Nomination for Founder's Hall

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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 entriescomplete applicable sections 1. Name For HCRS use only received FEB 12 1980 date entered APR | 4 1980 historic Founder's Hall and/or common Same 2. Location street & number Atlantic Union College Campus not for publication city, town Lancaster - vicinity of state Massachusetts 3.

Classification Category Ownership - district - public xbuilding(s) private structure both site Public Acquisition object in process being considered code 025 county congressional district Worcester Second code 027 Status *occupied unoccupied work in progress Accessible - yes: restricted - yes: unrestricted no Present Use - agriculture commercial * educational entertainment government industrial - military -museum park private residence religious scientific trner ortation 4. Owner of Property name Atlantic Union College street &number South Main Street city, town Lancaster vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description state Massachusetts courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Worcester County Registry of Deeds street & number Main Street city, town Worcester state 6.

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

Description of the property

Founder's Hall is located at the center of the campus of Atlantic Union College, approximately 200' north of Flagg Street and 400' west of South Main Street in South Lancaster. Land surrounding the building is laid out in lawns, paths and planting beds. Founder's Hall is a two-and-one-half story structure of balloon-frame construction with decorative elements drawn from both the Victorian Gothic and Queen Anne styles. The structure has a basically rectangular plan with a projecting central pavilion on both its east and west elevations. The building rests on a high brick foundation and is enclosed by a steeply pitched hip roof with gables over both pavilions; all roofs terminate in open eaves with exposed rafters. The exterior is covered with clapboards, some vertical tongue-and-groove boarding and decorative shingling (in the gables only).

The facade (west elevation) is symmetrical; at its center is a one-bay deep pavilion. Set in front of the pavilion is an open porch. This porch sits on a base which is enclosed by lattice-work; rising from the base are chamfered posts which support a shed roof and a decorative gable at the porch's center. Decorative trim of the porch consists of a shingled railing surmounted by squat turned balusters, pierced brackets, an apron beneath the cornice and decorative panelling on the end gables ofthe shed roof (north and south). At the first story the pavilion contains an entry with panelled doors and a five-pane transom, flanked on each side by one 4/4 window; these windows are set in unmoulded frames and have caps decorated by shallow brackets and a bank of saw-tooth trim. All windows of the building's first two stories have this decorative trim.and are made up of units containing 4/4 sash.

At the center of the pavilion's second story is a double window which is flanked on each side by a single window; the heads of all of these windows project into a bank of vertical boarding. Centered in the gable is a tri-partite window above which is a smaller projecting gable bearing the numerals "1884." The is trimmed by a solid bargeboard set on brackets at its base. Rising above the ridge of the pavilion's roof is an open,square-plan bell-tower. The bell-tower rises The bell-tower is enclosed by a truncated hip roof. Side walls of the pavilion (north and south) contain one window centered at each story. Set back from and flanking the pavilion, the west elevation of the main block of the building contains one set of paired windows at each story and one shed dormer with 3/3 sash on each side of the pavilion.

Side walls (north and south elevations) of the main body of the building are iden- tical and reflect the interior's division into classrooms. Each side wall has two 2/2 windows at the basement, two sets of tri-partite windows at both the first and second stories and one shed dormer, all symmetrically placed. Each shed dormer contains a central window of 3/3 sash flanked by each side by one window of 2/2 sash. The rear wall (east elevation) echoes the basic arrangement of the facade, although it lacks an entry and its central pavilion is deeper, serving as a rear wing.

The east elevation of the rear wing is symmetrical, containing two sets of paired windows (2/2 sash) at the basement and two pairs of windows at both the first and second stories; in the gable there were originally two sets of paired windows; however, the northern half of the southern pair has been converted to a doorway which leads to a fire escape. Above the attic's windows is an overhang which rises to a truncated gable. Rising up the center of the east elevation is an exterior brick chimney. Side elevations of the rear wing (north and south) each contain paired 2/2 sash at the basement, a simple set of paired windows at both the first and second stories, and a shed dormer with 3/3 sash at the attic.

The east elevation of the building's main block flanks the rear wing and contains, on each side, paired 2/2 windows at the basement and a single set of paired windows at both the first and second stories. FHR-8-300A (11/78) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM FOR HCRS USE ONLY RECEIVED FEB 12 1980 DATE ENTERED CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7. PAGE 2 Alterations to the building are insignificant and consist of the cutting of several small doors at the second and attic stories of the east elevation and rear wing to provide access to an iron fire escape at the building's southeast corner.

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Significance Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 X 1800-1899 1900 Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below - archeology-prehistoric _ community planning _ landscape architecture * religion . archeology-historic _conservation law science agriculture economics _ literature _ sculpture architecture X education - military - social/ art engineering - music humanitarian commerce exploration/settlement_X philosophy theater communications L4 Whinvention politics/government transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1883-1884 Builder

Statement of significance

/Architect Barker & Nourse, Architects (Worcester, MA) Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Founder's Hall retains the integrity of its original design, setting, materials, workmanship, location and historical associations with the development of the private educational system of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, a system which has a current enrollment of 535,000 students. The building was constructed in the winter of 1883- 1884 under the direction of Elder Stephen N. Haskett, a founder of the Adventist Church, from plans prepared by the Worcester architectural firm of Barker and Nourse in 1883. It is now the oldest extant educational building in the Adventist system. Haskell financed the project by floating a stock issue of $75,000 among the 15,000 Adventists of the time.

