Nomination for South Framingham Common

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FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation 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 t 1S use only received FEB date entered 8 1983 historic Concord Square Historic District and/or common Same 2. Location Park, Concord, and Kendall Stsg and Union Are street & number multiple N/Anot for publication city, town Framingham N/Avicinity of congreeeionat district state Massachusetts 3. Classification Category Ownership .

district public building(s) - private structure X both site Public Acquisition object N/A in process being considered code 025 county Middlesex code 017 Status * - occupied _ unoccupied - work in progress Accessible - yes: restricted X yes: unrestricted _ no Present Use X agriculture - commercial .educational entertainment X government industrial _ military _ museum Xpark private residence X religious scientific _transportation - other: 4. Owner of Property name multiple; see attached property owners list street & number city, town N/A vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description state courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Middlesex County Registry of Deeds street & number 208 Cambridge Street city, town Cambridge state Massachusetts 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Inventory of the Historic Assets title of the Commonwealth has this property been determined elegible?

- yes _ no date 1979 federal -* state county local depository for survey records Massachusetts Historical Commission city, town Boston state MA 7. Description Concord Square Historic District, Framingham, MA Condition X excellent X 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

Description of the property

The Concord Square Historic District is located on the north side of the railroad tracks which bisect South Framingham. Encompassing approximately 14 acres, the district includes twenty commercial, civic and institutional buildings loosely grouped around a common and th wide intersection of Unicn Avenue and Concord Street. The majority of the buildings were erected between 1890 and 1930; most are masonry structures standing two to four stories high and designed in the Classical Revival styles popular at the turn of the century. Ground floor storefronts have been altered on all of the commercial structures but the upper stories are largely unchanged. Two of the buildings in the district pre-date this period of major commercial construction. The Park Streeet Baptist Church (#17; Photo #4) was built in 1855 under the supervision of local architect Alexander Rice Esty.

Esty's Romanesque Revival design was radically altered in 1930-31 when the church was remodeled; the original tower and spire were removed due to structural problems and replaced by a classically-designed cupola. The chuurch is sited at the western end of the small, U-shaped common. Set aside in 1854, the common today 1s the only open space in the downtown. It is enclosed by a ralling consisting of rough-faced granite posts that support two parallel iron bars with simple embellishments. Although the common was once the site of a Native American burial ground, an archaeological reconnaissance survey in 1979 determined that the area has been extensively disturbed. Directly behind the church is the Barber Straw Shop (#18, ca.1873), a three-story frame block with a mansard roof and a three-story rear ell.

Despite the asphalt and asbestos shingles on the walls and roof and the addition of several display windows, much of the building's original fabric remains intact, including paired cornice brackets and paired windows with 2/2 sash and molded architraves. The building is currently being rehabilitated, following the Secretary of the Interior standards. Between 1890 and 1910, in the wake of Framingham's new H.H. Richardson railroad station (NR), four major masonry commercial blocks, each three to four stories in height, were constructed on either side of Concord Street just north of the common. The brick Manson Block (#12; 1890; photo #3) originally extended south as far as Park Street. In 1927 almost two-thirds of the block was demolished to provide a site for the Framingham National Bank. The surviving portion shows round-arched top story windows linked by a brick arcade.

The corbeled cornice has been removed. The architect was E.W. Norton of Framingham. Abutting the Manson Block is a three-story Concord Block (#11, photo #3), built of gray brick and sandstone in 1897. Peabody and Stearns' design for the building combines Richardson's Romanesque and McKim, Mead & White's Neo-Classical influence. The upper two stories are treated as an arcade that extends along the entire 18 bay facade. Windows are separated by two-story brick pilasters with carved capitals. The classical- ly detailed cornice is of terracotta and stone. Across the street stand the Hotel Kendall and the Amsden Building. The former, built in 1898, is a large four-story block faced with buff brick with brick and granite trim (#1; photo #2). Above the altered ground story is a plain facade broken by two two- story bay windows.

A projecting granite belt course separates the third and fourth stories (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 Concord Square Historic District Continuation sheet Framingiam, MA Item number 7 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use cnly received date entered Page 1 and marks the terminus of the brick quoins. The facade is finished by an overhanging classically designed cornice. The Amsden Building (#2; 1980-10; photo #2)is also Neo-Classical Revival in design. The three-story facade is divided into three bays, marked by full-height brick piers capped in limestone. Windows are grouped within The focal point of the district is the Memorial Building (#6; photo #1) which was designed by Ashton, Huntress and Alter for town offices and completed in 1927.

