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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area Form no. 281 FIOTO (3x3" or 3x5" , black & white) Staple to left side of form Photo number SKETCH MAP Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings or geographical features. Indicate north. Ap LYNDE Town Stoneham Address_ 3 Winthrop s + Htonse Historic Name_(Samue1) Chamberlain Residence Use: Original residential Present residential Ownership: [] Private individual H. Smith Private organization_ Public Original owner_Samuel W. Chamberlain DESCRIPTION: Date 1864 Source v/a Style Italianate Architect_unknown Exterior wall fabric clapboard stable at rear with central Outbuildings_ cupola Major alterations (with dates)_ X dormers VINTHROPST Moved_ no Date_N/A Approx. acreage_4,700 sq. ft.
Setting_mid-late 19th century residential Recorded by_ Organization Carole Zellie. (ed. Candace Jenkins, MHC) Landscape Research Date April 19, 1979 Assessor's Map #18-480 Boston North Quad UTM: 19 327070 4704520 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within conmunity) The Samuel Chamberlain House is one of three intact examples of a side hall style house in Stoneham. Constructed c. 1864, its entry is contained in a three bay facade which faces south on Winthrop Street. The house is sheathed in clapboards with corner pilasters, a frieze, and a raking cornice. It rests on a granite foundation and is enclosed by a pitched roof with roof dormers which may be original. The windows have simple frames with slightly projecting caps and contain 2/2 sash.
The entry has bracketed hood and is approached by three granite steps. In addition to these features, the house preserves its granite curb and posts and a stable with cupola to the rear. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the conmunity) The Samue1 Chamberlain House possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship and is significant as an excellent local example of the Italianate style associated with a known manufacturer and inventor. It meets criteria B and C of the National Register of Historic Places. This unpretentious building with handsome stables was the home of S.W. Chamberlain in 1874. An Association of Boston in that year and continued to develop other improvements to it. At one time, according to W.B. Stevens, he controlled 22 patents.
He manufactured shoe machinery such as The Hill Scouring and Buffing Machine. BIBIIUGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES W. Stevens, p.297 History of Stoneham Map of Stoneham, 1874 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 OMB No.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only recelived 2/28/84 date entered Page 2of 1 Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name Stoneham Multiple Resource Area State Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 11. Buswell, Clara, House Entered in the National Register fkeeper Attest Fkeeper Date/Signature XelauBye +3/81 12. Chamberlain, Samuel, House Enterad in the National Register delunByes 4/13/54 13. Cogan, Bernard, House Enterad in the National Register 14.
Cogan, James, House Ertored National Register Attest /Reeper Attest fReeper Attest tkeeper delouaByu 4/2/14 DeluaByen 4oh4 15. Colonial Beacon Gas Station Entered in the National Register NeloeByen 4/2/84 16. Cowdrey, George, House Entered in the National Register 17. Daniels, Blake, Cottage Entered in the Tkeeper. AuluaByun 4lo4 National Begister 18. Dean, Silas, House Entered in the Hational Register 19. Dow Block Entered in tha National Register 20. Durgin, E.
A., House Tatored 1a üha Hatinnal Regtrter Attest FKeeper Attest Attest Reeper Attest Keeper Attest fKeeper Attest AulmByu 1/13/64 SelvuaByur 112/84 AulunByun 4/13/64 AelunByur 4/13/6 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE -NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Chamberlain, Sa muel, House (Stoneham MRA) Middlesex County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample J request Working No. FEB Fed. Reg. Dateo2518 Date Due: 3-29-84 Action: ACCEPT ._ Entered in the __ RETURN vational Register _ REJECT.
-ederal Agency: 28 1984 - 4-13-84 4-13-84 Jappeal 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 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) summaryparagraph completeness® 839 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 .
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