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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 2:4 Washingion Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area Form no. 4 PIOTO (3x3"' or 3x5", black & white) Stanle to left side of form Phutu number SKETCH MAP Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings or geographical features. Indicate north. Rd. Town Stoneham Roll 10:14A Address 4 Woodland Road . truse Historic Name (John Bottume Residence Use: Original residential Present M.D.C. Supervisors' House Ownership:[ Private individual Private organization Public Metropolitan District Comm. 20 Somerset St., Boston Original ownerJohn Bottume DESCRIPTION: Date ca. 1858 Source map research, town history Style Italianate Architect Unknown Exterior wall fabric granite ashlar Outbuildings_ none Spot ON Major alterations (with dates) nane Moved no Date_ n/a Approx.
acreage_ over one acre Setting_ Rural setting overlooking Spot Pond; currently within M.D.C. Reservation Carole Zellie Recorded by _(ed. Candace Jenkins, MHC) Organization_ Landscape Research Date May 1979 No assessor's map available. Boston North Quad 1:25,000 UTM: 29 328010 4702080 (Stanle additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within conmunity) The John Bottume House is one of two remainingi fine Italianate residences constructed on the shore of Spot Pond in the mid-nineteenth century: Although this example is somewhat more modest than the highly picturesque Lang House (#1), it continues the T-shaped plan, uncoursed granite ashlar construction, bracketted roof line with full raking cornice at the gable ends and round arch windows.
Importantly, the Bottume house retains some of its original setting, since it is on the grounds of the Metropolitan District Commission reservoir. It is still separated from Woodland Road by a fine curving granite wall with entrance posts, and faces out directly to Spot Pond. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) The John Bottume House possesses integrity of location, design, setting, and workman- ship and 1s signiticant as the only one of Stoneham's romantically inspired mid-nineteenth century residences to retain its original setting. It meets criterion C.of the National Register of Historic Places. John Bottume was a "commercial merchant": his son J. Frank was an attorney.
In the late 'fifties, Bottume built this handsome mansion of granite, similar to the William Bailey Lang House (#1) a quarter of a mile to the east. The nearby Lang and Bottume properties are the only extant of a half dozen fine houses built for Boston businessmen at mid-century. These men were not involved in Stoneham's business life, or political affairs, but used Spot Pond as a retreat from Boston. This property was acquired by the Middlesex Fells Reservation in 1894,as were most of the surrounding areas and buildings. Boundary Description: At present the boundaries are arbitrarily defined as running 25 feet on either side of the house from Woodland Road to Spot Pond (see sketch map)- This amount of land preserves a sense of the house's original rural setting without impacting the entire acreage currently owned by MDC as part of the Middlesex Fells Reservation.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1882, 1874 Map of Stoneham Town Histories 1882, 1869 Business Directories 20M-2/80 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 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Stoneham Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review Substantive Review 1. Lang, William Bailey, House DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Substantire Review 2. Martin-Maxwell Estate DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Substantive Review 3. Sweetser, Warren, House DOE/OWNER OBJECTION 4. Almshouse Entered in the National Register 5. Beard, Padilla, House Entered in the National Register 6. Boston and Main Railroad Depot Entered in the Natiopal Begister 7. Bottume, John, House Entered in the National Register 8. Brown, C.
H., Cottage Entered in the National Register 9. Bryant, William, Octagon House Entered in the Matiopal Begistor 10. Buck, Charles, House 02ed in tha 3at1epel Begiater ON Exp 10 For NPS use only received 2/28/84 date entered Page /of7 dnr-11 Date/Signature Determined El1gible Keeper Mehucal 4/5/24 Attest Deteruined Fligiole Keeper
Attest Letoru Keeper Ligibze Uer Argel Attest fReeper Attest fKeepar Attest fKeeper Attest fieeper Attest fs eeper Attest feeper Attest feeper Attest 4/13/8: 4/13/87 Auliispzen 1/8/14 Selrußgen 413/04 AelmeByen 413/85 AibuaByas 1l2l; Aulrdyend 4/12/8, selmudbyer 418 DeluresByc4/2/54 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Bottume, John, House (Stoneham MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Lsample request FEB 28 1984 Working No. Fed. Reg. Date:02/0/80 Date Due: 2 ? 29-84 - 4-13-84 Entered In tAgtion: ACCEPT - 4-13-84 Nationel Registen - RETURN. _ REJECT. Federal Agency: Lappeal LNR 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 qood 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 J 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 J 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 Bottulle, Johi, Herse Storehen dRA na 6 C Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000295