The building sits on a triangular parcel in the crook of the "y" formed by the intersection of Union Avenue and Concord Street. The imposing Neo-Classical Revival facade, which is clad in buff brick, features a two-story portico with eight Ionic columns. portico are three monumental arched entrances. Two-story office wings extend back along Concord Street and Union Avenue. A year later, the same architectural firm responsible for the Memorial Building designed the Arcade Building across Concord Stree-t (#4; photo #1). This two-story Neo-CJassical Revival structure is an unusually handsome example of the lower, horizontal, concrete buildings being erected in smaller urban commercial districts during the 1920's and 1930's. Each storefront is framed with rope molding. Tripartite windows rest on sills ornamented with egg and dart modeling.

Set within the block is a distinctive arcade spanned by exposed iron trusses. Shop storefronts are framed with oak trim and inter- linked by elliptical fanlights. In 1936 the building was extended at the northern end; the tive new bays continue the same architectural detall on the original bullding and are virtually indistinguishable from it. The Arcade Building filled in the last large lot facing the square to complete the continuous wall of buildings that frames it. The Hemenway Block (#8) is of the same style and period as the Arcade Building. Designed in 1923 by Charles M. Baker, the seventeen bay facade is interrupted only by an entrance defined by an iron canopy with copper cresting. Offsetting the horizontal sweep of the facade are full-height granite pilasters with carved capitals which separate each bay.

On the north side of Park Street are three distinctive buildings built between 1928 and 1933. The northwest corner of Park and Concord Street, once occupied by a portion of the Manson Block, is the site of the Framingham National Bank, now the Shawmut Community Bank (#13; 1933). the two-story limestone building was designed in the Neo-Classical Revival style. The main entrance is set within a full-height recessed niche framed by two fluted Corinthian columns. Along the Park Street elevation, arched first story windows have carved gargoyle keystones. The building is surmounted by a parapet broken at intervals by a balustrade. Interior spaces are enriched with marble facing. Directly behind the bank is the Framingham Savings Bank (#14; 1928-29; photo #5) influenced by the Spanish Colonial Revival style and constructed of rose and buff sandstone blocks.

The intricately detailed exterior has terracotta typanums depicting workers at a variety of tasks, carved voussoirs and a marble entrance. The roof is clad in red tiles. Inside, the main lobby is equally striking. Counters are faced in bronze and marble, and the simulated exposed timber ceiling is painted and gilded. The architect for both bank buildings was Thomas M. James of Boston. (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 Concord Square Historic Continuation sheet District Item number 7 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 2 The last of these three buildings is the Old Framingham Post Office, also Neo-Classical Revival in style (#16; 1930; photo #4).

The highlight of the design is the entrance portico, supported by a double row of full-height concrete colums. Flanking the two- story main block are tall one-story wings. The entire first story of the building is encircled by a balustrade. Major elevations are faced in smooth ashlar limestone with matching trim. The lobby interior is an impressive space, heightened by the use of marble and natural wood facings and trim. Plans are underway for an extensive rehabil- itation of the building following the Secretary of Interior standards.

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Significance Concord Square Historic District, Framingham, MA Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1900 Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - archeology-prehistoric community planning - archeology-historic conservation law agriculture economics literature X architecture education military art engineering - music X commerce exploration/settlement philosophy X communications X industry X politics/government invention landscape architecture _X religion science - sculpture _ social/ humanitarian theater transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1855-1940 Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Builder/Architect Alexender Esty, Peabody & Stearns, E.W. Norton, Thomas M. James James A. Wetmore The Concord Square Historic District possesses integrity of location, design, setting material y workmanship and Ieeling. The district is associated with the development of South Framingham as the commercial and civic center of Framingham and lt embodles the distinctive characteristics of late 19th - early 20th century commercial architecture of smaller urban communities. The Concord Square Historic District thus meets criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places. The development of Concord Square is directly related to the arrival of the Boston- Worcester railroad in South Framingham in 1834.

