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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - In Area no. MID CAMB. 1. Town Cambridge 35 325 Harvard Street Albert Vinal House int use residential Form no. MC II B 19 ent owner Harvard Street Realty Co. Anthony Cacciola, Trustee ription: Lexington, MA 1853-54 ource deed records e_Greek Revival 4. Map. -- in relation to nearest cross suouw 1094-25A :hitect unknown other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric clapboard CHATHAM Outbuildings (describe) taturi L.. MALEN 1.1° CENTRE AssESSOR #115-108 Other featureslarge Greek Revival mansion, terraced high above the street. Fairly heavy ornamentation. Altered additions Date 1870s Moved Date No 5. Lot size: One acre or less XX Approximate frontage Over one acre 68' Approximate distance of building from street 22' 6.
Recorded by_ Elisabeth MacDougall OrganizationCambridge Historical Comm. Date 1966 UTM- BOSTON SOUTH 19/326400/41692850 30M-5-77 7. Original owner (if known) Albert Vinal Original use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates. 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural XX The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlemen Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) - - This Greek Revival mansion was built by Albert Vinal on land once part of the Dana estate. Vinal was listed in the 1856 Cambridge City Directory as a boston businessman dealing in lumber, wood, coal and lime.
The Vinal House, with its wide plain pilasters 15 terraced high above the street as was the fashion . A side portico with fluted columns of a composite order is a notable feature. Balconies with squat balusters span the upper facade windows. These, the entrance porch with its heavy ornate square columns and the polygonal facade bay appear to be additions of the 1870s. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 088 tor :NPS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interior National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Al bert Vinal House Property: CAnbrdge multiple Revoura State, County:- MA- muddlesus Federal Agency: resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal WorkingNo.- 11-14-80-2862 Fed. Reg. Date:.
Date Due:- 4/12/82 Action: - ACCEPT - L RETURN_4 - REJECT_ photos L maps Substantive Review: - sample -request_ appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: No statemneat o pignipicance -no coutert fo architectiue dio cussed. Rocom. /Criteria Aetrun RoviowerArawaan Discipline. asch. /tis. Date 4.2.87 - see continuation sheet -Nomination returned for: - technical corrections cited below substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification rocom ueo mdaitler 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys tee ehle property beon eetermined eligibla? 7. Description gooc tair deteriorated uine nexpoe shook ene . unaitered aitered Chock ene . moved ecortbo the procont and erteinel (1l knarra) ptryelaed apgserano summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8.
Significance lroos of Slomttaena tontlacno ad heotly 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. Goographical Data oreage of nom Inated property auedrangle namo - UMIT Roterencar Perbed bouadary dos 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluatad elgniticance of this proparty stehin the state le: - netional local Mato Hiatonte Preeervetten Officer etgneture 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed Braukam - Date 4.13.82 Phone: 202 272 -3504 Comments tor anyItem may be continued an attached sheet FORM B - BUILDING In Area no.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - - MID CAMB. , 1. Iown Cambridge Address_325 Harvard Street Name Albert Vinal House Present use residential Form no. MC II B 19 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Phuto number 1094-25A - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. - CHATHAM 375 CRE,RWE HARVARD 10.12° Pi4.enz CENTRE ASSESSOR #115-108 30M-5-77 Present owner Harvard Street Realty Co. Anthony Cacciola, Trustee 3. Description: Lexington, MA Date 1853-54 Source deed records Style _Greek Revival Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric _clapboard Outbuildings (describe) Other features_Large Greek. Revival mansion, terraced high above the street. Fairly heavy ornamentation. Altered Moved additions Date 1870s Date No 5.
Lot size: One acre or less *x Over one acre 68' Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 22' 6. Recorded by. - Elisabeth MacDougall OrganizationCambridge Historical Comm. Date 1966 UTM-BOSTON SOUTH 19|326400/4692850 7. Original owner (if known) Albert Vinal Original use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural XX 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) Ihis Greek Revival mansion was built by Albert Vinal on land once part of the Dana estate.
