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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 -- Area 43-K Form no. 43-65 PHOTO (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) Staple to left side of form Photo number Roll 9 frame 21 - -- SKETCH MAP Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings or geographical features. Indicate north. N HECLA GRANITE STORE Uxbridge Town Address_112-116 Hecla Street Historic Name the Granite Store Use: Original_commercial Present residential Ownership: [* Private individual Private organization_ Public P.Cummings (1855) or Original ownerG.R.Spaulding DESCRIPTION: Date ca.1850-1860 Source exterior & atlases Style astylistic Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric split granite Outbuildingsnone BAILEY ST. Major alterations (with dates) none apparent B.R.
Pfeiffer Recorded by OrganizationUxbridge Historical Commission Date May 1981 Moved no Date N/A Approx. acreage26,552 sq.fte Settingin former mill village of wood-frame cottages (ca.1840-1885) UTM BL: 19/283840/4661130 (Staple additional sheets here) Form #43-65 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) Basically astylistic in its design, the Granite Store is noteworthy. both for its granite construction and for its preservation of its original, commercial design. The building is rectangular in plan, built of alternating wide and narrow courses of rock-faced granite ashlar. Cornices are trimmed with simple Italianate style brackets and sash is of two sizes of 6/6.
SEE CONTINUATION SHEET HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) In addition to the integrity of its original design, the Granite Store possesses historical associations with the expansion of Hecie- Village, as a mill village. he building's facade and plan remindsathat of the Rogerson Block of the 1820's (Form #47-B), although at a smaller scale. This similarity of plan and elevation suggests that like the Rogerson the Granite Store may have been planned to contain a store (first storey) and a commúntiy hall (second storey). Early ownership of the building is unclear. In 1855, a building owned by P. Cummings is marked in this location; however, it is not until 1870 that the present building was clearly labelled on this site.
In 1870, the Granite Store was marked as the property of G.R.Spaulding; however, Spaulding may merely have operated a company store here for the owners of the Hecla Mill. The listing which follows Spaulding's name on the 1870 Atlas's directory, suggests that Spaulding also ran a company-owned farm at Hecla Village. The Granite Store possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, as well as historical associations with the development of Hecla Village as workers' housing for the nearly Hecla Mill. The Granite Store meets criteria A and C of the NRHP.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES: Maps & Atlases:1855,1857,1870,1898 Chapin 1881:73 Hurd 1888 I: 170 Jewett 1879 II: 433 Sprague 1927: 36,63,88 & 90 20M-2/80 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmity : Form No: Uxbridge 43-65 Property Name: Granite Store Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The facade (west) is symmetrical, having a center entry flanked by two versized windows on each side, which, in turn, are. flanked by single entries near the building's corners: the second storey contains six smaller windows. End elevations are asymmetrical. Owner: Anna V. Cove 112-116 Hecla Street.
Uxbridge, MA Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior NationalPark Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMB No.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received /26/83 date entered Page 2 fs Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Uxbridge Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review Y11. Capron, Charles, House *12. Chapin, A., House giº13. Cook, A. E., House - "'14. Central Woolen Mil1s District 15. Deane, Francis, Cottage 16. Farnum Block 17. Farnum, Moses, House 18. Farnum, R., House 19. Granite Store/ 20. Hall, s.
A., House Intered in tha National Register Intered En National Register Intored in the Wart1otin1 Begleter Date/Signature Theeper AeauByun 0/r133 Attest fokeeper AeluesByun 10/2183 Attest fKeeper AelreByen 10/2183 Attest SubstantIve Hevfew AKeeper Attest Entered in the Nat1ona1 Register fkeeper Attest Iatered 1n Matlobal Eegieter fiseeper Attest Intered In tRe National Register fokeeper Attest Entered National Register fReeper Attest Intered in the Nationel Register /Keeper Attest Entelca 1n.
Vational Register fKeeper Attest foun lae longd /20 14 AelrByen 0/7183 dubraByenal 112/53 AelmesByun10/2/83 AelresByun 10/2183 Oulmaßyen 10/2/83 dulrußyen 10/1/83 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Granite Store (Uxbridge MRA) Worcester County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: L sample Reviewer's comments: Jrequest AUG 26 1983 Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: 2-5-85 Date Due: _ 9/22/83-10/10/83 Action: ~ACCEPT Entered 10/7/83 in the _RETURN Netione1 Register REJECT Federal Agency: . Jappeal -NR decision Recom./Criteria Reviewer _ Discipline Date see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3.
Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition excellent good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one unaltered altered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Status Accessible Present Use Check one Joriginal site moved date 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect I summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception other 9.
Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 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 date title 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to _ Signed - Date - - Phone: - Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet 61.4 B-AC. (S). 1770 K923° 3347 12,92 3838 2-A 1,398 @-3Ac (5) 100.2 1621 2r24° 103.8* 90 81, 17. 11240 16 17- 033 AC. 100.0 -79 18 0.35 Ac. 16.359 14 8.80 AC STREET 100 45 13 40 Ac. 100. 50.06 i100 10 1000 : 69 68 gattic.
100-01 67 342 178.+ 66 65 20,317* 26,5520 98.10 29.30 10LE 120.3 64 28,9580 4%03° 62 74.86 87.,- D°En BAILEY S T- 215 60g 30.79 Ac. (s) 116.56 69 "6.x TRE 279.08 47.740% 295.86 155° OAI Ac($) 0.6Ac (0)g) Uxbridge Multiple Resource Area Granite Store 112 Hecla Street Map #43 Lot #65 Uxbridge Assessors 1" = 200' 1983 NORTH Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000299