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Nomination for Blue Hills Headquarters

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 754 words across 8 pages, filed in 1980. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 80000654, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the typewriter's. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

The nomination, in full

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

/1 - FORM B - BUILDING re/ no 30000654 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - In Area no. Form no. 1 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. 1. Town Milton Address ,Hillside St. Name Blue Hills Headquarters Present use offices for MDC/Blue Hills patrol Metropolitan District Present owner Commission (MDC) 3. Description: Date 1904 Blueprints and annual Source_reports, MDC, Boston Style neo-classical Architect Stickney & Austin Exterior wall fabric Quincy granite Outbuildings (describe) Other features 19 327240 4675620 Altered an addition Date c. 1910 (? no Moved Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less x Over one acre Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 40 feet 6.

Recorded by Sara B. Chase Organization SPNEA Date April, 1979 (over) 7. Original owner (if known)_ MDC Original use same as at present Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 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) This police and patrol headquarters building was built in 1904, of local materials. It is a beautiful and vital portion of the entire ensemble for the Blue Hills Reservation by Stickney & Austin in 1901-1911. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps,etc.) #154/21972, pp. 1-12.

"Metropolitan Parks Commission Headquarters at Blue Hills Reservation" MDC Annual Reports, 1904-1906. SEP 25 1980 9. Major Bibliographical References See continuation sheet, Item number 8-9, Page 4-1 ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED 10. Geographical Data 141 acres UTM NOT VERIMIED Acreage of nominated property - Quadrangle name_ Blue Hills, MA, Norwood, MA Quadrangle scale1 : 24000 UMT References AL19 L3/2,2/3,4,0 416|718|812,0 B 1,9 33,08,8,0 Easting Zone Easting 4,6/7,9/2/20 Zone Northing Northing c [1,9] 1313,31,9,0 14,6178173,0 D [19 13|3,017,9,01 14,617,217,2,01 E L1,9 3/2,511,5,0 14,617,115,2,01 F 11,9 1312,214,2,0 14,617,515,9,01 HLL LLLL Verbal boundary description and justification See Section 7, paragraph one. 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 Stephen A' Cole and Sara B. Chase, Architectural Researcher, SPNEA organization Massachusetts Historical Commission date June 1980 street & number 294 Washington Street telephone 617-727-8470 Boston MA 02108 city or town state 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 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 procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer sianature / atunhWeslousk title Executive Director Massachusetts Historical Commission date 7/30/80 For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Orgel date 9/25/88 (* Keeper of phe Nationarfegister Attest: Axlue Chief of Registration date 9/25/50 GP O 938 835 Property Reservatióng mulfiple Regpuce avea State MA. Derde Working Number 3/3/80/2098 TECHNICAL Photos Maps CONTROL This aea is sianificantas an earlu planned recreatinal anea desiqned HISTORIAN Patick Andu 9/25/80 cheoloqical comporents, thisM.R.A, nomination traces the continuous human habitationand se o this land fum preniatorie tomodern times. Jhis is agood ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN vittiile Resonce nominalion-thes have ncndld all the reguned elements gor documentation. Defer t rchedogiat on the disputed site (Partasoas).

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4/21 SEP 2 5 1980 AUG 1 3 1980 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000272