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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 -- - - - Area Form no. 33 -, 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 oI geographical features. Indicate north. GRANT Town Ipswich Address 7 Woods Lane Historic Name Merrifield House "Rosebank" Use: Original residential Present residential Ownership:[X] Private individual Private organization Public Original owner - Francis Merrifield Present owner: Vivian Endicott DESCRIPTION: Date C. 1792 Source Waters I Style Third Period (Federal) Architect Exterior wall fabric clapboard/shingle ends Outbuildings shed AN 33 Major alterations (with dates) Moved Approx. acreage Setting.
Date 1.4 acres residential Recorded by Margaret Welden Organization Ipswich Historical Comm. Date October 1978 Assessor's lot # 13-H JL I 1980 UTM REFERENCES: 19/349960/4726380 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) The Merrifield House is a 2½ story end gable house with off-center chimney. It is nearly square in plan with each elevation being 3 bays wide. The house contains some excellent Federal features, including a diminutive beaded summer beam and a mantel. Merrifield had 13 children, which may account for the many rambling additions to "Rosebank" - A large cooking fireplace and oven upstairs is another suggestion of a 1t 1s a slgniticant example of a Federal period house which has been expanded through the years to meet changing needs.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) The Merrifield House possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship and associations with Ipswich's early development. Francis Merrifield, Jr., bought this lot in 1792 and built the present dwelling (155:108). Merrifield was a veteran of the French and Indian War and served as a lieutenant in Capt. Nathaniel Wade's Co. during the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill and commented, "When they got so near we could fairly see them, they looked too handsome to be fired at, but we had to do it." Merrifield was a Deacon in the South Church as well. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES T. F. Waters, Ipswich in the Mass. Bay Colony, vol. I, p. 486, vol. II, pp. 190, 317, 323, 479. 20M-2/80 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 A |199/ 13/418/420| 47RBBR0) Easting Northing 0 |9/ 13|50|320 E |19/ 13/4,8/9201 472541p/ GLLLLILLU LILILLL Verbal boundary description and justification Quadrangle scale 1:24000 BLud Bbot5o 14127790 Zone Easting Northing - L49 BAPAFP EIRFB50 F L9 BABROO 4727240 HL LLILL LILILIL 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 Margaret Welden name/title 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 VotumhWeslmoki 6/24/80 title Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Comilate For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register -Keeper of the National Register Attest: Patuicl Anluls Chief of Registration date dao 9/15/30 GP O 938 835 enuax vulage, spsurch, massachusetts Property Multiple Rexvuce drea (Paitial inventory) State MA, Essex Working Number 7//80/1746 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 32 Maps 419 This is an exellent muttiple resouce nomination- the surveyedavea HISTORIAN overs the historic apswich Village. The nomination includes pur distiects and en individural propecties.
The distucts are logically drawn and showo the developnent 1 sentem &thetillage dnenanent brcedes zne ddenerghca 9/15/80 he nomination fom closel, follouo the reguerements for multiees 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 1.7.1980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 7 Wood's Ln. poll io JUL 1 1980 Merrifiddl Hose ("Resebank"') CENTRAL VILLAGE IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS MULTIPLE RESOURCE AREA/ESSEX CO. MA- Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000276