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Nomination for Barnes, James B., House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 805 words across 8 pages, filed in 1982. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 82001919, 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 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - In Area no. E. Camb. Form no. EG IIC2 1. Town Cambridge Address 200 Monseignor 0'Brien Highwa Name James B. Barnes House Present use residential 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number |101 - 28A Present owner Joseph and Anthony Viglione 3. Description: 31 Gore St., Camb., MA Date 1824 Source assessor/deed records Style Federal Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric brick Outbuildings (describe)= Other features fan light over. the entrance. 25 KELLEY SO UURE ASSESSOR # 20-78 (over) Altered - No Date= Moved _Yes Date c. 1910 5. Lot size: One acre or less XX Over one acre Approximate frontage_ 60 feet Approximate distance of building from street 20 feet 6. Recorded by Bainbridge Bunting OrganizationCambridge Historical. Comm.

Date_1964 UTM- BOSTON SOUTH 1913287804692950 30M-5-77 7. Original owner (if known) James B. Barnes Original use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates same 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development XX Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The Barnes House is significant as the only singie family, five-bay Federal style brick house in East Cambridge, and the only such house in Cambridge with a fan light over the entrance. The house was built on its present lot in 1824, and moved about 1910 when Bridge Street was widened.

It is one of six brick houses remaining in East Cambridge built in the Federal style associated with the early develop- ment of the area. NOV 1 4 1980 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) NPS Form 10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMB NO. 1024-0018 EXP 12/31/84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 3f 7 Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Cambridge Multiple Resource Area Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature cwa 8 PNSJECTION 4pkceper Patuide tadun 12/06 Sufetentive Wavier Attest potrSange /186 /-22. Harvard Square Historic Distric Keeper uosbentiva WiliamHt. Bracnom Attest 4.13.82 V 23.

Old Harvard Yard Historic Sugabentire Herte Keeper Itarvar see #/93District (Boundary increase) DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Attest / 24. Old Cambridge Historic District Substantive Heview Keeper Attest fomen/uantnd 6530-89 Harwand J" 25. Winthrop Square Historic District 08teNt1ve Heview Keeper Attest /'26. Hubbard Park Historic DistrictSaiessive Hevief Keeper Attest 427. Fresh Pond Historic District Rertow Keeper Attest Entered in the 28. American Netand Iwine CompanyNatLonal Beg Factory Keeper Attest - 29. Athenaeum Press Substantive Revier ''30. Barnes, James B., House Keeper Attest Keeper Attest P2t. 6/10/82 WilianH Brackam 413.82 RejecT 4.13.82 delure Dyera 4/1/8= WeuamH-Bracham4.13.82 Welam A Brackan 4.13.82 Substantive Review NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Janeo B.

Barnes Houde (CAmbridge Property: multiple Resturue ARea) State, County: MA- Duddlesex Federal Agency: resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: 30 United States Department of the Interior National Park Sorvice Working No.. Fod. Reg. Date:- Date Due:. Action: 17-14-80-2862. 4/11/83 ACCEPT - 4/13/52 - RETURN - REJECT- photos L maps - - sample - request - appeal NR decision One da hind - Recom. /Criteria _C Reviower Brauwam arctite Disciptine 4.2.82 Date _ see continuation sheet -Nomination returned for: - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Cologary Oumarahio ublic Aoqutattion 4. Owner of Property Beatus Recoselbie racont Uee 5. Location of Legal Description - 6. Representation in Existing Surveys has laie property beon dotormined eligible?

- 196 - 7. Description andhtien . excettemt ood fair __ deteriorated ruins unexposed Chock one - unaltered aitered Chock one _ original site .moved dato - acortbo the prosant and ortolnal (11 knorm) ptoycieal capaaranco summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significanco summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity significance justification of excepticn other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data a of nominated property arbel beundery descriptien and jstiication 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tiee eveluated significance of this property wlthin the state is: national state _ local Rate Mietoric Preservetten Officer eigneture 13.

Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed - Date - Phone: 202 272 -3504 Comments for any Item may be continued on an attached sheet 1101-28A NOV 1 4 19 Cambridge MRA, Ma 790 Barnes, Janes B., House 200 Msgr. O'Brien Highway 1101-28A Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000275