At the time the railroad was laid out, civic, commercial and religious activity was concentrated in Framingham Center, located two miles farther north and strategically sited on the Boston & Worcester Turnpike (present-day Route 9) which opened in 1809. Though South Framingham was also located on a turpike, the Central Turnpike (present day Waverly Street) did not open until 1830, almost immediately meeting intense competition from the railroad. In 1832 the village of South Framingham consisted of a meager cluster of bulldings, containing a tavern, cider mill, shoe shop and less than a dozen houses. The initial plan for the railroad's path was to parallel the Boston and Worcester Kumpike through Framingham Center. However, strong opposition trom the turnpike company and residents of the center caused the rallbed to divert in a southerly direction and pass through South Framingham.

The decision proved to be a momentous turing point for the town. As the midway point between Boston and Worcester, the South Framingham station became a busy resting spot and railroad juncture. Within two decades three branches leading to Milford, Framingham Center and Saxonville ( a third village in the Town of Framing- ham had become the base of residential, industrial and service-oriented development. By 1885 over 100 trains a day were passing through the village. The railroad bisected the village; the northern side of the tracks became known as Concord Square and the southern side Irving Square (National Register-listed) . Straddling the two areas is H.H. Richardson's railroad station, erected in 1886-87 (National Register-listed), the second station to be built on the site. The Park Street Baptist Church(#17) was the first meetinghouse to be erected in South Framingham.

It was built in 1855 and designed by the prominent Framingham architect Alexander Rice Esty (1826-1881). Esty designed numerous public bulldings, mostly schools and churches (including St. John's Episcopal Church in Framingham) and dozens of residences. He is perhaps best known for his work on the United States Capital building in Washington, D.C.. Until the 1880's much of South Framingham's economy was linked to straw bonnet manufac- turing. Begun as a cottage industry, ca. 1799, the straw industry received an important boost from the arrival of the railroad. It developed into a major local industry that remained strong throughout the 19th century. At the west end of the common, next to the railroad tracks stands the last surviving straw shop in South Framingham. In 1864, (Continued) 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Around the Station: The Town and The Train, Danforth Museum exhibition cataglogue, 1978 Hurd, D.H. -, History of Middlesex County, MA., Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis Co., 1890 Dewar, M.E. & Gilbert M.J.,ed. Framingham Historical Reflections, Framingham, 1974 Temple, J.H. History of Framingham, MA. , Framingham, 1887. Webber, Margo, "O1d Framingham Post Office "National Register nomination application). 10. Geographical Data (Continued) 14 Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name Framingham Quadrangle scale 1:25000 UMT References AL9300420 Zone Easting C 19 3007R0 E - 9 300490 4683320 Northing 468B 500| +683140 B19 BP0560 $68 Northing 468BbD0 D19 Bbozoo F HLL Verbal boundary description and justification District boundaries are marked in red on accompanying planning board map.

Boundaries were selected to include all contributing pre-1940 buildings, in business district north of railroad tracks and which are grouped around the Square. The district specifically List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries (Continued) state code county code N/A state code county code 11. Form Prepared By Candace Jenkins, Registration Director, by Elizabeth Durfee Hengen, Preservation name/title Consultant, Framingham Planning Department organization Massachusetts Historical Commission street & number 294 Washington Street date November, 1982 telephone 727-8470 city or town Boston state MA 02108 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: - national state 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 criteria and procedures set forth-py the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer signature Vatuma L WeslondCi 2/3/83 State Historic titlePreservation Officer,, Massachusetts Historical Commission date For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register pelores Entered in the ) National Register date 3/10/83 MKeeper of the National Register Attest: Chief of Registration date GPO 938 835 NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use anly received date entered Continuation sheet Concord Square Historic District Item number 8 Page 1 Franklin Manson sold his straw shop to Curtis Barber. Between 1872 and 1875, while the straw industry was at its peak, Barber replaced the shop with this larger, mansard- roofed building (#18).

He and his son manufactured straw bonnets here for over 40 years, employing as many as 400 workers in the busy season. In 1924 the building was sold to Wallace Nutting who used it as a base of operations for manufacturing his popular furniture reproductions. Except for a string of wooden shops, sheds and a few small hotels along the tracks, Concord Square remained primarily residential until the 1890's. Concord Street and Union Avenue werelined with substantial houses owned by families who, in the following forty years, gradually developed the sites with sizeable masonry commercial blocks. The Manson _(#12) was the first such block to be constructed. .It was built by the Manson ullding Company t whom Franklin Manson, a prosperous businessman involved in the rubbei nd straw industries (and former owner of Barber's straw business), was a principal. Local architect E.W.

