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- FORM B - BUILDING ref no 50000593 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - In Area no. Form no. 119-0 - 1. Town Worcester 267 Plantation Street or Address_676 Franklin Street Name Bloomingdale Fire House Present use fire house 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number Roll 20 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Present owner City of Worcester 3. Déscription: Date 1894-1895 Source building notice elements of Classical and Style Queen Anne styles Architect_ George Clemence Exterior wall fabric_yellow brick - Outbuildings (describe) none Other features high slate-covered roof with smell cupola and bell tower; classical limestone window trim; rusticated brick first storey Altered Date Moved no Date 1 UTM5. Lot size: Assessor's Book 19, p.
7, Lot 19/2712004682960 7; 9,272 sq. It. One acre or less * Over one acre Approximate frontage 70' Approximate distance of building from street 101 6. Recorded by S- Lee, ed. B.R. Pleiffer Organization Worc. Heritage Pres. Soc. Date November 1977 (over) M-7-77 - 7. Original owner (if known) Original use City of Worcester fire house Subsequent uses (if any) and dates same 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Conservation Agricultural Education Architectural Exploration/ The Arts settlement Commerce Industry Communication Military Community development Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9.
Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) As Worcester!s population grew in the last two decades of the nineteenth century fron 58,291 (1880)to 118,421 (1900), the City constructed many new fire houses to protect newly developed resiential areas. The City seems to have employed various local architects to design the new houses, although .if is unclear how architects were selected (whether by competition, bid, etc.). The Bloomingdale Fire House, one of several designed by George Clemence, was constructed on land donated by William Putnam by W. F. Dearborn and Sons, contractors, at a cost of $12,137,96, paid to the firm in two payments, one in 1895, che other in 1896. The fire house is a two and one-half storey mottled buff brick structure with a high slate-covered hip roof.
On the building's south side is a square-plan tower which rises to an open belfry and high hip-turret. At the facade are two engine doors, framed by low arches with limestone keystones. Above are two sets of tri-partite windows set in limestone surrounds. , the fire house is unaltered and is, visually, an important part of Presentl its neighborhood. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) City Documents. 1895, No. 49, p. 41; 1896, 1o. 50, p. 54; 1923, No. 77, p. 707. George H. Clemence, Souvenirs. (1898 -illustration). Poperty Warcester Miltple Resonre Aua (Pastial Lauentary) state MA (Warcester Working Number8. 30.79.2060 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 383 3 +13 Maps 2,63 Exceetent multyle resource nomenation for the entie cely HISTORIAN of Worceote. Both the general descrytion o staterent of Call/Acapt adea.
Eack kyp oe age indwiduel sivertond, te t are Lightne for not includes 10-50-79 Thess at this time (113:3 decker) DownARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Wird problemo war som cman wi/h Bmiés umments 102-4-3, "G-CBD-", '1-E, and 130-CBD-50 and 44. Integnty and /or bondaries need to be addliesed speahclly on indwidual trms: DUBIE ARCHEOLOGIST 14 - , Lost descussed with supofcanee and catgonzantgnity, WITH 3 EXCERTONS ALL PROPERTIES APPEAK TO ME TO MEET AK CRITERI AND THE FORUS ARE ADEQUATE NED BOTH TECHNILALLT AND TO RETERMINE SICNIFICANCE. ALMOUA SAME OF TRE FORMS DID NOT CONTAN SIRONA STATEMENS IF SIGNIFICANKE THE KESOURCE CHEGONES WERE TDROWHLY DISCUSSED IN THE BODY OF THE NOMINATION; TUENEFBRE SNGNIFICANCE MAS ESTABLISHED. HBDS WERE NOT NELESSARY BELNSE OF NHE SCHLE MAPSAND CLESALY DELINEATE BOUNDARIES.
ALRENDE WUBS MRIISID4 OTHER ACLEDT 2/2888 HAER DIU SANLE PROPENTIES BUT MIS MOW INCLUDED AFTER THE 2/11/ CORRELRORS. THE ONLY PROPERTIES THISE I DO NOT RECOMMENA LISTING ARE - 116-CBD-13 - DESNOYCO BY FIRE MO - 16CBD-1 Inventory- Review 01-1-3 4 PEMES NOT RETAN POCS NOT RETAN INTEGRITY FOR INDI VIDUHLBELGIBILTY ALWEST CONVINLED ABOUT BOUNDANS REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BELLEVE THEY BOUCD BE DK. I BAGED ON ADDLTONAL DOCULENTATON SUBMITTED - / DEFER JUDLEMENT. Recommand Listine alo properties sexcept these 3. Return 116-CBD-1$ to Stute (not etegible); fetum 102-L-3 to state fer curectum; E toderauss fattayue statt +State.
DUBIE & BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/8 HOLD 130-CBD -44 for info from stute DUBIE Staff conferenu 3/5/50 -aguud to actioi as sstel beloro: ficget wih sxeeptin 16-CBD-1 (officcal notfurati of 102k-3 futunyt m sfote) (m1) a 1/ 130- CB0-44 |Lili, frit see 33/80 REPONT National Register Write-up - Send-back Entered Federal Register Entry Re-submit KEEPER Soldha 3/5/80 MAR 5 1980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 80 AUG 1979 Blormingdale Fie Nouse 11Q - Cwercosto MRA 267 Plantation castsnonth St elevation Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000304