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- FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - 1 1 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number VL.NK - 2-15 - - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. DOYLE ST. QUARRY ST. In Area no. Form no. /-B/150 530 1. Town Fall River, Mass. Address 108-12 Quarry Street Name Present use Residential Present owner Jessie C. Burns et al 3. Description: 14-story Greek Revival house c.1850 Date_ Source v/a Style Greek Revival Architect Exterior wall fabric Clapboard Outbuildings (describe) None Other features 5-bay with ells, full center door entablature & sidelights, 4/4 sash, center chimney, attic_ "frieze" windows with iron grates Altered Moved No Date Date_ 5. Lot size: 11,172 sq. ft.
One acre or less _ Over one acre Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street N 6. Recorded by. Duncan Holmes/Pamela Fox Organization FROHP Date 5/18/81 (over) 7. Original owner (if known)_ Original use_ Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) 108 Quarry Street (c.1850) is a modest 1½-story Greek Revival cottage in pristine condition, representative of the best mid-19th century vernacular architecture in Fall River.
The use of a 5-bay side-gable plan rather than the more up-to-date Greek Revival temple front represents a conservative continuation of 18th century tradition also seen in more elaborate Fall River houses of the same period, for example the c.1845 John Young House at 34 Franklin Street, which also features attic "frieze" windows. In the Quarry Street house, these windows are ornamented with iron grates, an unusual feature which appears to be original. Other notable features include the use of the same simple pilaster capitals for the center door entablature, corner boards and side porch posts. The house is located outside the early settlement area in what is now a modest resi- dential neighborhood. Its appearance is enhanced by the white picket fence with early granite carvedposts which encloses thesmall lot. The original owner of the Quarry Street house has not been determined.
At the time of publication of the first Fall River Atlas in 1871, the house was owned by a grocer, AlphonzoS. Covel. Covel did not live at this address and also owned other property in the vicinity, making earlier ownership difficult to determine. The date is based on stylistic evaluation. As a well-crafted, largely intact vernacular Greek Revival cottage which makes an excellent contrast with the more formal architect-designed Greek Revival mansions of the city elite of the period, the Quarry Street house embodies distinctive characteristics of its type and period and as such meets Criteria C of the National Register, individually. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Atlas 1895 - Shown 1883 - Shown - A. Covel 1871 - Shown - A. S. Covel Directory: - 1884 - Alphonzo S. Covel - treas. Crescent Mill & Union Belt Co. h.
122 No.Ma: 18/4 - (Covel, Haftards & Co.) Main cor Pleasnt h. 122 N. Mair 1866 - grocer, 2 Ninth b. 17 do. 1864 - same as above 1861 - not listed , (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 15/63 date entered Page 5 o 0 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Fall River Multiple Resource Area MA - Nomination/Type of Review 41. Foster Spinning Co. Substantive Revfew Keeper Date/Signature 1/16/57 Brnce Mun Duh 42. Globe Yarn Mills Entered in tue National Regiater 43. Granite Mills Bubetantive Review *-/OWNER OBJECTION 44. Greany Building Entered in the National Register Attest tkeeper 2/c/83 Oemabgen Attest Keeper reer 204/3 im /nnDrl Attest tReeper : 2/k/83 Alnbzan 45.
Hargraves Mill #1 Entered in the National Register Attest fReeper 7m/13 Almebzen 46. Hathaway, James D., House Attest Entered in the Mat1onat Rezlster foßeeper 414/83 delmusßzen Attest 47. Highlands Historic District Entered in the National Register fKeeper Attest 2/c/13 dibmurBgun Hiker, The, (statue) Snbstantive Heview Keeper RS Attest 49. House at 108-112 Quarry Street intered in the fReeper National Begister 2p0/83 dllmaByun 50. Jesus Marie Convent Attest Entered in the JoReeper National Register Attest sfrc/83 AelreBgen NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States D e of she laderier MationalPark Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET House at 108-112 Quarry Street (Fall River MRA) Bristol County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Working No. 1/5/83.15 Fed. Reg.
Date: 21.84 Date Due: 2/3/83 1/9/83 Action: ACCEPT 2/16/83 Entered in the RETURN. National Register REJECT_ Federal Agency:. _ sample _ request i_ appeal - NR decision -Momination returned for: Recom. /Criteria_ Reviewer. Discipline. Date -technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below continuation sheet 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Pracont Uee 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys tie property teon eocormined ologebte? - yec - 7. Description interiorat ruinG choch ene unaitered atare Chock ene _moved beont and ertginel (il lnareral ployateat empoareno summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significance Ported Aroas ef Significanco.
Chook and justify belew Specifie detes Sta remert ef Significancs (in ene peregraph) Sudider Architeet summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource coniexi relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreege of nominated property Quedrengie name UMT References Verbal boundary description and justitication 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national - - state .local State Historic Preservation Officer signature titte date 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 Fall River MRA, Ma Heuse at 108-112 Quarry st VLNR 2-15 108-112 Quarry St. Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000279