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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 H-24 Area D Form no. 211 location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings geographical features. Indicate north. Reading 101 Lowell Street = Name Joseph Bancroft House iginal dwelling esent dwelling ip: 17 Private individual Private organization Public_ iginal owner Joseph Bancroft ATION: Date c. 1831-1835 Source Genealogical History Style Federal Architect Exterior wall fabric clapboards. 1oundation granite Outbuildings garage = Recorded by Architectural Preservation Associates Organization Reading Historical Com- mission Date NovR5/SED1980 Date 6/82 8: Major alterations (with dates) one and one-half story extension, east (1955) Moved Date Approx. acreage 20,483 sa. It.
Setting_On a hill overlooking an old road; faces south, with fieldstone retaining wall at street 19/326790/4710360 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) This is a fine example of the Georgian-Federal vernacular house type in Reading. It has particularly generous proportions and a fine doorway sur- round, which features pilasters with entasis on pedestals; small, parti- cularly fine molded capitals; and a tall Doric entablature. The deep sill and especially well-defined cornice molding make this one of the more elegant versions of the form. Windows are small, but placed lower than was customary; they are asymmetrically arranged on the side facade. An earlier extension, in the place of the present one, appears on the 1854 map.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) Joseph Bancroft built this house on the part of his father's large estate that he had inherited. (His brother received the part that lay diagonally across Lowell Street.) The house does not appear on the 1830 map, but since Bancroît married in 1833, it is thought that he would have built at about this time. The combined Bancroft estate covered a good portion of the Reading Highlands until comparatively recent times. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1830 map no 1854 map J. Bancroft (Joseph) 1875 map 11 " 1889 map J. Bancroft estate Bishop, Rooftrees, p. 35 Eaton, Genealorical History, pp.
97, 298-299 20M-2/80 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Community: Reading Form No: D-211 Property Name: 101 Lowell St. Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION This property is significant (1) as an example of the houses built on family land by later senerations of the early settling families; (2) for its connection with the locally important Bancroft family; and (3) as an excellent example of vernacular Federal architecture. It retains integrity of location, design, settins, materials, work- manship, and feeling, and meets Criteria A, B, and C of the National Register.
Staple to Inventory form at bottom 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 OA 10 102-0008 For NPS use only recelved 614/84 date entered Page 2a9 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Reading Multiple Resource Area MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review Deterained El1giPfte/Signature pesu 11. Pratt, Joseph L., House BubafantIva Hovtew Jkeeper Ruu Nu bru el 2/5/53 DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Attest 12. Bancroft, Joseph, House Entered 1n the National Regester fokeeper AueeByu 1-19-14 Attest 13. Bancroft, Samuel, House Eatots Hat1ova? tKeeper Rraater AelueBguns-19+4 Attest fKeeper 14. Bancroft, Wendell, House Entored In the National Register delmeByer 1-19-58 Attest t'Keeper 15.
Bassett, Edwin, House Eatorad in tha Iational Registor AelmeBye279-54 Attest 16. Batchelder, Alden, House Entered in the National Register frsseper AuloueByun11418v Attest 17. Batchelder, George, House Entared In tha Mational Register frkseeper Aelusßgus19184 18. Batchelder House Th Mattona? Register 19. Batchelder, Nathaniel, House roret ln tha Naclona? Reedster 20.
Battell House Entered in the Natlonal Regdster Attest fusseeper Attest fasteper Attest fKeeper Attest AelseByead114194 AubusBgun1115/84 Aelreßyen 2119184 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET RJ.#84002467 Bancroft, Joseph, House (Reading MRA) Middlesex County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: L sample J request Working No. JUN Fed. Reg. Date:210 Date Due: 2-5 Action: ~ACCEPT Entered in the Matlopel Regdster -RETURN _REJECT- Federal Agency: . 4 1984 Lappeal -NR decision Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline Date 2-19+84 711-1Y 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 VUU 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 Bancreft, Jeseph, Hase leaing MRA e H-54 101 Lo PLAT 85 79 60.0 BANCROFT 83 60.0 380 38b G320 19-50. 901 6.100 60.0 41.56 100.60 8.5 35 9282 5827 30.0 7,170 o.
12,600 105.10 10.050 TiTS 65.0 58.12 .O 176 116.57 38 8,882 90.80 % 750 106.20 11,375 79.22 15,550 29.70 4,453 15b 9,600 89.25 CO 77.40 10° 12,195 91.85 9,615 MANG 8, 11,625 86.50 HIGHLAND 18G.53 Laurel Hill Cernatery Entrance 67.20 1 68.50 121.60 oS PLAT AVE. 101 103 116.95 26 107 05.0 25 24 - GOO0 14,475 2,755 51.82 4.a9 5825 01.33 1958 32%234 13,987 60% 103° 147.95. 3330 149.00 18 154.92 60:0 o; sT. 15° 3° ST. FEDERAL I01 113 53.0 23 5,800 53.05 65.0% IS 55.75 22 5,575 56.25 19 119 60.45 21 5,950 T615 114.79 BZT5 20 a8.7- LOCUST PLAT 102 #D-211 101 Lowell St. Map 86, Lot 27 1983 Assessors Map 11 = 100* P Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000290