Nomination for Higgins, Jedediah, House

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Form No. 10-306 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED .OCT. 1984 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS 1 NAME 2 HISTORIC HIGGINS, JEDEDIAH HOUSE AND/OR COMMON Same LOCATION STREET & NUMBER Higgins Hollow Road (Tract 13-2602, Bldg.

I-13-13)-NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10 Truro STATE MA - VICINITY OF CODE 25 COUNTY Barnstable CODE 001 3 CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY -DISTRICT __BUILDING(S) X STRUCTURE _SITE _OBJECT OWNERSHIP X PUBLIC _PRIVATE -BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS _BEING CONSIDERED STATUS _OCCUPIED X UNOCCUPIED _WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE XYES: RESTRICTED - YES: UNRESTRICTED _NO PRESENT USE -AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM _COMMERCIAL PARK _EDUCATIONAL XPRIVATE RESIDENCE -ENTERTAINMENT -RELIGIOUS _GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC -INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION _MILITARY _OTHER: AGENCY REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS: (If applicable) North Atlantic Region - National Park Service STREET & NUMBER 15 State Street CITY. TOWN STATE MA Boston. - VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

STREÉT & NUMBER Courthouse CITY.TOWN Barnstable REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STATE MA TITLE HABS Survey, CACO No. 13-13 (Mass. State HABS No. 748) 1962 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS *FEDERAL _STATE COUNTY _LOCAL National Park Service CITY. TOWN Washington STATE DC 7 DESCRIPTION CONDITION -EXCELLENT _GOOD X FAIR DETERIORATED _RUINS _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE _UNALTERED X ALTERED CHECK ONE XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Jedediah Higgins House is a typical 19th-century, 1½ story "full Cape" house with a central chimney. The house measures 29' x 34' and faces south. The building is of post and beam construction, set on brick footings with a circular cellar. The roof is covered with black asphalt shingles, is pitched and a modern shed dormer has been added to the rear. The southern exterior wall is covered with clapboards while the other sides are covered with shingles. The facade is nearly symmetrical with a central entry flanked by four windows. Other elevations are asymetrical. Alterations to the main house include a panelled front door (ca 1890), 2/2 and some 1/1 sash windows (early 20th century) and the roof shed dormer (ca 1950) and the reduction of the chimeny in size above the roof line.

At the house's northeast corner is a one-story wood framed ell addition (ca 1950) with 6/6 sash windows and a glazed and panelled door. Interior fittings of the house appear to be largely from the early 19th century, consisting of wide planked floorboards, raised panel work (west and north room) and Federal style sunken panel work (southeast room).

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD PREHISTORIC -1400-1499 -1500-1599 - 1600-1699 _1700-1799 X 1800-1899 - 1900 _ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -AGRICULTURE XARCHITECTURE -ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -COMMUNITY PLANNING -CONSERVATION -_ECONOMICS _EDUCATION -ENGINEERING -EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT LINDUSTRY -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -LAW -LITERATURE -MILITARY MUSIC -PHILOSOPHY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _INVENTION -RELIGION _SCIENCE _SCULPTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _THEATER _TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIEVI SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER

Statement of significance

/ARCHITECT STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The significance of the Jedediah Higgins House lies with it being representative of the 19th century version of a Cape Cod house architectural style which originated in basic form in the late 17th century and is still a prominent architectural style on Cape Cod today. The primary features which make this house an important example of this architectural type are its central facade, floor plan, and interior finishes. The basically intact and unaltered central facade typifies a Cape Cod double-house with its south orientation and its symmetrical placement of two windows on either side of a central front doorway. Similarly, the floor plan with its arrangement of a central entrance flanked by two south rooms and a north room around a central chimney, and bedrooms upstairs is typical for a Cape Cod house and is basically intact.

Likewise, the interior of the house with its wood paneling, wainscoting, and wide floor boards is basically unaltered from (its 19th century origins and typifies the architectural style of interior finishes during that era. The 20th century modifications to the house (ell addition and a dormer) are easily identifiable and respect the original structure. Furthermore, they are consistent with traditional evolutionary modifications to Cape Cod houses. The purposes of Cape Cod National Seashore include the preservation of notable examples of Cape Cod style houses and the preservation of the historic scene within the seashore. A recent survey (Pfeiffer 1981) of 110 structures that the Park service owns or will acquire within the seashore area identified five 19th century Cape Cod style houses. The Higgins House was constructed in the 19th century as a Cape Cod style double house.

