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Nomination for Refreshment Pavillion

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 745 words across 6 pages, filed in 1980. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 80000659, 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.

FORM B - BUILDING ne/ 20000659 - MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - In Area no. 5 Form no. 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. Refreshment Pavillion Name concession stand and Present use picnic shelter Metropolitan District Present owner Commission (M.D.C.) 3. Description: Date 1920's Source M.D.C. records Style neo-classical Architect Exterior wall fabric granite and wood Outbuildings (describe) Other features large oculus windows in each end of stone walls, in vented lunette openings, delicate slatted supporting columns Altered _ slightly Date unknown Moved no Date 5.

Lot size: One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 19 326830 4674850 6. Recorded by Sara B. Chase SPNEA Organization Date April, 1979 (over) 7. Original owner (if known). Original use 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) x This building is a gracefully designed part of the total collection of park structures in the Blue Hills Reservation.

It is important in that it represents a case of providing the public with park convenience not of the cheapest and lowest sort but rather of high quality design and materials. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 9. Major Bibliographical References See continuation sheet, Item number 8-9, Page 4-1 ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED 10.

Geographical Data 141 Acreage of nominated property - acres UTM NOT VERIFIED Quadrangle name - Blue Hills, MA, Norwood, MA Quadrangle scale1: 24000 UMT References A [1,9/ |3|2,2|3,4,01 1416 7,8|82,0 Zone Easting Northing c L1,9 L3/3,31,9,01 14,617,87,3,01 E|1,9 312,511,5,0 4,617,115,2,01 G L1 B 1,9 L3/3,0 8,8,0 Zone Easting D [1,91 1313,017,9,0 F [1,91 1312,214,2,01 LLILL 4,6/7,92,210 Northing 14,617,217,2,0 14,617,515,9,01 LLLILLL 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 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 signature VatumRWeslowski title Executive Director : Massachusetts Hhstorical Commission date 7/30/80 For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Orgel date 9/25/80 f Keeper of phe Nationar fegister Attest: atrick Andues Chief of Registration date 9/25-/80 GPO 938 835 roperty Reservationa multiple, Reapuce are nmena state MA.

Derfol Working Number 8/13/30/2088 TECHNICAL Photos Maps nis auea is sianificantas an eare planned recreationa anea desiqneb CONTROL HISTORIAN aepT Patics Andue 9/25/80 cheoloqucal comporents, thisM.RA, homination traces the continuous turman habitationand se f this land fumpreniatoric tomoder times. This is agood ARCHITECTURAL ISTORIAN mutiple pesnue dapnin tion toepon)e ingueded aatione unadenentufo dcaenator. Dofa to ifficient justificatio critera c. seat z of 3 sile - Aehim Ponhepetinat extutnakio ARCHEOLOGTST cĂ­rrently tnour i unroficen b sit and tenfr bounceries. decommend nomination Accepnt + return inpeuching selou of Anhaposy-droussed with Stve cole. Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF CLIDT MEMORIAL BRIDUE IS ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERLON C. A BETTER CASE COLD HAVE BKEN MADE FOR ELGIBILM UNDER CRNERION A. BUT I WILLACERT.

BRANCH CHIEF Ma DntM (FOR) 9/25/80 KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 2. 3.81 Send-back Re-submit Entered 251980 United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Blul Hills an Reponset River Risevation multiple Ressarce area AnA nofalk co. 127 AUG 1 3 1980 SEP 2 5 1980 REFRESHMENT PAVILLION Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000272