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- FORM B - BUILDING ref. ms. In Area no. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - Form no. 4-A 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number Ro11 16 - 33A 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. 1. Town Worcester Address 1133 West Boylston Street Ezra Rice House Name_ Present use residential Present ownerLouis A. & Leonor Rodriguez 3. Description: Date ca. 1833-1845 Source maps, exterior architecture transitional Federalist to Style Greek Revival Architect unknown (if any) 1 Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings (describe)_none Other features rock-faced granite found.,side-hall plan, corner boards pedimented gable, entry with corner & center blocks Altered minor Date Moved Date Asséssor's Book 32,p.32, UTM: 5.
Lot size:Lot 50-52, 9210 sq.ft. 191270140/4690460 One acre or less X Approximate frontage Over one acre 80' Approximate distance of building from street 30° 6. Recorded by S.Lee, ed. B.R. Pfeiffer OrganizationWorc. Heritage Pres. Soc. Date December 1977 (over) 30M-5-77 7. Original owner (if known) Ezra Beaman Rice residence Original use_ Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development same Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation -Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Bearing a close resemblance to the Charles Newton.
House (Form 17-C), the Ezra Rice House is an early example of Greek Revival architecture, one which retains elements of the Federalist style. The house is a wo Storey Irame structure set on a Ioundation oi rock-lacea granite. l'he house' s facade is three-bays wide and is trimmed with narrow corner boards and a pedimented gable. The house's facade entry, nearly identical to that of the Charles Newton House), is one of two of its type existent in Worcester. Derived from patterns pub- lished in Asher Benjamin's builder's companions of the 1830s, the doorway contains an original panelled door flanked by side lights and surrounded by an architrave with decorative center and corner blocks. Alterations to the house are minor, consisting of the en- closure of a rear porch (south elevation).
Because of the Rice House's distance from Worcester's center, it is not listed in local directories until 1851, when it was occupied by Ezra Beaman Rice(1825-1912), a farmer. Little is known of Rice, who occupied 1133 West Boylston Street until his death, although his name suggests that he was a grandson of Ezra Beaman. The elder Beaman was a prominent citizen of Boylston and West Boylston And West Boylston - who fought as a major in the Revolution and later served as a repre- sentative to the General Court. The Beaman family's long-standing ties to West Boylston and the distance of the house from the center of Worcester probably account for the scant information regarding Ezra Beaman Rice. 10.
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