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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 AREA FORM NO. 123 Town Methuen Address 526 Prospect Street Historic Name Honse at 524 Ramfeet Stre+ Present Owner: Frederick O'Brien PHOTO: (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) staple to left side of form Photo number 6-20 SKETCH MAP Show property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection. Indicate north. Use: Present_private residence Original same DESCRIPTION: Date ca.1840 Source_ v/a; maps Style_Greek Revival Architect_Unknown Exterior wall fabric_clapboard Outbuildings_ none Major alterations (with dates)_none PROSPECT ST. Moved no Date n/a 14, 231 54.4 Approx. acreage one acre or less Setting located southeast of town center in well developed residential neighborhood.
Recorded by Gail Hunton/Carole Zellie Organization Landscape Research, Ltd. Date Map 1978/May 1983 Assessor's Data: Block 92, Lot 4 UTM Reference: (Staple additional sheets here) Lawrence Quad 1:25,000 19 323020/4732730 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) 526 Prospect Street is a good example of the Greek Revival houses built in Methuen between ca.1830 and 1850. Constructed ca.1840, it is a 2½-story structure with a five- bay, central entry, east facade and similarly treated three-bay, side-entry north facade. Windows have simple enframements and contain 6/6 sash; entries have prominent entablatures and transoms. The larger north entry is also lit by sidelights.
Glazed wide cornerboards, and a deep cornice carrying a pedimented gable are original features characteristic of Methuen's 19th century Greek Revival houses. The building is sheathed in clapboard and rests on a granite foundation.. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) 526 Prospect Street possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship. It meets criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places. It is significant as a wellcconserved example of a Greek Revival dwelling in one of the earlier settled areas of Methuen, near the site of the first meeting house. Once in agricultural use, the first residents here likely were farmers who supplied produce to Lowell and Lawrence.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) 1874, 1884 Essex County Map of Methuen. 1861, 1882 Methuen Directories. 10M - 7/82 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 1z/1/83 date entered Page 3m Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Methuen Multiple Resource Area Essex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 21. House at 50 Pelham Street Entered in the Nat1o0s1 Register 22. House at 526 Prospect Streetatered ia thie Mowel-Begieter 23. House at 9 Park Street Intered in the Madgual Begiater 24. Johnson House Intered ia the Mettonel Begieter 25. Lawrence Street Cemetery Int'ored I Mettonel Begteter Batered1a taa Mattonal Begieter 26.
Methuen Water Works 27. Morse, Moses, House Saterwo Su Iila Mationnl Beeteter 28. Nevins Memorial Library kotei au tie Martiona1 Begiater 29. Nevins, Henry C., Home for Aged and Incurables Sntered ia the Mattsoosl Bezieter 'l 30.
Pleasant-High Historic District Subatantive Review Date/Signature Jheoper Alemabyun 1/20/54 Attest fReeper DelueByur 1120/84 Attest fuseeper DelrByus ,/20/84 Attest fkeeper Delusyun 114p4 Attest Keeper Attest eeper AloneByun1100/84 DelaneBgua.pepr Attest fikeeper DelusByan 1/0/84 Attest feeper AelnasDyea 1/20/84 Attest fkeeper Attest fkeeper AlelomByera 1120/64 Pume ba Dra, ck 0/20/4 Attest Ry# 84002394 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET House at 526 Prospect Street (Methuen MRA) Essex County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: - sample Reviewer's comments: request DEC - 7 1983 Working No. Fed. Reg.
Date: 2-5-85 Date Due:_ 115/84 1/21184 Action: ~ACCEPT _ 1/20/84 Entered in -RETURN Nat1onel Regiater - 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 J 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 Builder/Architect 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 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 Hase at 526 Piespeit ST MeThien ARA. Ma 372 A 6e-2 10 00O 07.04 501520 5 8,288 96 98 2A 900 2 30 7600 669 BLK 141.16 6 BA. 8.50 93. 8731 100 12,464 102.38 12A 12 277 101.17 129.62 10,634 - 22. 145.62 101 ST. BUSWELL - 5 15 115. 11 -80 5 5 107.75 13-1-13 100 9,340 PL PL 5.2-4 134.55 2A 80 3 7,933 88 18 111.54 143. 60 96 BLK 13,455 661 140.3 16 16,750 10 7775 PL11-4-19 6 S 6 > 1440 4 91 125 89,13 9,600 8,000 50 50 9,40l 120* 15 131. 100 12 13 100 113.57 27,700 50 9A 10 12,000 6,000 12,000 6,000 .690 60 6,12) 6000 PL 471 RD 91. ORENCE 66 75 5 11. 4, 15 75 8A ANNA 15 6 1 110 6968 14,231 519ET 8250 8250 125.17 /103.98 19 19,600 173.98 15.
147 90 127.34 151.14 95 20 22A 12,435 119 8B 56.3 8250 146 22.74 13,817 8250 150 8,235 106.57 151.14 2 N T00 50 8E ol. TE 85 gF 198GO 10,545 3 589 BREEN (PL I- 13 - 81.5 131.16 108.73 21 100.66 TO 8D 10,200 6923 146 22D 85.7 64.31 L0 9100 106 9,989 WW100.01 75 13 2.8 2 8,296 119.98 9000 53.42 150.12 127.2 TTO 105. 131 10 BLK 13A 450 13,230 7,380 115 80.15 22 51.39 9,700 22H 6,848 92 122.89 104 12 105 -AVE. 22G 03800 105 13,737 15 7140 100 FULKERSON TIO 66 = 66 2 2644 8300 106 99.31 0 132 3 BREEN 13,062 23A 5 - 8, 261 U8,100 112.1 23 91. P 110 23 C 4889 66 6,,512 17,008 125.5 -114 7,616 166.37 66.37 11,979 151.3 SA 132.74 80 9 8 7827 4.08 11,094 200 BLK 106 132 1 8,336 g) 80.25 93 80.25 2AVE. - .170 (PL 11-4-19 129 210.5, 18.470 210.5 P E. 3 RIV 115-3-5 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000284