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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area X!V!: 31 Form no. 162 Locat1un CrOSS streets and other buildings Reading (#12) 121 Willow Street :Name Hartwell House" -ginal esent Dwelling ip:tPrivate individual Private organization Public iginal owner George Hartwe11 TION: Date 1918 Source Water Recards Style Bungalow Architect_ unknown Exterior wall fabric Shingle, stone Outbuildings none .1:0 Major alterations (with dates) gable window replaced, c. 1980 Date NOvREWSED 1980 Date 6/82 Moved Date Approx. acreage 50,250 sq. ft. Oion.
Setting_Faces east, set back from hission road on hill 19/325580/4710630 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) This is a bungalow with a great deal of style; its tapering porch columns of fieldstone support a gable in whose peak is trellis work. New windows have been placed just below the chimney. This--visible along its whole length -- is also constructed of fieldstone. The roof curves upwards at the overhang, and the pointed eaves extend far beyond the house. The house combines the ideas of hand-crafted natural materials, utility, and cozy shelter, typical of the times.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) Willow Street long remained undeveloped, possibly because it was low and often wet; in 1889 there was only one house on the road. George Hartwell, who with his wife lived here in 1920, was an engineer. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1920 Street List, George Hartwe1l Town of Reading Water Records 20M-2/80 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmity: Reading Property Name: 121 Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. Form No: C-162 Willow st. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION This property is significant chiefly as an excellent example of the bungalow style in Reading.
It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship, and meets Criteria 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 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only recelved 498Y date entered Page 4/0/9 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Reading Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 31. Damon, Joseph, House Entered in the National Register 32. Damon, Washington, House Entered in the National Register 33. Dewey Place Entered in the National Register 34. Durgin House Entered in tha Natferez Hogiatar 35. Eaton-Prescott House Entered in the National Begister 36.
Elliott, Luther, House Entered in the National Register Dilicieu in the Natlonal Fegister 37. Hall, Stephen, House 38. Hartshorn, Timothy, House Entered in tho Natlore? Fogister 39. Hartwell House 40. Highland School unictea in the National Register Entered in the Natiepel Begister Date/Signature treeper Aeluußyen 7/19/84 Attest tReeper AtelonaByen 119184 Attest teeper AlelvuBgan 1/915 Attest fReeper AulouaByer 7/19/84 Attest tkeeper dleluByen1119/9 Attest tieeper SulreBigun 11965 Attest TKeeper Aebreßgen 119/5 Attest tkeeper dllvesByen 1119/84 Attest fkeeper AuloueeAyu1/19/84 Attest Hkeeper AlebueBye1119/84 Attest WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Ry.
# 84002635 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Hartwell House (Reading MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Lsample request Working No. JUN 4 1984 Fed. Reg. Date: 2/6 183 Date Due: 784 - 2/19/84 Entered In Action: 728:3 _ACCEPT - 7-19-5Y National RegiestS -RETURN. REJECT Federal Agency: _ 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 J 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 Loriginal 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 CARI 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 Hertwell Herie Readis 12i Willow st - 31,500 Sq. Ft. 260°+ 13b 33,430 Sq. Ft. 142.23 112.51. 84 850: 5231 272': 20 02 138'= 612 8,48 Sq. Ft. 8,564 12a 3q.Ft. 101 50.0 12b 18,176 Sq. Ft. 46.25) 120 60 190.77 24 |4 94.15 1.00 9 Acres 6473 103. 36 229.65 LL STREET 178.89 26 140. 13.08 166 84': 10 39,409 <698 Sq. Ft. 29 26.14 3 -S 173 145% 9 2 14a 22,635 Sq. Ft. g6o19 137.10 50,250 Sq. Ft. 8 10,43 59. Ft. 19 18 5 7 8,774 Sq. Ft 18,550 59. Ft. 140 21 -121 70 2 4 13,14) 3q. Ft 119.46 131 6, 100 3 ,096 Sq. Ft.
3 11,213 Sa.Flo0 143 #C-162 121 Willow St. Map 98, Lot 14A 1983 Assessors Map 1" 100' 19020 314.22 45.33 14C 105.73 66.49 76,610 S9.Ft. 13710 14b 24,740 Sq. Ft. 0 245.75 120.0 4419x 95.21 115 WILLOW PLAT 8I 51 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000290