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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.
FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area Form no. 42-1 PHOTO (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) Staple to left side of form Photo number Roll - - Frame -TA. SKETCH MAP Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings or geographical features. Indicate north. N L MENDON ST. SOUTH MAIN ST Recorded by B.R.
Pfeiffer OrganizationUxbridge Historical Commission Date May 1981 Town Uxbridge -Address 2-8 South Main Street Historic Name Taft Brothers' Block V.MRA, Use: Original Commercial & Nffices Present Commercial & Offices Ownership:Private individual Private organization Public Original owner Taft Brothers DESCRIPTION: Date 1902 Source Sprague 1927:83 Style_astylistic late Victorian Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric_brick Outbuildings_none Major alterations (with dates) store front: rebuilt (1970's) Moved no Date - N/A Approx. acreage_ 7,220 sq.ft.
Setting at major intersection at north end of Uxbridge's commercial district UTM: 19 282470 4661370 Quad UX (Staple additional sheets here) rorm #42-1 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) One of three large-scale commercial blocks built in Uxbridge around the turn of the century, the Taft Brothers Block is a good local example of late Victorian commercial architecture. The building is built of red brick, three- stories high, and covers nearly all of its corner lot. Decorative trim is confined to a brick cornice and rock-faced granite trimmings around windows storefronts. As with many commercial blocks of the period, the Taft Brothers' Block contained a public hall on its third storey, a use which is reflected on the exterior in the greater height of the third floor.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) Primarily significant as an example of late Victorian commercial architectur the Taft Brothers' Block stands on the approximate site of the former Capron Building, a Federalist style commercial block of ca.1814-1820 which was built by John Capron. Used as a dry goods store, offices of the Blackstone National Bank and a public hall, the original block was destroyed by fire on December 20, 1896. The present block was built for Robert and Jacob Taft, grocers, who had bought the original Capron Block prior to 1855; in addition to their grocery business, the two brothers were involved in several industrial ventures around the time of the Civil War(for more information see Robert Taft House Form#48A-158).
The Taft Brothers Block possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship, as well as historical associations with the reconstruction of Uxbridge Center's commercial district following two fires in the mid-1890s. The Taft Brothers Block meets criteria C of the NRHP. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES : O1d Home Week Souvenir, 1908(Robert & Jacob Taft biographies Chapin 1881:73 Jewett 1879 II:433-434 Hurd 1888 I:170-171 & 173 Sprague 1927:76 & 83 OWNER: John S. Emmott South Main Street Uxbridge, MA 01569 20M-2/80 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 Item number OMB No.1024-0018 Exp.
10-31-84 For NPS use only recelved F/role date entered Page 5 s Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Uxbridge Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review 41. Whipple, A., House Entered in the Nat1ona1 Register 42. Williams, N., House Entered in tlaa Nationa1 Register 43. Taft, Aaron, House Intered in the National. Register 24 44. Taft, Bazaleel, Jr., House and Law Office Substantive Review 45. Taft, Hon. Bazaleel, House Entered in the National Regieter 46. Taft Brothers Block Antsred In tho Wartionel Begteter 47. Taft, George, House Entered in taa Nationel Regieter 48. Taft, Moses, House Intered in the Nationa1 Register 49. Taft, Samuel, House bi-rcu in lae Natlonal Begiater 11 50.
Taft, Zadock, House Entered in the National Register fKeeper Attest fkeeper Attest ffeeper Attest fal Keeper Attest Tkeeper Attest /Keeper Attest fKeeper Attest fReeper Attest fReeper Attest fK eeper Attest Date/Signature delareaByur (0/z/83 SelmnaBgen 10/218: AuerByun 10/2/83 accept latuch Anduus 10/1/83 AelraBye 10/2/83 AllmesByu 42/83 dlbriaByua 10/2/83 AeluresByan 10/7/83 dtilmnsByas 1011/83 deloreaByea 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 Taft Brothers Block (Uxbridge MRA) Worcester County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: J sample Reviewer's comments: request AUG 2 6 1983 Working No. Fed. Reg.
Date: _ 3-5-85 Date Due: 9/22/83 -10/10/83 Action: -ACCEPT 10/7/83 Entered in the RETURN National Register_ _REJECT- Federal Agency: - appeal 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 original site moved date 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect 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 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 PLAT 122494 o. p. 39A 1S PARK ST. NORTH 40 0.44A. DEPOT PROSPE 37 4.934. TREET 118.90 115-50 113 F R D -2517 30 5/8 1 133.33 R0.4 105 1.51 AL 131,34. 1866- (87.00 B8T5 8 184.20 63.51 1g 196.62 9 89.5 0.394. 26,753 = ,14 620A 80.20 - ZGO.10' 1/ 0.69A. 133.8 3- 103.12 ,93) 50.117,0.00 15 165.55 741.14 5. T1.66 = 183A 2 E021!3 225.41 108 35,585$ 158.3 475.36 HIGH 51. KEjA. 140-, 2/73A 111.99 18A- 293 29343 249-81 24981 -6.3 19 2.454.0534 206.70 214.76 2!!2A 102 23 147.10 6186 * 23A. 2.8 *2SA. 75,0° r 175.5° 2256 46 RCtL 3° 21 0.84A. 303 303 28 135. 11. Uxbridge Multiple Resource Area Taft Brothers Block 2-8 Main Street Map #42 Lot #1 1.
Uxbridge Assessors 1" = 200' 1983 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000299