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Nomination for Greek Revival Cottage

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 797 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 82001943, 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. NW CAMB- Form no. NWG IIC8 - 1. Town Cambridge Address 59 Rice Street Name Greek Revival Cottage Present use residential 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number 1106 -4A ARXG Present owner Alice C. Monahan (Lexington, Mass.) 3. Description: Date 1847 Source deed records Style_Greek Revival Architect_Samuel Wright - housewright Exterior wall fabric wood clapboard Outbuildings (describe) Other featuresfull Greek Revival pedi- ment and entablature, original flutec columns set under gable, original pedimented dormers on left side. Altered No Date- Moved No Date- 5. Lot size: One acre or less XX Over one acre Approximate frontage 50 feet Approximate distance of building from street 20 feet 6.

Recorded by Arthur Krim Organization Cambridge Historical Comm Date 1972 UTM-LEXINGTON 19/324650/4695530 30M-5-77 ASSESSOR 192-81 7. Original owner (if known) Samuel J. Wright 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) NOV 1 4 1980 The house at 59 Rice Street is the finest Greek Revival house in Northwest Cambridge and one of the best-preserved porticoed cottages in the city. Carefully maintained and correctly painted white on grey, this house was designed in L847 as a speculative venture by Samuel Wright.

a local carpenter. The house has a naive quality, its heavy pedimented gable protruding over a front porch consisting of three thin Doric columns arranged in an asymmetrical pattern to frame the entrance. 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 For NPS use only received date entered Page /6 411 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Cambridge Multiple Resource Area MA - Nomination/Type of Review 151. Day, Anna, House SubeTe aSIva Leview 152. Kingsley, Chester, House va, Eeview '153. Watson, Abraham, House 154. Wyeth Brickyard Superintendent's House ~155. Greek Revival Cottage Sugi Substantive Review ZarPe *156. VSt.

James Episcopal Church *157. Kidder-Sargent-McCrehan House *158. Henderson Carriage Repository - 159. Soule, Lawrence, House Subetentive Review 160. Wyeth-Smith House /Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest / Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest / Keeper Attest Date/Signature Weliam A Ararnam 4.13:82 Wiuam H.Brackam 4.13.82 WiliamtBrazam 41382 Weuam HBrahom 4.13.82 Wiliam H. Bracham 4.13.82 Dome featragal 6 30-53 Wuian H Brakam 4.382 Wellam H. Bravkam 4.13.82 WeianA. Brakam 4.1382 WuuamA.Brackam 4.13.82 dbetartive Review NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Property: Muetiple Resounu geek Revrial Cottase(Cambridge State, County:_ MA- Middleser Federal Agency: resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Working No.

11-14-80-2862 Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: Action: 4-17-83 V ACCEPT 4/13/82 - RETURN - REJECT. photos- maps Substantive Review: -sample - request - appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: boog finest example in N.co. camerilge -Nomination returned for: Recom. / Criteria - Reviewer/Jracnam Discipline- arch/tis Date- 4.5-82 - see continuation sheet -technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification ategory Oumership hablic Aoqulsition 4. Owner of Property Btatus Aocosalble Prosent Uee 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys fee thie property been determined oligibte? -19= - no 7. Description sndition _ excellent good fair . deteriorated ruins .

Check ene _ unaltered aitered Check one - original site -moved date seribe the prosent and ariginal (if knewn) physieal apposrance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significance Ported lpoes of S pesife detes Statement of Significan ok and jestify boler summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Aoreage of nominated property. Quedrangle name - UMT References Verbal beundery descriptien and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national -loca Pate Hietoric Preeervation Officer signeture 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 1106-4A NOV 1 4 1980 Canbridge MRA, Ma 064 C Greek Revival Cottage 59 Rice St. (106-4A Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000275