Nomination for Rice, Capt. Peter, House

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FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections 1. Name For HCRS use only received FEB 12 1980 date entered 90000641 historic Captain Peter Rice House and/or common same 2. Location street & number 377 E1m St. city, town Marlborough vicinity of not for publication 3rd state Massachusetts 3.

Classification Category Ownership _ district - public x building(s) private - structure X both site Public Acquisition object in process being considered code 025 congressional district Middlesex county 017 code Status X occupied unoccupied -work in progress Accessible X yes: restricted yes: unrestricted no Present Use - agriculture _commercial educational entertainment - government industrial military X museum park private residence religious scientific transportation other: 4. Owner of Property name (Owner of building) Mariborough Historical Society Inc. (Owner of Land) Microswitch Div. of Honeywell street & number 377 Elm St. 311 ELM ST. city, town Marlborough vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description state Mass. 01752 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. South Middlesex Registry of Deeds street & number P.O. Box 68 city, town Cambridge, state 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Inventory of the Historic Assets title of the Commonwealth #42 has this property been determined elegible? Massachusetts - yes V no date 1976 federal -x state county - local depository for survey records Massachusetts Historical Commission city, town Boston state Massachusetts 7. Description Condition x excellent - good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one unaltered X altered Check one - original site _ moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The Captain Peter Rice House is located on the west slope of Sligo Hill, on the north side of Elm Street, slightly east of Interstate Route #495. In its present form, the Rice House is the product of several periods of construction ranging from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. The Rice House is a two-story, timber-frame structure, made up of a rectangular-plan ma in house with a central chimney and a rear ell. The main house rests on a granite foundation, is covered with clapboards (south, east and north) and is enclosed by a pitched roof covered by asphalt shingles. The facade (south elevation) of the house is symmetrical containing a center entrance flanked on each side by two windows at the first story and five windows at the second story.

The entry constist of panelled architrave with corner blocks framing two four-pane sidelights set above panels and a door of four sunken panels. All facade windows are of 8/12 sash set in projecting frames with moulded caps. The west elevation of the main house is asynmetrical; at its first story is an open porch on square posts, south of center, and a rectangular bay window set under the same half-hip roof as the porch, north of center; fenestration of the bay consists of a 6/6 window on its south face and a tripartite window of 6/9 sash on its west face. At the center of the first story is an entry, like that on the facade, except for its six-panel door. South of this entry is 6/6 window set in a projecting surround. sotho seconil seory There are three windows at the second story, containing from south to north 8/12, 6/9 and 8/12 sash.

Above the second story is a slight projection which forms the base of the gable. single 8/12 window. The east elevation is covered with shingles and is set in the same plane as the east elevation of the rear ell, although the roofs of the two sections make a clear separ- ation between the two. At the first story, the east end contains a rectangular-plan oriel and' part of an enclosed porch. The oriel is' set on brackets and is enclosed by a half-hip roof; in its north and south faces are simple five-pane lights, while its east face contains three 6/6 windows. The enclosed porch contains a' narrow window on its east face. At the second story are three identical windows, each containing 8/12 sash. The east gable is identical to the west gable, except for its covering of shingles. The house's north elevation is asymmetrically arranged and altered by additions.

The eastern 1/3 of the north elevation is blocked by the rear ell. Elsewhere, the first story is covered by an enclosed porch with a shed roof. At the second story are four windows of varying sizes. The rear ell is of undetermined age and has undergone ex- tensive alteration in the twentieth centruy. The ell's easit elevation contains an enclosed porch for the full length of its first story.! This porch is of apparent twentieth-century origin, and contains one five-panel door and six windows with varying types of sash. At the second story are three windows set out of horizontal alignment with each other; each window contains 6/6 sash. Above the second story is a low-pitched shed roof which connects to the main house. The west elevation of the rear ell is also asymmetrical, containing an enclosed porch and two 6/6 windows at the first story and two 8/8 windows at the second story.

north elevation is mostly covered by a one-story shed, although there are two 6-pane lights on exposed portions of the second story. (continued) FHR-8-300A (11/78) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR HCRS USE ONLY RECEIVED FEB 12 1980 DATE ENTERED CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 1 The shed is one-story high with a pitched roof and north-facing gable. The shed's east elevation is covered by an enclosed porch; its north elevation is blank except for a 6-pane light in the gable; and its west elevation contains a simple window.

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Significance Period - prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1900 Areas of Significance - Check and justify below _ archeology-prehistoric community planning landscape architecture X archeology-historic conservation law - agriculture economics literature - architecture education X military - art _engineering music commerce X exploration/settlement philosophy communications industry -politics/government _invention - Lit1 _ religion _ science _ sculpture social/ humanitarian _theater _ transportation - other (specify) Specific dates 1688, early 18th C., Builder

Statement of significance

/Architect Unknown later additions Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Captain Peter Rice House retains integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship and possesses historical associations with the seventeenth and early eight- eenth century settlement of Marlborough. The product of at least four periods of con- struction, the Rice House both retains elements of each and displays a sequence of development which is characteristic of local vernacular architecture. In its earliest form, 1688, the Rice House is believed to have been a two-story structure with a one-room deep by a central chimney. This original structure now up the front or south half of moulded sheathing and raised panelling. Shouldered corner posts and a chamfered summer beam are presently cased.

