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FORMB - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. HARRISON CHRISTY'S MKT- WINTHROP WALNUT ST. 362 N (over) 37M-7-77 In Area no. Form no. 362 1. Town Taunton Address 74 Winthrop St. Name Samuel Colby Estate/toves Residence Present use Present owner Ahel & Maria DeSousa 3. Description: Date c. 1869 Source_ Maps, Deeds Style Italianate/Stick Style Architect Unknown Exterior wall fabric" Stucco Outbuildings (describe) None Other features See attached. Altered_No Date Moved _No Date PLAN-1R 5. Lot size: WARD -0Z 1 BLK -28 L9 -6 One acre or less x Over one acre Approximate frontage_ 96.50' Approximate distance of building from street 35' 6.
Recorded by Organization Date T.W. T.C.H.S. 10/2/79 UTM; 19/325915/4640275 7. Original owner (if known) Samuel Colby Residence Original use Subsequent uses (if any) and dates N/A 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development, Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) This unusual structure is one of the most intact residences of the post-Civil War Period standing in Taunton. Blending Italianate and Stick Style features, it is sited in an area dominated by high-style houses built for the elite of Taunton's business and political community in the late 19th century.
Constructed in 1869, it was the residence of Samuel Colby, who purchased an estate lot in 1868 from B. Wood. Colby was a manufacturer and retailer of men's and boys' clothing who operated a store in the Union Block (#11), on Main St. Description: The 2-story structure with attic features a stucco-covered wall surface, divided into bays by slightly projecting pilasters. Its low-pitched hipped roof is capped by a large cupola with stickwork motifs, that are expressed most exuberantly in the house's Stick Style porches, on both main block and rear el1. Elongated 1/1 windows are shielded by small hoods mounted on feet. The Samuel Colby Estate possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. It meets criterionv C of the National Register of Historic Places as one of.
Taunton's tinest examples of a prominently sited, excellently preserved and finely crafted ecelctic high style residence of the period. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Beers, 1871, Business Notices Walker,. 1881 Bristol County legistry of Deeds, Liber 291, p. 460 Boundaries contorm to current lot lines. 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 21004 Page 2of9 Multiple Resource Area Thematic 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 Entored in the National Register 14. Brownel1, Henry G., House Entored in the National Register 15. Buildings at 80 and 88W.Intored in the Brittania St. National Register 16. Capron, George, House Fatored in 1.13 Hational Hugisiu 17. Central Fire Station stel 1 Tational Hegister 18. Colby, Samuel, House 19. Dean, Abiezar, House Entered in the National Register Entered in the National Register 20.
Dean-Barstow House Iatsred in the iatioual Register Date/Signature Feoper AulreBgen 115784 Attest fkeeper AulruByar 1/5/84 Attest fkeeper DuluresByen 1/5/+4 Attest fokeeper AulueBgew 1/5/84 Attest fokeeper AeloreByer1/5/84 Attest foteeper SeluresByere 7/5/04p Attest fok eeper AeloresByen 1/5/34 Attest faKeeper AelresBjen7/5/84 Attest fkeeper AeloresByer7/5/84 Attest fokeeper deloresDyun1/5/84 Attest WASO Form - 177 ("'R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Colby, Samuel, House (Taunton MRA) Bristol County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: sample Jrequest Working No.- MAY 2 | 1984 Date Due: - Action: LACCEPT- 7-5-84 Entered . In the -_RETURN.
National Hegister _ REJECT- Federal Agency: _ appeal L 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 I 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 Lother 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 MAY 1980 Prestige Prints by Berkey MAY 1980 Prestige Prints by Berkey Taunton. MRA Ma #362 Lllby, Samuel, House MAY 1980 Prestige Prints by Berkey MAY 1980 Prestige Prints by Berkey Taunter MRA, Ma #362 Calby, Samuol, Huse 13B STEINbeRq, HERbERT 1971 MARY 1962 13BDHIROS LEO R. MANUE/ DONNA MARY LAMBERT MEDEIROS. 13A'98d /3 1974 Nor * Doro HARN 19 W // AbEL mária Desousa 1957 N ^ Winthrop Mews REALtY TrusT RoberT + SANdRA O'HARA TAUNTON MULTIPLE RESOURCE ..NOMINATION FORM NO. 362 SAMUEL COLBY ESTATE SCALE: 1" = 40' MAP NO. WD2, Pg. 12, Lot 6 ACREAGE .47 00 Herman T.
ThompsoN ET ALi 1962 Augustin: n date: untroun scale: /"=40' ND 2 pyrz lot 6 : D.77Ac gorm I 362 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000297