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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number 1105-29 - - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. 2079 MASSACHUSETTS PEMBERTON RINDGE TER. RINDGE FRIRFIELD ASSESSOR# 198-28 0M-5-77 265 In Area no. NW CAMB. Form no. NWC IIC17 1. Town_ Cambridge Address 2218 Massachusetts Avenue Name_ Isaac McLean House Present use residential/commercial Present owner John J. Murphy 3. Description: Date 1894 - Source_ deed records Style Colonial Revival Architect Hartwell and Richardson Exterior wall fabric wood Outbuildings (describe) Barn - now an offic Other featureswel1-scaled front porch unifying the house, fanlight with leac glass, pilasters, center Palladian dormer. Altered No Date = Moved No Date --- 5.
Lot size: One acre or less XX Over one acre Approximate frontage 58 feet Approximate distance of building from street 30 feet 6. Recorded by Arthur Krim Organization Cambridge Historical Comm. Date 1972 UTM- LEXINGTON 19-324980/4695380 7. Original owner (if known). Original use Isaac McLean residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_residential/commercial 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 Isaac McLean House is the best example of the domestic Colonial Revival style in Northwest Cambridge, and was designed in 1894 by the well-known architectural firm of Hartwell & Richardson. McLean, the owner, was also the builder. The hip roof caps a center-entrance facade. The entrance with its ellip- tical fanlight and sidelights is set within a full- width Ionic porch. The Palladian window motif of the front slope dormer is repeated on the carriage house located' at the rear of the main building. 10.
Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 086L $I AON 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 / 5 4.7 Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Cambridge Multiple Resource Area Nomination/Type of Review '141. Taylor Square Firehouse Estar '142. Aborn, John, House '143. Hews Pottery Company Carriage House "144. Walden Street Cattle Iunne1 145. Slowey, Patrick, House 4.stts '146. Fresh Pond Hotel dats '147. McLean, Isaac, House '148. Billings, Frederick, House ^749. Farwell, R. H.,House Suhstantive Review 150. ASt.
John's Roman CatholicChurch V Keeper áVnôw Attest / Keeper Attest Keeper Attest stantive Hevie Keeper Attest Keeper Attest J Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest V Keeper Attest Date/Signature Wieliam H. Aracham 4.13.82 Wciamt Brackom 4.13.82 Rep 4/13/82 Retrun 4.13.82 Weeliam HAbracham 4.13.82 sluamAt Brackam 4.13.82 Wessan t Araham 4.13.82 Wucamtt Brachom 4.13.82 weuain A. Braikam 4.13-82 Douen har Dnyal 6 303 2 SUbNATIONAY YREGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interior National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Metean, Isaac, House (Cambrudge Property:- multiple Resource ARea) Working No. 1/-14-80-2862 State, County:- MA. Duddlesex Fed. Reg. Date:- Federal Agency: Date Due: 4-17-82 Action: ACCEPT_ 4/13/02 resubmission RETURN.
nomination by person or local government - REJECT- owner objection appeal photosL maps Substantive Review: - sample -request - appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: Best evample of coronial revriae style un Dorth west cameridge. Recom. /Criteria Reviowerrainam Discipline. asch ltes Date 5.82 - see continuation sheet -Nomination returned for: - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification pory Demership rubltc Aoquteltien 4. Owner of Property Aatus Aecosolbte rosomt Ueo 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Ra the property beeen dotermined eligtote? 7.
Description enditien excelten good fair deteriorated .ruins unexposed Chock ene - - unattered - aitered chack one - original site _ moved darte eoribe the procant and ertginal (il known) plrycieal eppoeranes summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significance Poos of tontlicenos Chack and prattty badon holder Arol summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relation ship of integrity to significance justification of excepticn other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Aorsago of nominetad property - Quadrengie namo UMT Raterencen arbel boundary dascrtatten and festhcatien 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tiee ovaluated eignificance of thie property wtthin the etone ie nationa!
-loco Bate Mtetoric Preservatien 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 XX 1105-29 NOV 1 4 1980 Cambridge MRA, Ma 0 4 91 McLean, Isaac, Heuse 2218 Massachusetts Ave. 1105-29 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000275