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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 --- -. N-13 Area C Form no. 193 1Ucai CrOSS streets and I other buildings geogranhi f31 features: Reading ess pric Name_ Original 16 Mineral Street Konst-at dwelling Present dwelling rship:[X] Private individual Private organization Public Original owner probably Milo Allen CRIPTION: Date 1873 - Source deed Style_ Second Empire Architect Bancroft and Temple, builder: Exterior wall fabric_clapboards Outbuildings garage ~ 0. Recorded Organization Date Architectura Associates Reading Historical CAMmISSZOn November® 30i, 1980 Date 2/14/84 servation Major alterations (with dates) rear extension; enclesed porch Moved no Date Approx. acreage. 10,850 sg. ft.
Setting on a rise, facing the street behind a fieldstone retaining wall 19/326300/4710/30 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) This was called a "French cottage" when it was built, and that is just what it appeared to be, as interpreted by suburban America. Although the house is a full two stories high, the mansard roof gives it the appear- ance of being one and one-half stories. The house is similarly deceptive in plan; although only three bays face the street, it is actually quite roomy: due to extensions at the rear. Architectural interest comes from the fish-scale patterned slate roof; the dormers, topped with wide, octagonal hood moldings; the Italianate entry portico; and bay windows.
Set on a hill, on high brick foundations, this house still manages to look cozy and prim, with a dash of high style imported from France. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) In the 1870's, this part of town was the scene of a great deal of real- estate activity. David C. Temple and Wendell Bancroft were builders; they built this house for immediate resale to new arrivals in Reading, or to the younger sons of established families who did not wish to emigrate north or west. In 1875, Mineral Street was known as Bancroft Street, despite the fact that there already was a Bancroft Street in another part of town. It eventually got its current name from mineral springs that Oscar Foote attempted to develop for commercial purposes.
The venture failed, and all that remained was the street name. It is believed that the 1875 map errs in depicting this house, locating it one lot too far toward High Street. Milo Allen lived here when both the 1875 and 1889 maps were drawn, but must have moved by 1900, because he was not assessed taxes that year. Allen was a clerk in Melrose. BIBLIÖGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1875 map - Milo Allen 1889 map - M.L. Allen (Milo) 1906 map - E.B. Edwards (Mrs. Emma) 1886/7 business directory 20M-2/80 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmity: Reading Property Name: Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below.
Form No: C-193 -- CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION This house is significant (1) for its role in the 19th-century residential development of Reading's west side, having been built by the well-known local firm of Temple and Bancroft; and (2) as an excellent example of a "French cottage." It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and feeling, and meets Criteria A and C of the National Register. Staple to Inventory form at bottom (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number For NPS use only received 6ltlyy date entered Page 5 -f9 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Reading Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 41. House at 11 Beech Street Entered in the National Register Entered in the 42.
House at 16 Mineral Street Natlonal Register 43. House at 26 Center Avenue Entered in the Nationa? Begister 44. House at 42 Salem Street Entered in the National Register 45. House at 44 Temple Street Entered in the National Register Entered in the 46. House at 57 Woburn Street Nattona? Registor 47. House at 77 Howard Street Entered in the National Register - 48. House at 79-81 Salem Street Entered in the National Register 49. House at 129 High Street Entered in the Satdore? Begtster 50.
House at 199 Summer Avenue Entered 1n thie sattenel Begester Date/Signature Keeper( NubreaDyen 1/19/84 Attest fKeeper AelueByan 7/19/8 Attest Tkeeper AulouByen 4/19/8 Attest feeper AeluuByan 2/19/2 Attest tkeeper AlluuaBzar 4/19484 Attest Hkeeper AilauBya+19194 Attest Kkeeper DelanByan 1/2/s Attest Kiseeper SeluaAzan 1129/64 Attest tkeeper AlelvuaByen 111918 Attest Ikeeper AeluByen 1/19/0 Attest WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Raf# 84002677 House at 16 Mineral Street (Reading MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Lsample request JUN Working No. Fed. Reg.
Date: 2/5 Date Due: 2-s -84 Action: ACCEPT Entered in tne _RETURN National Register REJECT- Federal Agency: - 4 1984 12-19- 54 7-19-84 LJappeal -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. Ciassification 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) 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: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet kerdhs 'x. Mineral St. PLAT 83 340 2 119LI MINERAL 14.35 770 12.75 3a 3 COIlI 7,950 ./2.00 mi 02.7L 6320 16.0 10,195 86255 6A.25 8,833 8,725 20 83.95 4 - STREET 1G 82.95 82.98 5- 6 131.90 132.05 132.25 10,500 82.95 42.0 40.95 10,850 82.93 10,950 82.95 10 79.95 78.95 7 8 7,130 7,100 75.65 75.55 151.06 12,491 9 5,625 5,425 10,929 11,075 143.91 3NIA 7.837 0+21 133. 133.20 16 47.71 10.56 BOSTON AINE 15 14 13 12 64.20 42.50 40.30 131 125 82.80 MIDDLESEX 132 172.16 83.10 17 12,532 82.70 19 131.00 166.30 124 13 GO 13,800 8,950 80.50 . 30 11 82.80 115 114 83.10 20 63.20 13,675 12,05l 10 136.40 AVE.
133.00 10,675 21 125.80 10,025 22 * 39.13 13.0 113.155.64 4472: 11,000 23 82.75 82.50 83.20 8340 33.40 172.00 8,443 097g 9,845 152.60 29 7,407 96'801 #10 24 57. 133.0 28,139.732,384 |102757 182 A1 27 13,203 12.36 133.36 25.875 26 4 A Cres e BesteN 125.91 10,151 * N HIGH 94.86 84.20 413.76 #C-193 16 Mineral St. Map 72, Lot 05 1983 Assessors Map 1" 100' PLAT 62 PLAT PLAT Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000290