Norton designed the block. On the ground floor were five stores; and the Framingham National Bank and, on the upper floors, offices, a Masonic Lodge Hall and the Framingham Historical Society's collection. Seven years later, the adjacent Concord Block(#11) was built, designed by the renowned Boston architectural firm Peabody and Stearns and built by local contractor A. Fales & Co.. It was one of two steel frame buildings in South Framingham and one of the first with an automatic sprinkler system. A major portion of the ground floor was home to Clifford Folger's clothing store. Folger, who had been instrumental in building the block, reported a doubling in out-of-town trade since locating in the prestigious block. His pride in his store and the town was reflected in the large display ads he ran in the local paper. By 1909 W. J.

Sanborn & Company, the largest department store between Boston and Worcester, had become prime tenants. On the second floor were the rooms of the Middlesex District Court and of the county commissioners; still intact is a large fireproof vault used for storing public records. "Photographers skylights" were installed on the third floor at the request of another tenant, Hudson's Model Studio. More than any other building, the elegant Concord Block epitomized South Framingham's growing importance as the town center and a county seat. As Concord Square increased in prestige, the need for a luxury hotel became obvious. This was met in March of 1899 when the Hote1 Kendall (#1) opened its doors.

Equipped with an elevator, hot and cold water, suites with private baths, steam heat, gas and electrical service, and dining rooms for both public and private parties, the 75 room hotel was considered one of the finest in New England. It was a favorite meeting spot for local clubs and civic functions. The ground floor was occupied by shops; in 1928 the Framingham Trust Company remodeled several bays for banking offices. Though the space has been remodeled since, the bank still retains its offices in the building. Concord Square has been the center for Framingham's banking activity since the 1880's. The Framingham National Bank, now the Shawmut Community Bank (#13), began as a state bank in 1833 and was later rechartered as a national bank.

In 1888, attracted by the industrial and economic growth occurring near the railroad, the bank moved to South Eraminghamwhere it absorbed the charter of the South Framingham National Bank, organized (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 OMB No.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered Continuation sheet Concord Square Historic Distriet Item number 8 Page 2 eight years earlier. When the Manson Block was completed in 1891, the bank leased offices in it and eventually purchased the building. In 1927 a major portion of the block was demolished to provide needed space for a new bank building, completed 6 years later. Thomas M. James of Boston was architect for the building and for the 1928-29 Framingham Savings Bank as well (#14).

Perhaps more than any other event, the removal of town government from Framingham Center marked the acceptance of South Framingham as the new center of town. thereafter, the "south" was dropped. In 1890 the town offices moved from the town hall on the old conmon into the newly constructed Tribune Building in Irving Square. The previous 15 years, however, had seen a doubling of the village's population, and it was not long before the need for a separate town hall was pressing. At the close of World War I, plans for a new building started materializing, culminating in the monumental Memorial Building (#6) completed in 1927.

It was designed by the Lawrence (Mass.) architectura] firm of Ashton, Huntress and Alter and built by the local contractor John Prindiville." Until 1979 the west wing of the new building was occupied by the town libnany- The same year in which the Memorial Building was completed, the town acquired new quarters for its police force. The Concord Building Co., owners of the Concord Block, offered to construct a station at the rear of their own lot and lease it to the town. Plans were prepared by Kendall Brothers for the Georgian Revival Police Station (#15) containing offices, 16 cells and a connecting passageway through the courtroom in the Concord Block. The 10-year lease with the Concord Building Co. was renewed several times until the police moved to new quarters in the vacant armory. The Old Police Station is now in commercial use.

As early as 1841 a post office was established at South Framingham. The village's convenient tham! the previous location at Framingham Center: Between 1876 and 1930, postal offices were housed in a variety of commercial blocks, including, from 1910 to 1930, the Amsden Building (#2). In the late 1920's as the town's population continued to grow, the site at the corner of Franklin and Park Street was acquired. The Old Post Office (#16) was built in 1930 following plans drawn by James A. Wetmore, Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department. Here, in the heart of the business district and close to the railroad, it served as the town's main post office until 1967 when it was neplaced by a larger facility on the outskirts of town. 1 Prindiville was a successful Framingham contractor who built several early 20th century buildings in ConcordSquare, including the Wilsonia (#7; ca.

1910), the Prindiville Building (ca.1915; #5), the Arcade Building (1928/1936; #4) and probably the Hemenway Block (1923; #8). NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered Continuation sheet Concord Square Historic Item number 9 & 10 District Part 9: Major Bibliographical References (con't) Framingham Planning Department, "Cultural Resources Inventory". Town and County Maps and Atlases Town Directories Page 1 Part 10: Boundary Justification (Con't) Excludes a parking lot at the corner of Howard and Concord Streets and altered mid-20th century buildings along Howard Street and at the northern edges of the district. Map 1 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Historic Name Hotel Kendall Amsden Bldg.

Mullaney Bldg. Arcade Bldg. Prindiville Bldg. Memorial Bldg. Wilsonia Bldg. Hemenway Block Market Bldg. Fitts Block Concord Bldg. Manson Bldg. Framingham National Bank/ Shawmut Community Bank Framingham Savings Bank Old Police Station Old Framingham Post Office Park Street Baptist Church Barber Straw Shop Concord Square, Framingham, MA DISTRICT DATA SHEET Street Address 79-81-87 Concord St. 101-119 Concord St. 121-133 Concord St. 139-159 Concord St. 167-177 Concord St. 1 Union Avenue 42-52 Union Avenue 8-40 Union Avenue 118-120 Concord St. 110-116 Concord St. 92-108 Concord St. 82-84 Concord St. Date 1898 1908-10 ca. 1925 1928-36 ca. 1915 1926-27 ca. 1910 1923 ca. 1905 ca.

1892 1897 1890 Style Neo-Classical Revival Neo-Classical Revival Neo-Classical Revival Neo-Classical Revival Neo-Classical Revival Neo-Classical Revival Neo-Classical Revival Elements of Neo-Classical Revival (altered by metal facing mid 20th century) Classical Revival Richardsonian Romanesque Neo-Classical 74-80 Concord St. 15 Park St. 47 Franklin St. 40 Franklin St. 1933 1928-29 1927 1930 Corner of Park and Franklin Sts. 1855/1931 46 Park St. ca. 1873 Spanish Colonial Revival Georgian Revival Neo-Classical Romanesque Revival/ Colonial Revival Second Empire Map # 19 20 Historic Name Fraternal Order of Eagles Clubhouse Vacant lots: VL-1 VL-2 South Framingham Common Street Address 56 Park St. 65 Park St. 60 Concord St. 38 Park St. Date ca. 1910 1940 1854 Style Moderne CONCORD SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT FRAMINGHAM, MA. *Adapted from CBD map FraminghamPlanning Dept Map File No.

15.108A 181 FREDERICK ST. 50 SCALE 100 feet CONCORD 3 UNION AVENUE 7 8 2 KENDALL STREET 11 1 12 13 PEA PARK 1 8 ST FRANKLIN CTOR 9 10 15 STREET 14 16 STRÉET 17 VL-2 VL-1 COMMON HOWARD ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Hed Stater Depertme al ef the laterter tional Park Service EYALUATION / RETURN SH Concord Square Historic Distriet Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS Working No. FEB 8 1983 Fed. Reg. Date; 2 84 Date Due: 3/1 0/83 3/25/83 Action: ACCEPT 3/10/83 resubmission Intered in the - RETURN. nomination by person or local government National Register - REJECT_ owner objection Federal Agency:- appeal Substantive Rovlew: - sample - request - appeal - NR decision Reviewer's comments: Recom. / Criteria - Reviewer_ Discipline_ Date -soo continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below -Nomination returned for: 1. Name 2. Location 3.

Classification Prasons Uoo wolle A aodtation 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Me he property temn 7. Description escole monorma vine boca ene - unertered _ artered toad (Il o summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dn+.= chack ene _ ongmai site _ moved dere 8. ere Significance Arcas of Stonihermo summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of excepticn other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data rangle por JIrT Roterenoed 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification oence of fhue property wipen he soce etonel eterte -.- loca Matonc Praservation Officer signeture 13.

Other Maps - Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to- Signed - Date. Phone: 202 272-350 CONCORD SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Framingham, MA Photograph by Elizabeth Durfee Hengen September 1982 Negative filed at 45 Cabot St., Winchester, MA Pnoto #1: View looking north along Concord St.

