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FORM A - AREA SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5% Staple to left side of form Photo number Form numbers in this area 4335434 435 Area no. P NR-7 1. Town Faunton Name of area (il any) Buuldwiçs at 86 and-8ese W. BrittaniC 3. General date or period 2914 - 4. Is area uniform (explain): in style? Yes - Three Deckers in condition? Yes - Good in type of ownership?_Yes - Private in use? Yes - Residential 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. WEST BRITTANIA HOPEWELL ST.
433 435 434 BARTON DANFORTH DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. 6. Recorded by Organization Date T.W. T.C.H.S. 8/79 (over) 5M-7_75_0061445 7. Historical data. Explain the historical/architectural importance of this area. An impressive grouping of three decker tenements, located next to the Reed and Earton Co. complex on West Brittania Street, constitutes the best display of this residential building type in the city. It is likely that the thiree structures, identical in plan and details, were built at the same time by a single speculator, Thomas Nichols,and were used as working class housing. The influence of the Colonial Revival Style is evident in these buildings in their classically detailed porches and corner pilasters, placing their probable date of construction at c. 1914.
Their sheathing of wood shingles also represents the widespread appeal of this material for domestic construction at the turn-of-the-century. Long-neglected in the study of 20th century urban architecture, the three decker is a multi-family house type well adapted to the density of many industrialized cities. in New England. Architecturally, these structures evolved from the late 19th century rowhouse into a freestanding structure, of wood rather than brick, that characteristically featured a three story porch. Built in large numbers from the late 1880's through the early 1930's, three deckers are usually found in areas adjacent to industrial complexes and within range of public transportation facilities. The three deckers on West Brittania Street possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and historical association.
Number 433 West Britannia, which is circled in red on the sketch map has been aluminum sided and lost its architectural integrity. The remaining two properties, 434 and 435 West Britannia Street meet C of the National Register of . Historic Places. Boundanes conform to current lot lines. 8. Bibliography and/or references such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc. Arthur J. Krim, "The- Three Decker as Urban Architecture in New England," in Monadnock, vol. IXIV, June 1970 Sanborn, 1937 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 received date entered Page 2of9 Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name Taunton Multiple Resource Area State Bristol County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 11. Bassett, C. J. H., House Entered in the National Register 12. Beattie, W. C., House Entered in the National Register 13. Brow's Tavern Zntored In t5e National Register 14. Browne11, Henry G., House Entored in the National Register 15.Buildings at 80 and 88 W.Entored in the Brittania St. National Register 16. Capron, George, House Fatored 1r lational Rugisie 17. Central Fire Station 1035=1 Iat100a? Register 18. Colby, Samuel, House 19. Dean, Abiezar, House Entered in the National Register Entered in the National Register 20.
Dean-Barstow House Dator the Hatioual Register Date/Signature Jäeeper Auluaßgen 1/5/04 Attest fateeper AibruByen 1/5/84 Attest fkeeper AuluresByen 1/5/$4 Attest fokeeper AelmeBguw 1/5/84 Attest fukéeper AeloreByer1/5/84 Attest foteeper AelureByere +15/64 Attest fok eeper AeloresByan 1/5/84 Attest fokeeper Albreßjun 1/5/84 Attest fokeeper AeloresByer715/84 Attest foßeeper AeloresByun115/84 Attest WASO Form - 177 ("R"June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET 88 W. Brittania Street Buildings at 80 and (Taunton MRA) Bristol County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: -sample Reviewer's comments: - request Working No.- May 21, 1984 Fed. Reg.
Date: Date Due: 7/5784 85 - Action: ACCEPT - Entered in the _RETURN National Hegister _REJECT - Federal Agency: _ 7/5 -84 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 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 L 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 itemmaybe continued on an attached sheet et. Tavites Ma +88 A Ma by Berkey Prestige Prints JULY 1979 18 IRA ,TINA 50'?! 50.14 152° JOHN & ELIZABETH DOYLE 1969 ELVIRA SWARD ILLIAN ZENNAN 1968 28 130 60 55 EDWARD LILLIAN BRENNAN 1968 29- 55 63° E.LL. BRENNAN 1968 22A EDWARD LILLIAN BRENNAN 1968 30 Ago 132 FORM434 15 85 JOPEWELL 100 21 16A FRANCIS & DEOLINDA ORZECHOWSKI- 1963 107,5" JAMES DUFFY 1977 188 32 134 117 FORM #435 40 100' CÁ 50' 50' CAT 31 REEI REE BAF 5.- 19 40 TAUNTON MULTIPLE RESOURCE NOMINATION NR-7 80 88 W. Brittania St. SCALE: 1" = 40' 3-Deckers MAP NO. WD8, Pg. 3, Lot 32,30 ACREAGE lissthanone Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000297