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Nomination for Johnson House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,019 words across 9 pages, filed in 1984. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 84002398, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the typewriter's. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

The nomination, in full

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

AREA FORM NO. 75 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 PHOTO: (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) staple to left side of form Photo number 3-26, 3-27 Town Methuen Address_ 8 Ditson Plaee Historic Name Johnson House Present Owner: Mrs. Bertha Williams, 8 Ditson Place Use: Present private residence Original same DESCRIPTION: Date ca. 1830 Source_ v/a; maps Style Federal Architect unknown Exterior wall fabricclapboard Outbuildings none 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. AMatade DITSON LENTRAL SLHOOL Major alterations (with dates) projecting bay: late 19th century. PARK ST. Recorded by Carole Zellie Organization _Landscape Research, Ltd. Date May 1978; rev.

1983 Assessor's Data: Block 52, Lot 6 Moved no Date_n/a Approx. acreage less 13,1785g. 4cr Setting tree-line residential street adjacent to downtown. UTM: Lawrence Quad 19 320960/4732630 1:25,000 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) The so-called Johnson House is a rectangular plan, hipped-roofed dwelling with end chimneys and a five-bay facade with central entry. The clapboard-clad building rests on a granite foundation. 6/6 double-hung sash are intact in the windows; window enframements include simple mouldings and peaked lintels. A later projecting bay with bracketed cornice appears to have been added about 1870.

The distinctive feature of the facade is the elaborate treatment of the entry portico, including a quatre-foil motif in a running frieze-band, and quatre-foils set into the porch soffit in Methuen. houses The Johnson House is one of the most elaborate and best preserved Federal period HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) The Johnson House is significant as a well preserved example of Methuen's "high styled" early 19th century architecture. Situated near the town center, it was likely considered one of the outstanding buildings of the town when constructed ca. 1830.

The Johnson House possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship and meets criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) 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 /2/1/83 date entered Page 3~, 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 Nat1oual Register House at 526 Prospect Streetatered in thie Moil Begieter 23. House at 9 Park Street Intered in tlie Mad1gnalBegieter 24. Johnson House Intered 1a the MAtonel Begieter 25.

Lawrence Street Cemetery Intores I1E Nehtonal Beeteter 26. Methuen Water Works Bntered ia National Begieter 27. Morse, Moses, House Satsd Metlonel Begteter 28. Nevins Memorial Library Eatelea bae Vat1onn1. Begietar 29. Nevins, Henry C., Home for Aged and Incurables Botered in the Matsooe1 Becinter 30.

Pleasant-High Historic District Subetantive RevIew Date/Signature fkeeper Aulmsbyan 1/20/84 Attest fReeper AulveByun 1120/84 Attest fKeeper AluByur ,/20/84 Attest freeper Delaßye /upy Attest Keeper AeludByun110/84 Attest feeper MelaneByupoprt Attest fukeeper AelovaByan 1/0/84 Attest Heeper AelmsByea 1/20/84 Attest fReeper Attest JKeeper dlelomByera110/e4 Pume ta Deuyeh a/20k4 Attest rel +84002398 WASO Form - 177 (R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Johnson House (Methuen MRA) Essex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: -sample Reviewer's comments: Jrequest Working No. DEC - 7 1983 Fed. Reg.

Date: _ 5-85 Date Due: 115184- 2180 Action: LACCEPT 1/20/84 Intered in the -RETURN NationaL Begieter- _ 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 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 Jahasen Heuse Vether ult, lla 3-7 713 Johnser Htase HoThren MRA, Ma 713A 3 0.4 140 125 5.959 28 3.3 00 9260 554 CPL6669 RIVERP619% 5 108.45 25 SPL 2 GE 100 20793 5 8 F582 5 DEEDI 39.341 13804 21 6600 4-4-22 :688 OSCO 8O 6 63 8 $691.01 1836 SO'ELE (P4825)< 6546 6RGO 8 Soo 109.8 (6603 2 193.97 in39.5/ 730003322925,33 63= (PL614) LAWRENCE-ST.- STP6397 300$ 4126,95 80 1131532 A6AA23 2 BLK 52 3738.98/4012 11200 69 5,939 74.5 N1. 000 98 6 13,178 (PL 412) 127 - - DITSON 244 2 AC (PL 412) PL.- 47.8 92 NS 18 .56 987309 443 (LA50) SPL 10 A ONE 7 159.5 37,183 - BROADWAY 81.5 ava 23.06 122 BLK NO 51 208.7 101.44 8 15,950 67.62 (PL (116) DEED 4 694 8 9 980 63.

9,048 20.65 81.58 AR Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000284