Wood for the building's construction was cut in a local woodlot and much of the construction labor was donated without charge. Upon completion, Founder's Hall housed the South Lancaster Academy. Later, the building was used as the administration building of Lancaster Juniox, College and of its successor, the Atlantic union college. Subsequently, the building was in use as the College's Music Conservatory until 1975-1976 when it was restored and converted to the school's Religion center. Included in this last change of use was the opening of a museum room containing Adventist memorabilia and historical documents.

Also included in the building is the Miller Chapel, restored in 1975-1976, in which are exhibited oil portraits of William and Lucy Paulina Miller, leaders of the Millerite Movement of the 1830's and 1840's out of which Adventism grew, as painted by American primitive painter Horace Bundy. In addition, the chapel contains a rare 1843 Millerite Chart, the oak pulpit and rostrum furniture from Miller's church. Soon to be installed is a tracker organ make by John Steer. At present, the building is used for theology and religion courses, ministerial practice courses, religious services, weddings and public meetings.

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

Major Bibliographical References Records at Founder's Hall Records of the Atlantic Union College 10. Geographical Data less than one acre Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name Clinton UMT References A 19| 2|79|090| 4702480 Zone Easting Northing cLL LLLLL ELL UTM NOT VERIFIED ACREAGE NOTLERFEI Quadrangle scale 1:24000 BLu LILuL LILL Zone Easting Northing LLILu FLU LLILL LliL GULLILNLILILLLI Verbal boundary description and justification Please refer to the attached assessor's map. The boundary is deliniated in red. It was drawn to include only Founder's Hall, the oldest building on the campus. 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 Phyllis Farnsworth Lancaster Historical Comm.

organization Massachusetts Historical Commission date November 1979 street & number 294 Washington Street telephone (617) 727-8470 city or town Boston state Massachusetts 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 thecriteria and procedures set forthbythe Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer signature atum:LWesbruske 1/22/80 title Executive Director, Massachusetts Histori cal Commission For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register ha Snyel Keeper of the National Register Attest: atrich Anduus Chief of Regtstration date date 4/ 1450 date 4/10/80 GP O 938 835 12 RECEIVED FEB 12 1980 NATIONAL REGISTER GEORGE HILL ROAT FOUNDER'S HALL ADM. BLDG LIBRARY ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE CAMPUS FLAGG STREET ART DEPT. DORMITORY PRESCOTT STREET SAWYER STREET N STREET MAIN ROAD .SOUTH BOLTON FOUNDER'S HALL Drawn from Assessors' Map Aerial Photographed in 1973 Updated 1976 by Phylles Q. Farnoworth Phylis A. Farnsworth Scale: 1 inch = 200 feet Date: October 1, 1976 Property Foundeis Hall State Working Number rul MO 80001678 Ma.

Itorcester 2-12-80 452 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos- Maps 2 Tnis building is eligible for architectine, education, and religion (or its acsoriatin uith HISTORIAN the development of the puivate caucationa Dystem of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Built accept in 1883, this 212 story frame building is an imposing example &f a Queenanne Atule Patrich Anduns with Vidorion Gothic elements). It was brult indei the leadleshup toned the founders of the religion. de was the tust bllo, in what is no atlantic lnian college. Ithas beenused 4/10/80 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER APR 14 1980 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 7.3.81 Send-back Re-submit Entered United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 1980 Founder's Hall Lancaster, Mass. Worcester ca. Wendell P.

Bartle Lancaster Historic Photo #1 West Eleuation t Ia Founder's Hall Aelantic Union Callege If South Main Steet South Lancaster, Nass. May 1975 Phitsgrap ker: Wendell P. Butlete MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Office of the Secretary of State 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 617-727-8470 MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY Secretary of State January 28, 1980 Ms. Carol Schull, Acting Keeper National Register of Historic Places Heritage, Conservation & Recreation Service 440 G Street NW Washington, D.C. 20243 Dear Ms. Schull; Enclosed you will find the following nomination forms: Attleboro- First Parsonage of the Medford- John McGill House (local) Second Church (local) Middleborough- C. P.

Washburn Grain- * Bedford- David Lane House (local) mill (local) * Boston- Charles Street Jail (national) Middlefield- Stone Arch Railroad Bridge Dartmouth- Hill School (local) District (state) * East Longmeadow- Swetland-Pease Natick- Rev. Stephen Badger House (state) House (local) Newton- St. Mary's Church & Cemetary (local Framingham- First Baptist Church (state) New Bedford- Central New Bedford .Lancaster- Founders Hall (state) Historic District (local) Marlborough- Peter Rice House (local) Newton- Echo Bridge (state- resubmission) Medford- Edward Oakes House (local) (All of the above are enclosed) Sharon- Stoneholm (local) (These are enclosed under separate cover) These have been voted eligible by the State Review Board and have been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer.

Sincerely, Chiste sondde ChristineBoulding Survey Director Massachusetts Historical Commission RECEIVED FEB 12 1980 CB/cj *These properties were notified under the new procedures. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE TELEPHONE REPORT DATE 4/14180 TIME OF CALL 1. CALL TO: FROM (Name) ADDRESS (Tel. No. it needed) Cardy Jenkins 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. MA.SH PO Tounders Hall-Worcester county MA. 4. DETAILS OF DISCUSSION The photo is five yeaus old- she has assuved me that there has been ho change in the building in there past jive years. Ptich tades ERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CALL FHR-8-227 June 1978 TITLE OFFICE ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE MASSACHUSETTS Date Entered APR 1 4 1980 Name Location Founder's Hall Lancaster Worcester County Also Notified Honorable Paul Isongas Honorable Edward M.Kennedy Honorable Robert F.

Drinan NR Byers/bjr State Historie Preservation Officer Mrs. Patricia L. Weslowski Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Comnission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 4/22/80 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.