Nomination for Fogg Building

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NPS Form 10-900 (7-81) OMB NO.1024-0018 EXP. 10/31/84 United States Department of the Interior National Park 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 For NPS use only FEB 8 1983 received date entered historic Fogg Building and/or common same 2. Location and street & number 100-110 Pleasant Street # 6-10 Columbian Street city, town Weymouth N/Avicinity of congrassional diatricb N/A not for publication state Massachusetts code 3.

Classification Category Ownership _ district - public x building(s) X private _ structure both site Public Acquisition object N/A in process _ being considered 025 county Norfolk code 021 Status X occupied unoccupied _ work in progress Accessible Xyes: restricted yes: unrestricted .no Present Use - agriculture commercial educational entertainment .government industrial military museum park - private residence .religious scientific transportation X other: residential apartments 4. Owner of Property name Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Thomas Hannaford Trust, George E. Blood & Harold B.Nash, Trustees c/o Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. street & number One Boston Place city, town Boston N/Avicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description state Massachusetts 02108 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Norfolk County Registry of Deeds street & number 649 High Street - Box 69 city, town Dedham 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Inventory of Historic Assets title the Commonwealth has this property been determined eligible? state Massachusetts 02026 - yes x no date January, 1979 depository for survey records city, town _federal X state Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street - Boston, MA 02108 state . county .local Fogg Building, Pleasant & Columbian Streets, Weymouth 7. Description Condition c excellent & good fair -deteriorated _ ruins - unexposed Check one - unaltered X altered Check one X original site _ moved date _ N/A Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Located at the northwest corner of Pleasant and Columbian Streets in South Weymouth, the and theatre, built in 1938.

Known as the Hannaford Building (also Cameo Theatre), this structure does not contribute to the significance of the Fogg Building, nor does it possess historical/architectural associations that would presently justify nominating it to the National Register. Although highly complex in its roofline and apparent massing, the Fogg Building is basically rectangular in plan with an octagonal tower at its southeast corner, a gabled two-storey pavilion at its northeast corner and a projecting bay at its southwest corner. Added to portions of the Building's south and west elevations are three one-storey storefronts (1940s- 1950s). All elevations rise from a foundation and ground floor of rock-faced granite laid in random ashlar with belt courses of rock-faced sandstone. Second and third stories are finished with pressed red brick trimmed with rock-faced sandstone laid in random ashlar.

The roof consists of a high central hip, broken on all elevations by a variety of dormers and gables with steeply pitched roofs; ridges are trimmed with copper cresting. Sash varies by location, although the largest number of windows are glazed with 8/12 sash (added ca. 1938). Original window openings are framed by sandstone quoins and, in several loca- tions, by engaged columns. Al1 elevations are asymmetrical. The main entry is on the east (Columbian Street) elevation, the major feature of which is a wide entry arch located slightly south of center. Made up of sandstone voussoirs, this arch has an intrados of carved foliate design and an extrados of stone dentils. Set within the arch are wooden jambs framing two original panelled doors, two aluminum replacement doors and three multi-paned transoms.

Above the entry arch is a stone panel bearing the in- scription "Fogg Building." This stone panel serves as the sill for three windows (8/12) which are framed by engaged columns above which rises a narrow dormer that is framed by sandstone piers that terminate in carved pinnacles. South of this central entry-dormer stack is the octagonal corner tower (described separately below); north of it at each storey are a set of tri-partite windows with transoms and a single window with a transom (leaded glass at first storey transoms). At the roof line are two small dormers with 9-pane case- ments and 6-pane transoms. Set between original dormers are three low shed dormers, each of which has two 6/6 windows (ca. 1938). The southeast corner tower contains three window openings at the ground floor.

Above the ground floor, windows exist on five faces of the second and third stories and are set in surrounds that are framed by engaged colums which rise to decorated arches. Second storey windows contain 8/12 sash with two 6-pane transoms while third storey windows have 8/12 sash with arched, multi-paned transoms. At the fourth storey, each face of the tower contains a multi-paned arched light framed by a sill with carved foliate designs, squat columns and a sandstone arch with carved springer blocks. Above the arches is a checker- board pattern of square stones and a wide rock-faced sandstone cornice. Originally, the tower possessed a domed roof; however, this roof was removed for reasons of structural weakness in 1926.

(Continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Fogg Building, Weymouth Item number OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use anly received dale entered Page 1 Eane he dlorat on te dantiatcod by aeconcr al able esrch eoceate three windows per storey at the second and third stories, nine multi-paned lights and a large arched light at the attic. This gable is framed by piers that rise from carved bases at the third storey to foliate capitals and busts that serve as pinnacles. Flanking this central grouping (east and west) are six window stacks (three on each side) of which only the central two stacks are original. The west (side) elevation is partially blocked by added storefronts at the first storey.

