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re no 88$bB512 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - In Area no. Form no. 42-C 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number - Roll 17 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. #2677204686690 1. Town Worcester Address 58 Holden Street Name North Worcester Ald Society Present use aid eociety offices and meeting hall Present owner North Worcester Aid Societ 3. Description: 1887 Date Style Source Nutt, C. History of Worcester Victorian frame Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings (describe). none Other features brick foundation, gable with decorated apron Altered addition Moved no Date 1924 Date Assessor's BooK 33, p. 4 Lot 3--7,480 sq. ft.
One acre or less X Over one acre 60' Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 6. Recorded by - Orgånization Date 30' C. Charalambides & E. Kuniholm, ed. B.R. Pfeiffer Worc. Heritage Pres. Soc. January 1978 (over) 4-7-77 7. Original owner (if known)_ North Worcester Aid Society Original use meeting hall and offices Subsequent uses (if any) and dates same 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development X Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Organized in the home of Mrs.
Alfred Atherton in 1874, the North Worcester Aid Society originated as a group of women who gathered during the time of the Civil War to sew clothes for war orphans. 0f the original tifty-tive members all were wome, although men eventually became involved in the organization. Formed for "educational, chari- table, benevolent, social and religious purposes" ,the society met in sectarian Sunday School and provided assistance to needy residents of the area. A simple example of Victorian architecture, the building is a one-and-one-half storey frame structure, set on & brick foundation, Decoration is extremely simple, consisting of brackets and decorative aprons in the gables. The building is presently in excellent condition, altered only by the minor addition of an entry porch. 10.
Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Worcester Sunday Telegram, 3/18/1934- Nutt, History of Worcester, Bol. II, p. 909. MAR 5 980 -Poperty Warcester Multple Resanre Ara (Pastial Danentony) state MA (Warcester Working Number 8. 30.79.2060 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 383 +13 Maps 2,63 Exceetent multyle resource nomesation for the entie cety HISTORIAN 4 stateneat r Lightru conan m/h Bmces ummento mn 102-L-3 N6 -CBD - ", 1) -E, and 130 -CBD-50 anl [mskgat eul /" bondanies nel to be ceklesed ggiahaly on cndudud ARCHEOLOGIST Hb-CBD- pstd, cunst de listed. 130 -CBD-44 - 1 am nst cenuinced thes has 102-L-3 - Perod descussed with anumen tus as yortnkgnit.
See aadhd be WINH 3 EXCENTONS AU PROPERTTES APPEAK TO MIE TO MEET AK CRITERI AND THE FORMS ARE ADEQUATE RE BOTH TELHNIILLY AND TO DETERMINE SICNIFCANCER AMOUH SOUE EE TLE FORNS BLD NOE CONTAN STRONK STATEMENS IF SIGNIFICANKE ME KESOURCE CHTEDONIES WERE THOROUGHLY DICUSSED IN THE BODY OF MHE NONINATION; THEREFBRE SNGNIFICANKE WAS ESTABLSHED. UBDS WERE NOT NELESSARY BELNSE Of TYE SCHUE MAPSAND CLEANLY DELNEATS BOUNTANES . HURENDE WES pIsSiNy DU SME PROPERTTES BUT EIS NOW INCLIDED AFTER BE 2/11/ CORRELZORS. THE ONLY RROPERTIES THET I DO NOT RECOMMENA LISTING ARE - 116-CBD-/3 - DESMOYCOBYFIRE MO- LOCBD-1I OTHER ACLEDT 2/28/88 HAER Inventory- Review 130-CBD-44 - PDES. NOT RETAIN INTEGRITY FOR INDI VDUKB GUGIBILITY v(or-L-3/DDAK WGOT CONVINLED ABOUT BOUNDANES REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BELIEUE THEY DOUCA BE DK. AASEN Recommend ON AODLTONAR DOCUMLENTATON SUBMUTTED - I DEFER JUDLEMENT.
Listing all properties nexcept these 3. Return 116-CBD-I$ to Stute notelegeble); F to duscuss puutha N/NR Sta +Stute. DUBIE Retum 102-L-3 to state fer coredtem; 358 BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/81 HOLD 130-CBD -44 for info from Stute DUBLE Staff conferenu 3/5/80 - agrud to action as zuted beloro: KEEPER soldhe 315/80 MAR 5 1980 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 2.3.81 Send-back Re-submit 313/80 REPORT Entered United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service NORTH MORCESTER AID SOCIETY Raspeg kg 30 AUG 1979 42-C North Worcostor Atidl sovrete 58 Holden St. Weresto MRA, Ma west elevation 1980 MAR