It is one of the least altered examples of the 19th century Cape Cod style double house among those that the Park Service owns. The Higgins House, furthermore, is an important reminder of the human settlement and agricultural activities that once dominated the Truro countryside. Although almost all the former fields now are reforested, the remaining rural farm houses, such as the Higgins House, are crucial remnants of the 18th and 19th century historic scene of the outer Cape, telling evidence that the area is substantially a cultural landscape.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES HABS (Historical American Buildings Survey), Mass. No. 748, 1962 cape Cod National Seashore Master Plan, Historic Structure # 13-13, 1963 Cape Cod National Seashore Historic Structures Report, E. P. Lohr, F.C.Pearce, 1968 Cape Cod National Seashore Historic Structures Inventory, B. Pfeiffer, 1981 LO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY UTM REFERENCES 7 A 119 41,2910 ZONE EASTING 4,615111910 NORTHING BLUJLLI ZONE EASTING LILILLL NORTHING VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION The property is identified as Cape Cod National Seashore Tract 13T-2602, and was part of a 7-acre plot purchased from Miss E. D. Higgins by Cape Cod National Seashore . The property is located on Higgins Hollow Road in Truro, 1/3 mile east from the intersection of Higgins Hollow Road and Longnook Road. Boundaries are identified on attached site map.

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Michael E. Whatley, Park Historian 3/22/84 ORGANIZATION DATE Cape Cod National Seashore STREET & NUMBER Marconi Area CITY OR TOWN South Wellfleet TELEPHONE (617) 349-3785 STATE MA 02663 CERTIFICATION OF NOMINATION STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION YES, NO NONI alue A. .Talmace STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OÉFISER SIGNATURE In compliance with Executive Order 11593, I hereby nominate this property to the National Register, certifying that the State Historic Preservation Officer has been allowed 90 days in which to present the nomination to the State Review Board and to evaluate its significance. The evaluated level of significance is National State - VLocal.

FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE Gelurn CB sasss FOR NPS USE ONLY Se Hustsea, Nalene) Paulo SAsa Sept. 27,1984 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ATTEST: DIRECTOR. OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION DATE 1/2/74 DATE KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 899-214 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET HIGEINS, JEDERAA, HOLSÒ BARNSTABIE CO. MA 1/2/84 Working No.- Fed. Reg.

Date: Date Due: _ Action: -ACCEPT - resubmission _RETURN nomination by person or local government REJECT- owner objection Federal Agency: - appeal 2-31-54 Substantive Review: sample request J appeal ( -NR decision Reviewer's comments: OUTVINED BY REVISIONS IN ADDIMON TO AHOSEE THE CHIEF HISTRIAN Recom./Criterja RETURH FOR COLLELTIONI Reviewer -JiHA ARE NECESSARY. Discipline Ihtoal thin Date. 731/94 see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: technical corrections cited below substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 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 J unexposed Check one -unaltered altered Check one -original site moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance IN ASESSING A BUICOINGS SECRSENAER PRISICHL summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates - boundary selection PUEASE BR MORE SPEUIFL ABOOT AHE LOLATION OF TEMOR DANELLINZ. CHARACTER IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZEE THiE DISTINGTION BETWEEN COMPLTIBLE -, BUT NON-HISTORIC ADD IMONS AND PHOSE 4 PAHCN ENAANCK THE BUILDINGS HISTAL SIGNIFILANCE. PLEAST RETANK THE STATEMLENT ABOUTHE ELL AND DORMER IN THE REGBRO. 8.

Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) 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 Builder/Architect WHEN A BUILOING IS NOMMNATED UUDEL CRITERONC AS AN INLPORIANT ENAMPLE DE A TYPE OF PROPERTY It IS NECESSARM TO ENUMERATE WHAT HOSE FEANNHES ARE WHLLt MAKE IA GOOD EXAMPLE IN CONTEXT WITH OTHEN KNOWN DR ENDECTFED EXAMPLES OR THE SAMTZ TYPE AND PERIOD. PLEASI REEVALUATE THIS BUILDINES SIGNIFICANCE IN REGARD TO THE FEATURES WHWL MAKE IT AU IMPORTANT ELAMPLE DE ITS MPE AND PERIOO. 9. Major Bibliographical References Geographical Data XAcreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References XVerbal boundary description and justification.

PLEASE PROVIDE PLEASTE PROVIDE. WHAT PARE DE PHE 7 AURE TRACE IS IT? WHty WAS MHE IX 3 DCRE PONTION CHOSEN? WHAT WAS ITS HISTORIL BOUNPARY? 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 title date 13. Other * Photographs SINCE II APPEDAS THÁT PART OF THE BUILDINÁS SIGNIFICANCE RELATES TO EES IARAD FEAUSES TEVNLD DE APPROPALETEE DO INCLOORE Luestions concerning this nomination may be directed t Signed Souen fun smpol .