The major features of its upper stories are a rounded bay with ornately carved sandstone blocks at the windows, a large gable (south of center) with a tri-partite window and a dormer (north of center) with a single window and transom. Near the center of this elevation, an entry and fire escape have been added (ca. 1938). The north (rear) elevation contains an ornate gabled pavilion at its east (Columbian Street) end. This pavilion is dominated by an exterior chimney that rises in stages with decorative brick and stone panels. Other portions of the north elevation contain three loading bays and nine windows (partially blocked) at the ground floor. Dominating the upper floors is a central gable which is identical to that of the south elevation.

Flanking this central gable are two stacks of original windows, two former loading bays (now partially enclosed) and two stacks of added windows (ca. 1938). Alterations made to the storefronts during the twentieth century appear to be reversible, consisting of new materials built over, but not through, original materials; all three original storefront arches remain visible above the roof of the added storefronts. Fogg Building, Pleasant & Columbian Streets, Weymouth 8. 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 archeology-historic conservation agriculture economics X architecture education art engineering commerce communications exploration/settlement industry invention landscape architecture literature military .music philosophy politics/government .

religion _ science - sculpture - social/ humanitarian -theater .transportation _ other (specify) Specific dates 1888 Builder

Statement of significance

/Architect J. Williams Beal, Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Fogg Building possesses integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship and setting as well as historical associations with John S. Fogg, a local shoe manufacturer and banker, and with J. Williams Beal, a prominent Boston-area architect. It also played an important role in the development of South Weymouth, thus meeting criteria A, B & C Of the National Register of Historic Places. The Fogg Building is unique in Weymouth and is outstanding in a regional context both for its highly complex massing and for its lavish decorative details.

The body of the building is essentially rectangular and is enclosed by a high hip roof; however, changes in elevation height from two stories (east and west) to three stories (north and south), as well as the presence of a corner tower (southeast), curved bay (southwest), projecting pavilion (north- east) and gables of varying sizes create an asymmetrical, picturesque massing that is rare in commercial buildings of this period. In addition, elevations are uniformly finished with high-quality materials, namely rock-faced granite laid in random ashlar (foundation and first stories) and pressed brick trimmed with rock-faced and carved sand- stone (upper floors); the cost of sandstone trimmings alone was estimated at $27,000 in 1888 shortly before the building's completion.

Especially fine details of the building in- clude an octagonal corner tower with carved window surrounds and decorative stone panelling, north and south gables with their ornately carved piers, a curved bay with figure-carved stone blocks and the main entry with its wide sandstone arch and name plaque. Alterations to the Building consist of the removal of an original domed roof from the corner tower (1926), the addition of one storey storefronts (1930s-1950s) and the addition of new window stacks to the north and south elevations. As originally designed, the Building contained three stores, bank offices and a library at the first storey and a theatre/public hall at the upper stories. John S. Fogg (born 1817), the Building's original owner, was a native of Merideth, New Hampshire who came to the Boston area in 1836 to seek work.

Untrained in any trade, Fogg found work "treeing" shoes for Martin S. Stetson of East Abington. After working for several shoe- makers in towns south of Boston, Fogg settled in South Weymouth where he began making boots on his own. Fogg quickly rose above the majority of local shoemakers to become a manufacturer. In 1842, he built his first factory at Columbian Square; during the 1850s, Fogg produced increasing quantities of boots for the California market and, during the 1860s, for the Union army. By 1866, Fogg's firm was the largest boot and shoe manufacturing firm in the United States, producing more than $1,000,000 worth of boots annually. In 1871, Fogg withdrew from active management of his manufacturing enterprise to devote his attention to Messrs. Fogg Brothers & Co., a bank that he and his brother, Parker, had established in 1867.

Previously in 1865, Fogg had been a founder of the First National Bank of South Weymouth, of which he was president. In addition to his business ventures, Fogg was active in the South Weymouth Improvement Society and became known as a local benefactor through (Continued) 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Hurd, D.H. History of Norfolk County, Phila: J.W. Lewis & Co., 1884 Withey Biographical Dictionary of American Architects Deceased 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property31,953 sq. ft. Quadrangle name Weymouth UMT References A19/338180 Zone Easting t6Pi180 Northing Quadrangle scale 1:25,000 D LiLu LLIL Easting Northing LILLL LILILLLI E Verbal boundary description and justification The nomination consists of the portion of Parcel #23 of Block #518 occupied by the Fogg Building. Please see attached map. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state N/A code county code state code county code 11.

Form Prepared By name/title Candace Jenkins, RegistrationDirector with Brian Pfeiffer, ACT for Massachusetts organization Massachusetts Historical Commission date October, 1982 street & number 294 Washington Street telephone (617) 727-8470 city or town Boston, state Massachusetts 02108 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national - state K 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 the criteriaand proceduresset forth By the National Park Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer signature zhem hWeslonski 2/3/83 State Historic titlepreservation Officer, Massachusetts Historical Commission date For NPS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Holosest Entered in the Tr Keeper of the National Register National Register date 3p0/83 Attest: date Chief of Registration NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Fogg Building, Weymouth Item number 8 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 1 his donation of money to build the South Weymouth Library in 1897. Built as part of Fogg's vision for the improvement of South Weymouth, the Fogg Building also served Fogg as an investment and as offices for his bank.