(L: #6; R: #4,5) Lranin BRINK'S PITTSTÓN CONCORD SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Framingham, MA Photograph by Elizabeth Durfee Hengen September 1982 Negative filed at 45 Cabot St., Winchester, MA Photo #2: View looking northeast at Amsden Bldg (#2) & Hotel Kendall (#1 FSHAMS EAN SaIGNVO 1/2price KENT'S HON SALE AVA- OML 3HL CONCORD SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Framingham, MA September 1982 notograph by Elizabeth Durfee Henger Negative filed at 45 Cabot st., Winchester, MA PhBto #1YDkaBwestat Mansonv B1k#12) & CONCORD SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Framingham, MA Photograph by Elizabeth Durfee Hengen September 1982 Negative filed at 45 Cabot St..

Winchester , MA rerrr FRAMINGHAM SFVINGS BANK MINGHAM CONCORD SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Framingham, MA Photograph by Elizabeth Durfee Hengen September 1982 Negative filed at 45 Cabot St., Winchester, MA Photo #5: View looking northwest at Framingham Svgs Bank (#14) Old Framingham Post Office Framingham, Massachusetts Photo by Margo B. Webber August, 1981 Negative filed at Anderson Notter Finegold Inc. 77 North Washington Street, Boston, MA 02114 Photo #6 View looking southwest at facade AREA 617 - 872-1227-8-9 THE HEMENWAY, INC. REAL ESTATE 40 UNION AVENUE FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 01701 December 2, 1982 RECEIVED DEC -S1982 Massachusetts Historical Commission Acting State Historic Preservation Officer TalmagPIST. COMM. 294 Washington Street Boston, Ma. 02108 Dear Ms.

Talmage: As a partial owner of threeoproperties listed in nomination for the National Register of Historic Places, namely 110-116 Concord Street, 118-120 Concord Street and 8-40 Union Avenue, Framingham, Nassachusetts, I wish to be recorded as being against such a recording of this area and so certify this statement. Sincerely, THE HEMENWAY, INC./ George E. Fitts, Treas. GEF/I wacln egide WALTER WEISCERBER, Notary Public My Commission Expires April 16, 1987. NO ALFRED F. BONAZZOLI, JR. P.E. 885 WAVERLY ST. . P. O. BOX 685 FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01701 PHONE 875-3182 RECEIVED December 3, 1982 DEC -6 1982 Massachusetts Historical CommisHASS. tST. COMM. Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Talmage 294 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Ms.

Talmage: As owner of the "Amsden Building" at 109 Concord Street in Framingham, Mass., I want it to be recorded that I am opposed to having this property listed for nomination for the National Register of Historic Places. Very truly yours, 7 Bonapoe f Alfred F. Bonazzoli, J. Owner AFB, Jr.:bp Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of December, 1982. Darhara Barbara A. Sweezey Notary Public My commissicn expires July 18, 1986 temircen(cnecds CJ NO Framingnamn Savings Bamk 15 PAR STREET, FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSET1S 01701/ (617) 620-0300 January 3, 1983 Ms. Valerie Talmage Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Commonwealth of Massachusetts 294 Washington Street Boston, Ma. 02108 Dear Ms. Talmage: Re: Concord Square Historic District Framingham,Ma. I hereby certify that the Framingham Savings Bank is the sole owner of property at 15 Park Street, Framingham, Ma.

and wishes to be recorded as objecting to the nomination of the Concord Square Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. Sincerely, Donald R. Hughes President DRH:k marcleiz Marilyn E. Kennedy ESY COMMISSION EXPIRES 20, 1989 Shawmut Community Bank CHRISTOPHER W. BRAMLEY PRESIDENT 1no0. HisT. COMM January 4, 1983 Ms. Valerie Talmage Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Commonwealth of Massachusetts 294 Washington Street Boston, Mass. 02108 Re: Concord Square Historic District, Framingham, Mass. Dear Ms. Talmage: The Shawmut Community Bank, N.A. is the sole owner of property located at 80 Concord Street, Framingham, Mass. We wish to be recorded as being in objection to the nomin- ation of the Concord Square Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. Sincerely, Christopher W.

Bramley President CWB/bas Dárkara- A Aweezey Barnara A. Sweezey, Notary Public My commission expires July 18, 1986 Shawmut Community Bank, N.A. 80 Concord Street, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701, Telephone: 617-620-1100 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 - Chruth 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 opnortunity to comment. Comments received to date are attached to the nomina- tion forms.

Sincerely, Candace Venkins Candace Jenkins Registration Director RECEIVED 3 1933 CJ/1k FE3 NATIONAL REGISTER