In the early eighteenth century, the original house was enlarged by the addition of a lean-to roof and three rooms, including a new kitchen, at the first storey. century, the lean-to roof was removed, the northern half of the second storey was con- twentieth century) - The house is believed to have been built for Peter Rice (1658-1753) in 1688, at the time of his marriage to Rebecca Howe. Born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Peter Rice was the son of Thomas Rice, one of the petitioners for the establishment of Marlborough as a plantation, and was a member of the large Rice family which supplied a large number of the town's early settlers. The younger Rice was brought to Marlborough as a child in tho Coun t Noe e Bro 1664 and, presumably, lived in the town all of his life, with the possible exception of the period surrounding King Phillip's war when Marlborough was subject to Indian attack.

Rice both farmed his land and served in various capacities for the town's defense. In the early eighteenth century, Rice was appointed a captain over part of the town's militia; in 1711, he was a member of a committee to designate garrison-houses and to assign town residents to specific garrison houses for their protection in emergencies. Rice himself served as a member of Ensign Howe's garrison, together with Ensign Bowker, The Rice House property may also possess a high degree of archaeological potential stemming from its seventeenth century occupation. Sites yielding information on the material culture and domestic life of the seventeenth century are drastically under reported in New England and the Rice property might provide such necessary data. At present, the Captain Peter Rice House is owned by the Marlborough Historical Society and is undergoing restoration.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References Ward, Andrew H. The Rice Family. C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, 1858. Hudson, Charles The History of Marlborough Massachusetts T.R. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1862. Bigelow, Ella Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough Massachusetts 1660-1910. Times Publishing Co. Marlborough, 1910. 10. Geographical Data 2 acres Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name MarIborough UMT References UIM NOT VERIFIED ACREAGE NOT VERIOuladtangle scale 1:24000 AL1,9 |2|8,7/9,0,0 Zone Easting Northing LILLL Easting Northing D E F ILLJ LILILLI Verbal boundary description and justification Please refer to theeattached assessor's map. The boundary is deliniated in red. The property occupies a part of sheet 67, lot 50. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code 11.

Form Prepared By name/title Brian Pfeiffer, Consultant with Ernest Ginnetti Marlborough Historical Commission organization Massachusetts Historical Commission date November 1979 street & number 294 Washington ST. telephone (617) 727-8470 city or town Boston state Massachusetts 02108 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local As the designated StateHistoric Preservation Officer for theNational Historic PreservationActof 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 proceduresset forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer signature Paleua: h Weslowski 1/22/50 title Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission date For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Keeper of/the National, Register Mau Dag date 1/2/80 Attest: talrich Andius date 4/2/80 Chief of Registration GPO 938 835 ENGLAND NEW 18 Captain Peter Rice House 377 Elm Street MarIborough, Mass. Assessor's Sheet 67, lot 50 Scale 1:1200 P 1C81 50 34.006÷ Acres KETTILIALLE RECEIVED FEB 121980 NATIONAL REGISTER farTe 198.0 198° 1.8 27.79 iVo BARN 480 50 34.006 ,+ Acres PETER RICE HOUSE 1688 185 89.45 10,354 260.00 90 10393 29/1 52 90 90 178.25 ELM 50.24 25719 299.45 4. 86 Acros [22552 168.55 6.19. 53-A 80 9360 ... 53 24.2 ec STREET 48 E6t 00:961 30 130.00 100 20,000 56/92 55 54 41.45 51.22 270.60 1.5 Acres 100 49 1.2 Acres 2257 51984 3619 1 19b2 386!

aistgeo toera alzoanane 00st: 0 s.la0a 088T 8 1 833 9 1980 APR Property Rice, Copt, Potes Atanss State ma - midallont Working Number 2-12-80 462 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos _ Maps This house is eligible for its association with the eaily settlement o the toung MaulloogHSTORIAN ind for architectue. Ihis 2 story timber frame structio repuesents vernacula architectune ver fou perrads of conshuction- the core the house was brilt c.1688. Since that time it has been doubled in Patuck Anduus entunies: aucheology has been checked but there is no evidence d auch.

potential shoun 4/2/80 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 APR United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service PHOTO SOUTH FACADE & WEST ELEVATION Captain Peter Rice House , 377 Elm St. Marlborough, Mass. Middlesex co Jack Ginnetti Jan 3, 1979 Marlborough Historical Commission City Hall Marlborough, Mass. Photo #1 of 1 south facade and west elevation FEB 12 1980 - ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered STATE MASSACHUSETTS AFR 9 1980 Name Location Echo Bridge Swetland-Pease House Rice, Capt.

Peter, House First Baptist Church Oakes, Edward, House McG111, John H., House Dillaway School Berger Factory Town of Needham, City of Newton Norfolk and Middlesex County East Longmeadow vicinity Hampden County Marlborough Middlesex County Framingham Middlesex County Medford Middlesex County Medford Middlesex County Boston Suffolk County Boston Suffolk County Also Notified Honorable Paul Isongas Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Honorable John J. Moakley Honorable Robert F. Drinan Honorable Edward P. Boland Honorable Joseph D. Early Honorable Edward J. Markey NR State Historic Preservation Officer Mrs. Patricia L. Weslowsk1 Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Byers/bjr 4/17/80 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.