Known for his work in the vicinity of Boston, particularly in suburban communities south of Boston, J. Williams Beal (1855-1919) studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before moving to New York around 1877 to work in the office of Richard Morris After working for Hunt as a draughtsman, Beal entered the office of McKim, Mead and White. Following his employment with Mckim, Mead and White, Beal spent several years travelling and studying architecture in Europe, after which he returned to the Boston area to set up an architecture office around 1887-1888. Beal's work includes a large number of private houses as well as commercial and public buildings including the Plymouth County Jail and Hospital Buildings, the Executive Building of the Walkover Shoe Company at and the Town Hall at Walpole (1880-1881).

Standing north of the Fogg Building, at the rear of its lot, is a three-storey, Colonial Revival style apartment house and theatre that was built in 1938 for Thomas Hannaford. As this building shares no architectural and historical associations with the Fogg Building and since this structure is less than fifty years old, it has not been included and does not contribute to this nomination. ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES itted States Dopartmanl of tha latarian itional Park Service EYALUATION / RETURN SHE Fogg Building Norfolk County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Roview: Reviower's comments: Working No. FEB 8 1983 Fed. Reg.

Date: 84 Date Due: 3/10/83-3/25/83 Action: ACCEPT 3/10/83 Entered in the - RETURN Natlonal Register - _ REJECT - Federal Agency:- - sample - request - appeal - NR decision .Nomination returned for: Recom. /Criteria - Reviower. Discipline- Date -- continuation sheet -technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussad below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification pororehu Mote Aooutattion 4. Owner of Property Prasont Ues 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys MMu pooey temn coom 7. Description escetter J0o0 towe menorne rumne deca en _ unertered atered (ll kaeramt pory summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dat-= chack eno -ongmel site moved dera - 8.

Significance arto Aooe ontracsos to 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 mopo of hdrengie ram VITT Rotorenos Vorel w 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evetusnd Isgretcence of ehie property aoun re srsm wtione! _etare ... loca Mcsonc Prasorvaton Ofcen ssprertur 13. Other Maps - Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to _ Signed - Date.

Phone: 202 272-350 FOOTGEAR SHOP H HOSPITAI Fogg Building 100-110 Pleasant Street Weymouth, Massachusetts Dominic Viscione, Photographer March, 1982 Negative Held At: Real Estate Department The Boston Company Boston, Massachusetts Photograph #1 of 3 - (left to right) south and east elevations taken on Columbian Street from a position facing west UIM 19/338780/4670780 -fprint| Hilorint H Hilprint 100 102 PHOTO COPYING W.G.BRIDGESC REAL EST INSURAN Fogg Building 100-110 Pleasant Street Weymouth, Massachusetts Dominic Viscione, Photographer Negative Held At: Real Estate Department The Boston Company Boston, Massachusetts March, 1982 Photograph #2 of 3 - South elevation taken on Pleasant Street from a position facing northeast UTM: 19/338780/4670780 3500 +33 319 36 5,12 335 334 7,0° 33 12 700 16 2325 518 30 5 3496 = 45568 2° Fogg Building Weymouth, Massachusetts Weymouth Assessors' Map Jan= 1001, 1982 Fogg Building stands on Parcel #23 of Block #518 WnicA htiond!

Weymouth ROAD 1000 7175 00 FEICE 94850 Town Weym FO 22 14500 HANNAFORD BLDG FOGG BUILDING 2 2228 2* 8350 EANK PLEASANT CHAUNCY 11P00 dhad JFIBE STATON ^ M 9700 4 9900 4300 18 5:00 STRE GRE 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 February 4, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20243 Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed you will find the following nomination forms: Acton - Acton Center Historic District (local) Cheshire - Hall's Tavern (local) Essex - David Burnham House (national) Framingham - Concord Square Historic District (local) Framingham - Paul Gibbs House (local) Gardner - Garbose Building (local) Hopkinton - Hopkinton Supply Co.

Building (local) Marlborough - Temple Block (local) Marlborough - Warren Block (local) North Adams - Chruch Street Historic District (local) Weymouth - Fogg Building (local) Winchester - Philemon Wright - Asa Locke Farm (local) All have been voted eligible by the State Review Board and have been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer. Owners were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 30-75 days before the meeting and were afforded the opportunity to comment. Comments received to date are attached to the nomina- tion forms. Sincerely, Candace Venkins Candace Jenkins Registration Director CJ/1k RECEIVED 1533 NATIONAL REGISTER