Date _ 1/31/84 - Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Higgins, Jedediah, House Barnstable County MASSACHUSETTS Substantive Review resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: sample Jrequest Reviewer's comments: BUILDER ANCHHTELT AND SPELIFI DATES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED N.A. BUT THAT IS NDT SUFALIENTREASON Nomination returned for: - -technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible 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 Jappeal Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: _ Action: OCT 1 V 1984 2/4186 8/84 11/25/54 LACCEPT- 11-21-84 RETURN REJECT Federal Agency: _ NPS -NR decision Recom./Criteria aCeupT Disciine Mae utetund tiata Discipline Hrelu Date _ 11/21/89 _see continuation sheet FoR RETURN PAATLLALY SINCE IT WASNT NOTED IN AE EARHERRZTURN. 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 "Plunfieritlento 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 title date 13.

Other Maps Photographs LOther Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Date Phone: - Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Plsto Hl. view to vorth Fust ot Jedediah Higs ins House Higgins Mollow Rd JEDEDIAH HIGGINS HOUSE Truro, MA Cape Cod National Seashore Photo by Michael E. Vhatley Date: March 1984 Southwest elevation Negative on file at CCNS HQ Pholo#2 Tedediah Hisains Mouse wew looking horth west JEDEDIAH HIGGINS HOUSE Truro, MA Cape Cod National Seashore Photo by Michael E.

Whatley Date: March 1984 Southeast elevation Negative on file at CCNS Nes on tile at CONs Mistorial Files HQ Kitchen booking south Cape Cod National Seashore Jedediah Higgins House Barnstable County, MA Kitchen looking south Michael Whatley 8/21/84 East Parlar lookig east Cape Cod National Seashore Jedediah Higgins House Barnstable County, MA East Parlor looking east Michael Whatley 8/21/84 west parla lookig east Cape Cod National Seashore Jedediah Higgins House Barnstable County, MA West Parlor looking east Michael Whatley 8/21/84 East parlor losking west Cape Cod National Seashore Jedediah Higgins House Barnstable County, MA East Parlor looking west Michael Whatley 8/21/34 INTFRIO, United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240 RECO WLL20,1484 March 3, 1849 IN REPLY REFER TO: H30(418) M.

20 1984 Memorandum To: Chief of Registration Shull, Interagency Resources Division From: Chief Historian Bearss Subject: Preliminary Review of National Register Nomination Forms, Ahearn House and the Jedadiah Higgins House, Cape Cod National Seashore Attached please find for your preliminary review and evaluation the documentation submitted by the North Atlantic Region to support the nominations of the subject properties to the National Register. My staff has read the forms and has certain substantive concerns. They are: (a) the failure to cite the National Register criteria under which the properties are documented. We presume it is criterion C at the local significance level. (b) The failure to include the requisite USGS quadrangles with the sites located thereon and a site plan. In the margins of the forms we have penciled in a few minor editorial notations.

As these properties have been listed on the Region's "Targets of Opportunity" for the historic leasing program, it would be appreciated if you would give the evaluation of these forms the highest priority. Elem UBearer Attachments PARTMENT INTERIOR United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SER VICE North Atlantic Region 15 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 IN REPLY REFER TO: October 31, 1984 H32(NAR-PC) WASO (418) Memorandum To: From: Subject: Chief Historian Regional Historian, North Atlantic Region National Register Nomination Form for Jedediah Higgins House, Cape Cod National Seashore The enclosed four photographs of the interior of the Jedediah Higgins House should be added to the structure's file in the Interagency Resources Division. Dwight Enclosures I.

Pitcaithley UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION PROPERTY NAME: Higgins, Jedediah, House MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Barnstable DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE : OF WEEKLY LIST: 4/18/11 DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 45TH DAY: 6/03/11 REFERENCE NUMBER: 84000550 NOMINATOR: FEDERAL REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N OTHER : N REQUEST: N COMMENT WAIVER: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: PDIL: SAMPLE: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N N N VACCEPT RETURN REJECT 61.4 DATE ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: Additional Documentation Approved REVIEWER DISCIPLINE TELEPHONE DATE Htistory 611L DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPS.

RECEIVER 220r APR '8.3 NAT. REGL NATIONAL FAniub.. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Historical Commission April 20, 2011 Mr. J. Paul Loether National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service 1201 Eye Street, NW, 8th floor Washington, DC 20005 Re: Address additions for two National Register properties in Truro (BARNSTABLE CO.) MA Dear Mr. Loether: As a result of GIS mapping of the town of Truro, we now have more complete address information for the following: Hliggins, Jedediah House: 26 Higgins Hollow Road (street number added). NRIND 11/21/1984 84000550 Union Hall: 24 Town Hall Road (street number added) NRIND, 5/23/1997 97000470 Please call Betsy Friedberg, MHC National Register Director, at this office if you need additional information.

Sincerely, Brond Suvon Brona Simon State Historic Preservation Officer Executive Director Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (617) 727-8470 - Fax: (617) 727-5128 www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc