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AREA FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 FORM NO. 9 Town Methuen - Address 314 Broadway Historic Name Turnpike House MRA Present Owner: Barney Fix and Marsha Rooney PHOTO: (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) staple to left side of form Photo number 1-10 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. 1805 Source v/a; maps Style_ Federal cottage Architect Unknown Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings none BROADWAY Major alterations (with dates)replacement of sash with 2/2: late 19th century: addition of rear wing: early 20th century. Moved no Date_n/a Approx.
acreage less than one acre 9,100s1 Setting_ located on busy thoroughfare adjacent to downtown. Recorded by Gail Hunton; ed. Carole Zellie Organization Landscape Research, Ltd. Date May, 1978/May, 1983 Assessor's Data: Block 122; Lot 5 UTM: Lawrence Quad. 1:25,000 19 320710/4732910 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) The Turnpike House is a 1'½-story, pitched roof structure with a five-bay, central entry facade. Later alterations, including a projecting bay and garage/dwelling addition at the north, have not obscured the original features of the dwelling. The windows, with simple enframements, have 2/2 sash. The central entry is lit by five-paned, full-length sidelights. The clapboard-clad buiding rests on a granite foundation.
The Turnpike House is one of the most intact early 19th century cottages remaining in Methuen. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) The so-called "Turnpike House" is significant as one of central Methuen's earliest residences, built shortly after the construction of the 1806 Essex Turnpike which linked Methuen with Boston and brought a great deal of travel and trade along what is now Broadway. The building possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It meets criterion A for its associations with the early development of central Methuen and criterion C as a good example of its style and type. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) Atlas of Essex County (Beers; 1872) .
10M - 7/82 NPS Form 10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number For NPS use only recelved (4/1(8) date entered Page 4ops Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Methuen Multiple Resource Area Essex County, Massachusetts Nomination/Type of Review 31. Old Town Farm Entered Natlonal Begieter 32. Park Lodge sacered 19w9mos1 Bepintar 33. Perkins, Joseph, House Encered in the Meltonal Register 34. Pine Lodge Substantive Revler DOE/OWNER 35. Searles High School Lu t2e Mohtoos1 Bepietor 36. Simpson, James E., House hateredin the Marb1oual Begieter 37. Spicket Falls Historic District Entered in the National Register 38. Swan, Asie, House Hrtured En the Nat1onal Begietar 39. Tenny Castle Gatehouse Hicered Tu settonal Beatebor - 40.
Turnpike House Substantive Review Hkoeper Attest Keeper Attest /Reeper Attest Keeper Attest fKeeper Attest fukeeper Attest fkeeper Attest Reeper Attest TKeeper Attest Keeper Attest Date/Signature XelouaByard 1/20/84 DelonaByua 12/8V AebmaSyan /20/84 AeluBya ,p0/84 XhlanAzun1120/84 AelmeBzur 0/20/9 deloresByul1/20/84 AulmesByud 110/84 Bue humDragel ipofer Ry.#84002459 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) Turnpike House (Methuen MRA) Essex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Asample UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET request Substantive Beview Lappeal DEC - 7 1983 Working No. Fed. Reg.
Date: 2-5-85 Date Due: _ 75/84-1/21/84 Action: - LACCEPT 1/20/84 -RETURN REJECT_ Federal Agency: - -NR decision Recom./Criteria. Accept AtL Reviewer Ma pour Discipline MUTECNAH HHSTOR Date - 1-20-59 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 J 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 Joriginal 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 item may be continued on an attached sheet Turmpike Hux Methien MRA Ma 00 -- 181. 114.6 42 .5 AC (PL212) <2882 =0tl 351.275065 53 175.65 14550mg 32 5.9 5173 53466008 50 18405742 8 115 7.6450 HAMPSHIRE 8 35934 53 112 Om G 464750 6000 39 P26.3 112 38 16238 211 (PL6334) 45 HAMPSHIRE 90 9,700 - 24 11127.5 120 165.87 350 g 12,500 37 166 320 09A(PLG88) 68.5 7572 74 62 129 90 176 9B 7,530O(PL 688) 26.552,75 19 BPOA 8.02 AC 5,967 WAY BLK 57 .65 = 29,200 23.25 123.43 21 2312 CIR.
50 87 213820 50 9819 an859 5850 oti 95 5> 18 S 1889 -8350g 100- ISA 000 / 29,7: BiT 4909° ,4750 5 -99 N 9,100 139,9 + W5235 134.5 v 141.24 37.4 3 97.1 10,800 153.78 151.4 E(PL586) 95 | 72.25 14 .17.19 (P1597) 72 131.5 11,247 86 184.74 19 6079 (PL597)10 15 15A 18,933 8,132 IA- PL644)® 126 STAag NPL482) 97.9 HIGH 115.43 115E.. 115 8,,500 2) 20,797 CCCLD 3037 SAMO 187 6 7. 740 122 9,686 36.3 6,530 87.5 71.6733 12273 1983 48.3 8000 48.88 6.69M 528.95 0315277 PL 1630 40750 -IS 9074 (987d 83. 04 192 12: 59 291 30 17,376 *64.5 (PL351)7 129 00 5 10,20 6,397 96 149.4 15 .75 A 4 89 17228 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000284