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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 204 Washingion Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area Form no. 197 PAOTO (3x3"' or 3x5", black & white) Staple to left side of form Phoiu number SKETCH MAP Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings or geographical features. Indicate north. Central 8t. William St Town Stoneham Ro11 8:11A Address 8 Pine Street Historic Name Silas Dean House Use: Original school Present residential Ownership:X] Private individual Private organization James & Catherine McDermott Public Original owner Silas Dean DESCRIPTION: Date_ 1840 Source Stevens, History of Stoneham Style Greek Revival Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric_ aluminum Outbuildings_none Mainst Major alterations (with dates) siding Gruldst. - Pine 8t. Moved no Date_N/A Approx.
acreage_27,666 square feet Setting mid-late 19th century residential Recorded by Carole Zellie (ed. Candace Jenkins, MHC) Organization_ Landscape Research Date May, 1979 Assessor's Map #12-362 Boston North Quad 1:25,000 UTM: 19/327580/4705090 (Stanle additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within conmunity) The Silas Dean House is one of a small number qf Greek Revival cottages in Stoneham with a front, porch formed by the front slope of the roof which extends over a cutaway facade. Constructed c. 1840, 1t retains the traditional, five bay, center entry form of earlier houses, but is updated by the stytish motits of lts porch which includes four Tuscan columns carrying a wide, bracketted frieze. founded on granite. Windows contain 6/6 sash and the entry has full- length sidelights.
The main alteration to the house is the application of aluminum siding and storm windows. The house faces west on Pine Street in a mid to late nineteenth century residential setting. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) The Silas Dean House possesses - integrity of location, design and setting and is significant primarily for its associations with Silas Dean, one of Stoneham's most prominent nineteenth century citizens. It meets criterion B of the National Register of Historic Places. Silas Dean (born in 1815), had a long career as town clerk, historian, auctioneer, justice of the peace, educator, and merchant. His History of Stoneham was published in 1870, and formed a nucleus for the later (and last) history of the town written by Stevens in 1891.
In 1842-43 he maintained a private school in this house, and maintained his Town Clerk office, which he held for over forty years, in a rear room of the house. There are a number of Greek Revival cottages with full porches of this type in Stoneham and they are noted in this survey. While this one retains most of its original features, it has unfortunately been altered by aluminum siding. BIBLIUGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1874 map of Stoneham W. Stevens, History of Stoneham, p.192 Silas Dean, History of Stoneham, 1870 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 received 2/28/84 date entered Page 2 of1 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Stoneham Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County, ,MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 11. Buswell, Clara, House Entered in the National Register fkeeper Attest TKeeper Date/Signature NelauByen 4/3/04 12. Chamberlain, Samuel, House Enterad in the National Register deluuByen 4/3/84 13. Cogan, Bernard, House Enterad in the National Register 14. Cogan, James, House Entored National Register Attest Reeper Attest fReeper Attest tKeeper AulouaBye 4/2/11 OelmByen 4pht 15. Colonial Beacon Gas Station Entered in the National Register NelvuByen 4/12/84 16. Cowdrey, George, House Entered in the National Register 17. Daniels, Blake, Cottage Entered in the National Register 18. Dean, Silas, House Entered in the National Register 19. Dow Block Entared in tha National Register 20.
Durgin, E. A., House Bavered 1a tha Mational Reghrtez Attest FKeeper AuluBya ./13/84 Attest Tkeeper .. AuluByen 4/13/64 Attest Keeper SelvaByur 112/84 Attest Keeper DelneByun 4/13/64 Attest fKeeper DeluuByur 4/13/84 Attest WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Dean, Silas, House (Stoneham MRA) Middlesex County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample Lrequest Working No. FEB 28 1984 Fed. Reg. Date: 2/C Date Due: 3-29-84 - 4-13-84 Action: LACCEPT. 4-13-84 Entered in the -RETURN National Register REJECT_ Federal Agency: . Jappeal -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 wiersn iblic Acquisitic 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 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:_ Commentsfor any item may be continued on an attached sheet Tear, Silas, Hece Streben MRA (a 92 TOWN OF STONEHAM ASSESSOR'S MAP - PRESENT DATE - 1"'= 200'- PAGE 12 - LOT 362 - INVENTORY NO. 197 poarz 2cer. t0r * SL074 LoT -3E 7,949g/7 20-12 152 000./::57964-50024 159L. LOT *3 igbes LoT "2 17.8090 ./ :000 g AVON Lor"6 3:2431 ELors 7124.23 < LoT*2 ;: 179 1789395.171 176.750/ 367504 ST. ST 201 s1 12.870% 207 6 040$ 1,675 s./ 191 $ 206 ST. Lor s SPRING UMMER 10.500 S 14000/ 161:3- 213 211 30 TOWN OF STONEHAM 195 1 ACARS 230 :180 187 11.930216 105 CHARLES-194 197 =196 12,016:31. 186 10.400./ 10582.g 5.316.1 3 122 183 185, *184 NOAT 9,575 ../. 199 :970s2 11,500. 200 201 325 WASHINGTON 1,905./.l 229 *24 ST.
328 227" 3196 227 (93 -/40.63/»/1<329237 40.850,/ 3:225 31224 1730, 223 +: 222 :339 340 1455% 21920,l 204 414 Traos 27.180 121 037 334. 335 °3 usoi" 778 ./ 336.... CAPEN ST MTL340A. RAILROAD 29,/28 ./ 346 4360.1342:8 8,60+i 10090 E* 215 545 10.070 ./ s4 0030 443601:073 218 62372 219:0r0/ E699 PLEASANT Dea S.7I5, 37,740 s/ 341 77,354 ./ 343 MAINE POMEWORTH 1000,/ ;: -333 9,430 333 :2211- "CT015/ LIAM 397 794 395 725 *L SAIeTS EPISCOPsL CHURLN 71000+40 24:00 4.0%. 396 |399 8.528.1 ST 414 .EAS 13 TOWN 342 OF STONEHAM anJM. R.A. 350 351135 5962.i|*.5143/ 352: 353 F 354 F ".-.
352 DENTAT CODR 3.-: GRAVE YARD 378 16335e/ ;9 NI.HAM Lor"9 : 31Z 3LS 10,000/ 9.274./ 1207 LOT'S 315 MERROW LOTeI0 323 32515842 P951.4: 0328 318 321 9,3/0 326 LOT "I 322 LOT -4 319 350 ,, 322 324 0 r.0a20/1.407.00 314 ; 313 12.400s/ Lure3 2,880,1 LANE 106811. 386 .. -37g 110 380 377 14,939 381 2520 38- "66r.6 :*395 R$357 U) *1.4 358 2643-/ 4,335d/ PINE 1370 573,4 *37 360 361 362 27666 255 ST ST 3T PATa CHuRcn 37G 13.450- PATRICK'S SCHOOL 402 3,520 11. 359 408553 441950 4C5 (0,0000 CENTRAL Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000295