Nomination for Intermediate Building

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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 ate Buildiry For HCRS use only received JUL 28 1981 date entered AUG 27 1981 historic First Wellesley High School Intermediate Building (preferred) and/or common 2. Location street & number 324 Washington Street _ not for publication Wellesley Hills city, town - vicinity of congressional district Tenth state Massachusetts 3.

Classification Category Ownership - district X public -X building(s) - private structure both _site Public Acquisition _ object in process _ being considered code 025 county Norfolk code 021 Status Present Use X occupied - agriculture unoccupied commercial _ work in progress educational Accessible entertainment X yes: restricted (9-5) X - government yes: unrestricted industrial no - military museum park private residence religious scientific transportation other: 4. Owner of Property name Town of Wellesley street & number 525 Washington Street city, town Wellesley - vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description Norfolk County Registry of Deeds state Massachusetts courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. street & number 650 High Street Dedham Massachusetts city, town state 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Inventory of the Historic Assets title of the Commonwealth has this property been determined elegible? - yes X no date 9/18/78 _federal X state _ county X local depository for survey records Boston. ( Massachusetts Historical Commission city, town state Massachusetts 02108 7. Description First Wellesley High School Condition excellent X good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one X unaltered _ altered Check one A original site moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The Intermediate Building is located in the Wellesley Hills section of Wellesely adjacent to the Town Hall which it serves as an annex. It is fronted by a large lawn landscaped with shrubs and trees. The building, whose plan forms a shallow T, is constructed of red brick with terra cotta trim. From a raised basement it rises two stories to a slate hipped roof which is pierced by two interior chimneys. The symmetrical facade is eleven bays in length and is organized around a five bay central pavillion. Fenestration in this section consists of 6/6 double hung sash with segmental transoms at the first story and rectangular transoms at the second. The wings contain paired round arched openings with keystones at the first story and triple 2/2 windows with transoms at the second. The outer arches of the first story house the entries while the inner ones contain paired 2/1 windows.

The roofline is pierced by three shingled dormers; the central one contains paired 6/2 windows and has a gabled roof while the smaller flanking ones have single 6/2 windows and hipped roofs with copper finials. The entries open onto stairhalls which run to the second story; access to the unfinished third story is aained by a continuation of the east staircase. Two classrooms on one side and two laboratorieson the other flanked the hall between the stairways. The second floor was completed by a woman teacher's room and girls' retiring room. 1e01 Tret morT 20.er: CASHL 8.

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Significance Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1900 Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below _ archeology-prehistoric _ community planning archeology-historic conservation agriculture economics X architecture education art engineering commerce exploration/settlement communications industry invention landscape architecture law literature military _music - philosophy - politics/government religion science sculpture social/ humanitarian theater transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1894 Builder

Statement of significance

/Architect Hartwell and Richardson Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Intermediate Building possesses integrity of location, design, setting, and materials as well as sianificant historical associations as the town's first high school and one of only five schools built between 1896 and 1902. In addition it is a fine example of schoolhouse architecture. Therefore, the Intermediate Building meets criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places. Growth in Wellesley was modest until after the Civil War when it began to assume its present character as a prosperous residential suburb. In the early 1890's the School Committee recognized this growth and recommended construction of the town's first high school to supplement the wodd frame Shaw School on Forest Street (now demolished).

In 1893, the Wellesley Town Meeting approved their recommendation and selected the firm of Hartwell and Richardson to design it. Columbus, Washington, Lincoln, and Shakespeare are placed to remind us of what they have done and of what we can do ourselves in life." Henry Hartwell and William Richardson practiced together from 1882-1919 and were prolific designers in the Boston area. Although they designed several public buildings in the Richardsonian Romanesque style like the Belmont Town Hall (1881) and the Hancock in Lexington (1890-NR), the firm was best known for their domestic suburban work in the shingle style: Examples include the H.D. Underwood House in Belmont (1885) and the Henry Yerxa House in Cambridge (1887). Hartwell's philosophy of school construction was spelled out in School Architecture pub- lished by the American Institute of Instruction, Bethlehem, NH, 1896.

According to him, the "little red school house (was) passe." Schools would be designed for their specific purpose and built on a convenient location, with good drainage. He favored a southeast exposure for steady light during the school day. Hartwell preferred to set boilers for heating in a separate building for safety's sake. The prinicpal's office should be convenient to the entrance, but should be quiet. interefere with lighting in the rest of the building. Fireproofing was essential, and he spelled out requirements. "Our building, if it is to give a lasting satisfaction, must grow from within - - must have a clear purpose." Hartwell allowed that a variety of styles was acceptable, if the function of the school was fulfilled.

