The nomination, in full
Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.
- FORM A - AREA SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston Form numbers in this area Area no. Old Cambridge OC I.4 1. Town Cambridge Name of area (if any) Cambridge Common National Register District (Amended) 3. General date or period_1770-1940 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5') Staple to left side of form Photo number 1098-10 1104-20A 1110-3A 1110-4AK 1110-5A- 4. Is area uniform (explain): in style? No, represents many styles. in condition? Yes, good to excellent. in type of ownership?No, public, private, and institutional. - - in use?No, mixed. 5. Map. Use space below to draw a general map of the area involved. Indicate any historic properties for which individual reports are completed on Forms B thru F, using corres- -ponding numbers. Show street names (including route numbers, if any) and indicate north.
Indicate with an "X" existing houses not inventoried on Form B. See attached map. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. (over) 27 acres 5M-5-73-075074 6. Recorded by Amy Cohn & Harriet White Organization Cambridge Historical Com. Date 1972; 1980 UTM- BOSTON NORTH, BESTON SOUTH A-39|325220/4693460 B-19/325325/4693325 MAR 1922 SubstanyyeevE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interior National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET cambridqe common Historic Distriet Amendment = Property: (Cambridqe Multiple Pesounce Qrea) Working No. "-14-80 - 2862 State, County: Federal Agency:_ Fat. Reu. Dt10/82 Date Due: Action: ACCEPT- resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal RETURN 6-10-82 - - REJECT- photos 5 maps - Substantive Review: sample request -appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: Returned per ageement by MA.
SHPO to resubmit to state Revrew Roard Recom. / Criteria Retun Reviewer_ atuck Andius Discipline Historian Date_ 6/10/82 - see, continuation sheet .Nomination returned for: - technical corrections cited below -substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification alegory Owmership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property Status Aocossible Prosent Use 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys hes this property been determined etigibie? 7. Description excelle pood feir aribe the deteriorate ruins Check one _unaitered aitered unexposed ot and originat (lfinown) physicel a summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Note: thisammended district removes some properties brem the ougunal Cambridge cammon DisT.
E by redrauinc Chock one _ original site moved darte the boundou, places those rloperties in the mroposed eld Cerbridae Dist. Fortechnical reasons, the N,R. will have to list the old camb. Dist. puior to accepting this anmended bandary, becauie listed properties can arly be removed if the have lost those qualities for which they were nomerailed as is not the case with the peopecties that world b eceled fiam thes dittuit i we listed this ammended dlstiri morto listana oid cambridge PiST. 8. Significance- eried Arees of SignificanceCheck and Jueltty boter Bpecific dates Statement ef Sipnificence (in ene paragraph) Lullder 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 Acreege of nominerec property Curdrangie neme URST References Verial boundary description and justfication 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaiuaied significance of this property within the state is: - nationa! -state loca! Btate Mistoric Preservation Oficer signeture date 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Patuik Andrus signed W.Ht. Brachan Date 6.10.82 Phone: 202 272-3504 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet NPS Form10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number VIOIV.Y- EXP.
12/31/84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 2417 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Cambridge Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review v11.' NGarfield Street Historic District EnbefenIva Sevten /312. Harvard Street Historic District TB YevIeY Resuty 13. KIrkland Place Historic District 114. Maple Avenue Historic District Substantive Review V ,15. City Hall Historic District /.76. Ash Street Historie District He-T* j Avon Hill Historic District /18. Berkeley Street Historic District BecacIra / u19. Cambridge Common Historic District Substantive Review / '20. Gold Coast Historic District Keeper Attest Keeper Attest fal Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Date/Signature Berm Dnsk6/901 Hawend Wieliam H.
Arakam 413-82 AatiikAnduss 5/19/86 Bettg: Saurge 5-14-2 Weelm HBramam 4.13-8 Welian It Bracham 41382 Forics lea Daizl 630-73 Retue 4.13.621 WilciasHBravviam 413.82 Dnu hat Borepet k 30 83 - Haurud Rut 4/10/8~ Nawve ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Hod states Dopartmard ef tho intorten donal Park Serrica Substantive hevlew EYALUATION / RETURN SHEE Cambridge Common' Historic District Amendment (Cambridge MRA) Middlesex County MA Working No 14.80-2842 Fed. Reg. Date: 2-787 Date Due:. 714/53 Action: ACCEPT.
6/30/83 resubmission RETURN nomination by person or local government _ REJECT- owner objection Federal Agency:_ appeal Subatantlve Roview: - sample - request _ appeal - NR decision Reviower's comments: BE BOUNDARY CHANKE CORREUS THE EARLIER BOUNDARY AND MAKES A NEW BOUNOAKY WOKLH IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATONS REGISTER POLLCES DF HAVING BOUNONRIES WAICH DO NÍ GO AHROUGt HE ESTABLSAMENT OE BULLDINKS AND, BOUNDARIES WHKCEI CAN BE DEFENDED BN DE BAJIS DF SIENIFLLANCE. ATE BANNAR BANGE LLSO RECOGNIZES ADUACENT DISTRKT. SOUNDARLES -Nomination Paturned for: - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussad below Aept Recom./ Criteria boundar change Reviewer. Discipline Date 6.30.83 - B00 continuation sheet 1. Hame 2. Location 3. Classification sonagary cane somdorton 4. Owner of Property Matae Posaad vos 5. Location of Legal Description 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys - t pooy wo traraned argictn? 7. Description noeda tee mrantormec rvins hock ano _ uarterad _ Arterad rgdanad (1l bosrenal porpeicad summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity Chock ene _ origmai site movad dor - 8. Significance Perted Areee ef SignificanceCheok and Justity belew Specific dates Statement ef Significance (in one peregraph) 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 excepticn other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quedrangle neme UMT Reterences Verbel boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: netional -. state - local State Historic Preservation Ofticer signature date title 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 1104-Z0A Carabridse MRA, Ma Canbridge commón tistric Dstrien Anendnaat Old Cambridge N.R. Disiuit See Survey Vol.
4 p.200 Agassiz House- Radcliffe Yard NOV 1 4 1980 1|04-20A 5220000 Cambrida MRA, Ma Cambridge comman Histori District Amerdnnt s C 69 Brattle NOV 1 4 1980 1110-4A 110-SA Aembredge Comman Hestorec Distrect Canbridee MRA a Cambride camma Htastork Destricto Amend nat- 43 C 77 Brattle (110-5A NOV 1:4 1980 GRADUATE CENTER 158/-83 29 FOLLEN FOLLEN STREETE GONGORD FE EFET WATERHOUSE STREET STREET AmMended Boun oaN.2 Bound CAMBRIDGE COMMON NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT (EXISTING) COMMON GARDeN 3 17 15 18-20 14-16 10-/2 ST CHURCI OLD YP NiTO Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000275