr's Maner JUL T 1980 Sall 26 Brown's manore-High st. Roll 16 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000276 =73(4AR-CR3) tarch 22, 1988 ir. Fred Faust Pirst Ipgwich Partnership 170 Herrimack Street, Suite 210 Lowell, "A 01852 Dear Mr.
Faust: PROPTRTY: Srown'a Hanor, 109 High Street, Ipswich, MASS, CONTROL NUMBER: 11061MA JAXPAYER'S IDENTIFICATION NUM3RR: 74-2920587 de have reviewed the "Historic Preservation Certification Application - Part 2" for the above property and have found that the rehabilitation does not confora with the Secretary of the Interior', "atandards for Rehabilitation." The pronosed rehabilitation does not confora vith Standards 2 and 5, as described in the anclosed regulations, 36 CPR 67. Constructed in 1886 in the Second Empire Style, Srov's Manor is a 2 1/2-story brick house situated on approximately one acte of land in a residential ares of Irgwich, Nassachusetts. The Suilding is one of the nost impoaing structures of its atyle in the town and the only one erected in brick.
Rrown'e Manor is indiridually listed on the National Registor within the Central Village, Ipswich, Multiple Resource drea, both for ita architectural significance and its historical association with a locally-prominent family of brickmakers and housewrights. The National Register docunentation al so recognizes the building'a setting as significant, by concludine that Brown's 'anor "demonstrates Iparich'a reaponse to 19th century ideala of siting...(oicl." lour rehabilitarien project proposes to construct four new Suildinas containine seventeen torabouse units. These will be arranged in two irregular lines, vith one building dfrectly behind the main house and the other three situated near the western lot line. A parking area containing twenty-two spaces will be established between the two rows of towahouses.
Such construction will violate the Secretary's Standards by compromising a significant historic setting and destroyine the traditional relationship betveen the historic structurz and its landscape. Townhorses-22staris-28Ft.high. kc.ve:3-17/2-29/90/n8m Calatio 3/24/88 Awecer Thie projees therefore does eot quellfy se a "cereified rehebilitation" for purposos of 1$ 212 and 214 of tbe Boonomie Recovesy Iax Aet of 1981, aa amended, and/or the Tex Raforu Act of 1986, and ia exeupt from the historle preservation provieions of the det that apply to "certified rehabilitations." de hare enclosed a copy of the ".S. Department of the Interior's regulations that outline in Section 57.10 the orocess for appealing this decision. you wish to enter an appeal, please comment by letter to the Chief Appeals Officer, Preservation Aseistance Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C.
20013-7127, addressing the concerns raised Should you hava any questions regarding our review of your application, or the appeals process, please contact Kathleen Catalano of this office (215) 597-1580. Sincerely, Janeg #. Coleman, Jr. Regional Director Enclosure cc: IPS/WASO 1A SHPO (DENIAL/2) GT TF P April 4, 1988 Dr. Ernest A. Connally Chief Appeals Officer Preservation Assistance Division National Park Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 4-12-58 RECEIVED DATE APR 7 1988 CHIEF APPEALS OFFICER RE: Brown's Manor, 109 High Street, Ipswich, MA Control Number - 11061MA Dear Dr. Connally: We hereby reguest an application hearing based on the denial of our "Historic Preservation Certification Application - Part 2" for the above reference property.
After making substantial changes to the Brown's Manor interior plans, we were surprised at a finding of non-conformance with regard to the abutting new construction. understand that there are concerns about building on the balance of the property, this issue has received little attention or discussion in the review process. Our group has gone to great effort and expense over an extended period of time -- our Part 2 application was submitted last Fall -- to rehabilitate a deteriorated building threatened with inappropriate commercial It is our intent to provide supplementary information supporting approval of our application. This will be either forwarded to you by mail, or presented at the scheduled hearing.
I would also request an opportunity to be present at this We would appreciate the earliest possible date for the hearing, as it is our desire to resolve these issues and proceed with the project. Sincerely, zelt Fred Faust, Agent 109 High Street Realty Trust FF:cb CC: letters hpips Kim Brengle Maureen Cavanaugh, MHC FIRST DEVELOPMENT GROUP 222 Merrimack Street - Suite 220 - Lowell, MA 01852 - (617) 458-3822 Notanestate settig not a "maves". this name dotes to f505 - This was a a tamily house famactiol Fainl of hamebrülders. - denial area cals it a residertiol avea-sle soysito a aniyed area - It was honirated individually bee. it was outside Nigh ST. H.D. -Bld. across st is a shoping cater - cuviier Park is 196as sulduraian - modern high school acras St. - Hepe were y outbidos on the lot in 1910 inadd. to cariage house- these were demolished c1959 - lot was not undeveloed orlandocaped.
It had a greenhouse. Neighbers soy there were gordens. Fanl was not genteel-tey were utilitarian. - the dite was cleared in 19505. foundation o greenhouse: carriage house NTi/l Mere. - lots of parking there pler 7o whah. /Part 2 Appeal/ Prepared by: Sally Blumenthal Preservation Assistance Division May 12, 1988 Property: Brown's Manor 109 High Street Ipswich, Massachusetts 11061MA Owner: Mr.
Fred Faust First Ipswich Partnership 170 Merrimack Street, Suite 210 Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 Participants for Owner: Fred Faust Kim Bringle, Preservation Consultant NR Chronology: Second Empire, 2-story brick single-family residence built Individually listed in uR as part of Ipswich MRA on 9/17/80 Application Chronology: 10/87 9/3/87 12/31/87 1/22/88 3/21/88 3/22/88 4/12/88 5/12/88 Project started Project completed Initial Part 2 received by SHPO Complete Part 2 received by SHPO Part 2 received by MARO Site visit by MARO de SHPO Project denied by MARO Appeal request received by WASO Appeal held: Dr. Connally presiding Use Before/After Rehabilitation: Apartments/Apartments Denial Issue: (Standards 2 and 5) Construction of 4 new buildings containing 17 apartments on the one-acre site alters the historic setting of the structure.
SHPO's Recommendation: SHPO recommended certification of rehabilitation.