Vinal was listed in the 1856 Cambridge City Directory as a Boston businessman dealing in lumber, wood, coal and lime. The Vinal House, with its wide plain pilasters is terraced high above the street as was the fashion . A side portico with fluted columns of a composite order is a notable feature. Balconies with squat balusters span the upper facade windows. These, the entrance porch with its heavy ornate square columns and the polygonal facade bay appear to be additions of the 1870s. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 10N 08617 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmity : Form No: MC Mid Cambridge II.B.19 Property Name: Albert Vinal House (18} 3-54 325 Harvard Street Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below.
The Albert Vinal House is important as one of only ten surviving single family homes on Harvard Street. Harvard Street was once lined with large residences set on elevated sites above the street. The Vinal House was built on land that was formerly part of the Dana estate: The portion of Harvard Street between Prospect Street and Massachusetts Avenue was divided into house lots in the 1830s, and by 1854 thirty-three houses had been built, among them some of the finest Greek Revival mansions in the city, including the Vinal House. Fully built up by 1900, Harvard Street was one of the handsomest streets in Cambridge. large houses; the Vinal House is one of only two of these which still stand. The original owner of the house, Albert Vinal, was active in real estate development in Mid Cambridge.
In 1868 he bought part of the former Inman estate, an area bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Bigelow Street, Harvard Street and Inman Street, the site of City Hall. Vinal divided this land into house lots, selling all of them by 1873. The Albert Vinal House is significant under Criterion A for its associations with the development of Harvard Street and Dana Hill, and under Criterion C as an important example of its type and style. Staple to Inventory form at bottom 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 8 4,7 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Cambridge Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review 71. Melvin, Isaac, House Yubeineserisi a hovioi Keeper Attest 72.
"Saunders, William, House BerIom Keeper Attest 73. Fay, Isaac, House -TIOT Keeper Attest 74. Buildings at 102-104 Inman St. SubatantIve RevIew Keeper Attest 75. Buildings at 106-108 Inman St. Keeper Attest 76. Buildings at 110-112 Inman St. Keeper Attest 77. Buildings at 1707-1709 Cambridge St. Keeper Attest 78. Buildings at 1715-1717 Cambridge St. Faipy Keeper. 79. Deane-Will iams House Attest BubatandIve RevIen Keeper Attest 80. Vinal, Albert, House v Keeper, Attest Date/Signature Wilian H. Bracham 413.82 tanehayd 6-30-87 tra taillray a 6-90-53 tmne fla Day d 6 31:8) Weelan H.bracham 4.13.82 William H. Brackam 4.13.82 Bruer l -Vng) 6.30.53 ButDu( 6.50-87 WilliamH. Bracham 4.13.82 a Bory 6-3053 - TIONAL REGISTER OF HISTOFIC PLACES Dai Paros empartmond of tho latorior Bubstantive nevien Vinal, Albert, House (Cambridge MRA) Middlesex County.
MA EYALUATION / RETURN SHEET resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Roview: Roviower's comments: Working No. 11.14.80-28 Fed. Reg. Date:. 2-7-8 Date Due: 7/7/83 Action: _L ACCEPT. 6/30/83 - RETURN - REJECT- Foderal Agency:_ -sample - request - appeal - NR decision SICNIFI ANCE CIARIFIED CONTEXT PROVIDED Rocom. /Criteria ACCEPT ATC Reviewer_ Drufo Discipline H.lT Date- 6-30.83 - 800 continuation sheot - technical corrections cited below - substantive reasons discussad below -Nomination returned for: 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification racon Uan 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys I his property bean trormned- 7. Description bock em - umarteres noror a and erote ft summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates Chack en 8.
Significance Portod Aroas of stontttemn posife detes Matomone el Stoniheenoo (ia eno and Mestity beter 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 Aaraage of nominated property Quadrangio neme _ UNT Reterences Verael boundery doecrbatton and hestttieatien 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evetuated signiticance of thie property within the state is: netional Bate Histonic Preeervation Officer signature 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 1094-25A NOV 1 4 1980 Cambradse MRA, Ma Vinal, Albot, House 325 Harvard St. 1094-25A Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000275