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- FORM B - BUILDING rel no 840056/ MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - i 1. Town In Area no. Form no. 103-M-2 Worcester Address 15 Elizabeth Street Name Joel Flagg House Gale, Geurse ler! residence Present use 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number _Rol1 21 - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Present owner Daniel J. Rutherford 3. Description: 1848-1849 Date Source Worcester Deeds 1 : Style Greek Revival Architect C. unknown "Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings (describe) none Other features corner pilasters, pedi- mented gable, over-sized lst-storey window, Doric porch on two sides_ mid-20th Altered shutters Date century Moved no Date UTM: 5.
Lot size: Assessors' Book 1, p.27 19)269830/4683420 Lot 9 23,649 sq.It- One acre or less X Over one acre Approximate frontage 160' Approximate distance of building from street 30' 6. Recorded by : Organization -Date B.R. Pfeiffer Worc. Heritage Pres. Soc. April 1979 (over) 4-7-77 - 7. Original owner (if known) Joel Flagg residence Original use Subsequent uses (if any) and dates same 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The Joel Flagg House is an excellent local example of Greek Revival style architecture, consisting of a two-storey frame structure with a sice hall floor plan.
The house's facade is framed by corner pilasters wnich support an entablature and cornice which are carried across the gable to give the appearance of s pediment. Extending around the house's west and south sides is an open Doric porch behind whích the first storey has over- sized 6/6 windows. Except for a small shed dormer on its south side, the Flagg House is substantially unaltered. Once a common building type (particularly during the 1840s and 1850s when hillsides around the central business district became the city's BETEEES first suburbs), Greek Revival style houses such as 15 Elizabeth Street have become increasingly rare. Together with the nearby Leonard Stutte- vant House (Form 117-F) the Flagg House is among the last unaltered houses of the 1840s and 1850s extant on Chandler Hill.
The lot on which the sold to Joel Flegg (occupation unknown) by David Messinger, a land speculator, in May of 1848. By 1849, #15 Elizabeth Street was 1859 Gale eocugsd the nouse krom 920 mstl 1n9 un dr iho coisg: 155, 0a16 - 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) City atlases and directories Worcester County Deeds. Book : 435, p.479, 5/1/1848 (Messinger to Joel Flagg) Book 611, p.644, 6/2/1859 (Mary Flagg, widow, to George W. Gale) Property Warcester Miltple Resoure AveaKparteal Saventary) State MA (Warcester Working Number8. 30.79.2060 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 383 +13 Maps 2,63 Excellent multyle resource nomenation for the eatire cily HISTORIAN of Worceofe.
Both the general descrytion 4 shatement o al /Acapt endwidual inverton sheet ar Lightne susttud, a reason 10.30-79 otheadie to ime (-deckus) BeARC ITECTURAL HISTORIAN apamaition is higated on aclached sheets. coan u/h Bmiés ummento 102-L-3 NO-CBD-", ")-E, and 130-CBD-50 and 44. Intynty and /o bondaries veed to bondanies need to be adhleseel ppeatully on ndurdua 1o-CB - 14 - , Nus nes ot istegoih ses atad il ie 102- L-3 descussed with WINH 3 EXCEPTONS AU PROPERTIES APPEAK TO ME TO MET AK CRITERIA AND THE FORMS ARE ADEQUATE. RED BOTH TECANLALLY AND TO DETERMINE SICNIFCANCER ACMOLELÉ SAUE OE TE FORMS DLD NOT CONTAN STRONG STATEMENS IF SIGNIFCANCE THE KESOURCE CHEGONIES WERE TROROULALY DISCUSSED IN BHE BODY OF MHE MDRUNATION; TUEREFORE SNGNIFICANCE MAS ESTABLSHED. HBDS WERE NOT NELESSARY BELNSE OF MYE SCHLE MAPSAND CLEANLY DELNEATER BOUNDANES.
AURENDE WHS MRISSINA OTHER ACLEAT 2/2888 HAER TIU SANCE PROPENTES BUT EIS MOW INCLUDEN AFTER THE 2/11/ CORRELRONS. THE ONLY PROPERTIES TIKET | DO NOT RECOMMENR LASTING ARE - 116-CBD-/Z-DESMOYCO BYFIRE MO - IUCBD-!! Inventory- Review 130-CB0-44- DDES. NOT RETANN INTELRITY FOR INDI UDUKBELGBILITY v102-L-3 /DOAA SWET CONVINLED ABOUT BOUNDANSS REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BELIEVE THEY BOUCD BE OK. W BASED Recommend ON ADDLTONAL DOCUMLENTATTON SUBMUTTED - I DEPER JUDLEMENT. Listing all propertres nexcept these 3. Return 116-CBD-1 to Stute (not elegible); a to durouss fuutha w/NR rute.
DUBI Retum 102-L-3 to state for corectum; 35 y BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/8 HOLD 130-CBD -44 for info from stute DUBIE Staff conferne 3/5/30 -agued to actioi as sustel below: fccept with exeyptwst-s fretumig to stite fo 116-CBD-1 (officcal notfratiz also BD-1) a el 130-CBD -44 (Licchi, friti from sfate ) National Register Write-up 383/80 REPORi Send-back Entered Federal Register Entry 2.3.81 Re-submit KEEPER Soldha 3/5/80 MAR 5 1980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service by Berl restige JUN 19 GJAUG 1979 103-M-2 15 Elizabeth St. Gale, Gecrge, ffer west + soath elevations Worceste MRA, Ma by Ber Rail 34 JUN Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000304