"It should be refined in detail, refined in ornamen- tion, but above all things, honest, above all things, true." Wellesley's first high school building was used as such only 1907, when a new school was built; it continued to be used for educational purposes until recent years, when the Town of Wellesley installed a number of town agencies there.

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

Major Bibliographical References own keports. "Hartwell and Richardson.- Susan Maycock Vogel, Journal SAH, May 1973. Four Toures of Wellesley, Margaret S. Urann, Wellesley Historical Society, 1971 The High School Index, June, 1895, pp. 20-22. Intermiediate Building Evaluation Report, Kubitz and Pepi, Wellesley, 1974 10. Geographical Data AC Acreage of nominated property - 23,584 square feet Quadrangle nameNatick UTM NOT -Quadrangle scale 1:24 000 UMT References A 19 Zone L$12519 Easting cLULLL ELJLLILLL 46865,6,9 Northing B LILL Zone Easting Northing LlLu F dLILL LluL LEAAdDtl Verbal boundary description and justification The Intermediate Building stands at the rear of a lot, bounded by Washington Street (Route 16) and Seaward Road. Please refer to the attached map.

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 Candace Jenkins, Registration Director w/ Jean N. Berry, Chairperson organization Massachusetts Historical Commission date April, 1981 street & number 294 Washington Street telephone (617) 727-8470 city or town Boston Massachusetts 02108 state 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state Nocal As the designated StateHistoric 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 vatreu Weshrsk 7/14/81 title Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission date For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register eloer Jaster pkensta df tre Natenad rogmer Dyen Entered in tha National Regiater Attest: Chief of Registration date 8/27/81 date GPO 938 835 328 106.84 326 78.49' oc H 8" HLENTI 56.44' Liw 100.00' 8"water 323 -25 DoudA JNttANN Mi Bedn Atarlyt. Collineo, JR. 1 gergiaB, WAS 72.98' HINGT 99.28' ITUATE AQUE D _UC T / OFE 134.00 Wcleste A D T68.01 RO eldg intermedinte Toun 324 150.00' Intermediate Building Wellesley, MA Scale: 1" = 40' Assessors Map \ io'sewer 18"drain 1260 320 23,584 sq.ft. 170.00' 168.07' 3 22 100.00 318 16,780sq.ft. BOSATTES, COHEN PREST REALTYTRUST 100.00 316 168.07 46,680 sq.

ft 3.COTEN ERANBERCSY ATITIIISILE RECEIVED JUL 28 NATIONAL REGISTER AUG 27 1981 DUE 8/76/81- 9/11/81 dnr-3 Name termediate Building State, County Umto R Fed Nom or Request-Agency Working Number 7,28.81.265 Federal Register Date Nomination _ Determination of Eligiblity On Nomination Form B1dg(s) Site Object Structure - District Maps Photos Nomination prepared by: V State Staff -Local -Other - Within: Multiple Resource Area -Thematic Group Entered In the Action:Nationaz Gegister ACCEPT 8127/81 RETURN -REJECT - Check if Appropriate: State Request for Review - Keeper's Decision to Review 2nd Return I. Evaluation of Resource (cont. on back if necessary) II. Evaluation of Nomination Good | Adequate | Poor Comments 1. Descriptive Statement Short Format _Yes _ No 2. Significance Statement Short Format _Yes_ No 3. Concepts/integrity 4. Concepts/Criteria 5. Concepts/Boundaries 6.

Contextual Evaluation General Comments (cont. on back if necessary): Reviewer/Date National Park Service See Attached - U.S. Department of the Interior WELLESLEY, MA Intermediate Building JUL 28 West facade Photo by Jean Berry Negative filed with photographer, 14 Damien Rd, Welles- 1980 1e HiAlS 24 1981 Photo 1 of 1 Darfalk Cruntey Photo: Jean N. Berry 1980 (Negative: 14 Damien Road Wellesley Hills MA) ENTRIES IN THE STATE Date Entered *s REGISTER AUG 27 1981 Name Location Granite Keystone Bridge Common Burying Cround at Sandy Bani Salem Street Burying Ground Intermediate Building Baxter Vil1 Rockport Essez County Maldea Miadlesex County Medford 1adlesea Couty Wellesley Iflls Horiolk: County West Yarwouth Barastable County Also Notified Honorable Paul E. Isongas Konorable Edward M. Kennedy lionorable Nicholas Mavroules Honorable Edward J. Markey Honorable Margaret M.

Hecllcr Honorable Cerry E. Studds Mid-Atlantic Region, NPS State Ilistoric Preservation Officer Nre. Patriciz L. Keslowsk1 Executive Director Massachusette #istorical Conmission 294 Kashingsen Streot Eoston, Kassachusetts 02108 NR Eady/bjr/9/1/81 Eor further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401, 2723504