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Nomination for Jones, John, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,169 words across 8 pages, filed in 1984. Reproduced in full, word for word.

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The nomination, in full

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 244 Washingion Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area - Form no. 280 Roll 14:19 PHOTO (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. LYNLEN MAIN S Town Stoneham Address 1 Winthrop Street Historic Name / John Jones House Use: Original Present Residential Helen and Stanle Ownership:X Private individual Kinsley Private organization_ Public Original owner John Jones DESCRIPTION: -Date 1874 Source assessors records Style Italianate Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings_. None Major alterations (with dates)_ none WINTHROPS Recorded by. Carole Zellie (ed.

Candace Jenkins, MHC) Landscape Research Organization Date April 21, 1979: Assessor's Map # 18-442 Moved Approx. acreage Date NIA 4,700 sq. ft. Setting 19th century date. Residential setting of mixed Boston North Quad 1:25,000 UTM: 19 327120 4704520 (Stanle additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within conmunity) The John Jones House is Stoneham's best preserved example of à traditional form Italianate house with a three bay facade consisting of a center entry flanked by bay windows. Constructed in 1874, it is a two story structure with a pitched roof and twin interior chimneys. It is sheathed in clapboards with narrow corner boards and frieze and a raking cornice. Windows are set in simple trames and contain 2/2 sash.

The entry is protected by a porch with a decorative rail which connects the two bay windows. The house taces south on Winthrop street at the intersection of Wright and Warren in a quiet, latter nineteenth century 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 John Jones House possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship. It is significant as an excellent local example of the traditional Italianate style with known associations with a local shoe manufacturer. It meéts criterion.C of the National Register of Historic Places. John Jones, the first owner of this house, was a shoeman. This gable-roofed, tripartite bay-front house type is seen throughout Stoneham in several versions, and this is the best preserved.

BIBLIGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1874 map of Stoneham 1878 Bird's Eye View of Stoneham Assessors Records 20.1-2/80 MPS Form 10900-a 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 2/25/04 date entered Page saf7 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Stoneham Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETIS Nomination/Type of Review 41. House at 107 William Streftared in the National Begiater 42. Jenkins, Franklin B., House 2 Middle St.) Entered in the National Reglater 43. Jenkins, Franklin B., House (35 Chestnut St.) Entered in the National Regiater 44. Jones, John, House Entered in the National Register 45. Jones, Thomas W., House Entered In tha National Register 46. Keene, Walter, House Entered in tha National Regtster 47.

Kenney, David, House Entered in the National Register 48. Lamson, Newton, House Entered in the National Register - 49. Locke-Baldwin-Kinsley House Entered in the National Register 50. Lyon, I.

U., House Entered in the National Register Keeper Date/Signature duenByer 4113/64 Attest TKeeper Attest Keepe delusByen4/18/84 AilouaByen 4/13/64 Attest fkeeper LlelueBzen 413 Attest Keepe delonaByan 4/19/ Attest Treeper AeluaByen 440184 Attest FKeeper ShlruBgen1/19h Attest fu Keeper AilouaByen 4ety Attest DilouesByee4/1484 Attest TKeeper Attest SeloueByun 4/13/64 WASO Form - 177 ("'R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Jones, John, House (Stoneham MRA) Middlesex County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample request Working No. FEB Fed. Reg. Date: 5/85 Date Due: 29-84 Action: - ACCEPT. Entered in the -RETURN National Register. REJECT.

Federal Agency: -appeal -NR decision Recom./Criteria Reviewer - Discipline Date. . see continuation sheet 28 1984 : 4-13-84 4-13-84 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 D 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 Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect J 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 Jores, Sohn, Hure Sterehen MRAKa 923 0 TOWN aP Stoneham Assessoa's Map: pagero, lot 442; 1"-200'; present date -. H280 MIDDLESEX RD. 446 : 24 252 *242 -255 260 TOWN OF STCNEHAM 17.520 274÷273: 272:|271 270: 263 25 TL. 264 205/265 257 268hm 252 6330° F23S 25s T. - sia -522 -28Z 292 2411 269 *521 28R -69 285|234 203- Lara 175- 313 18 4061 133 5282 > - 316 423 :A91A. 34 850° 280 276 272 273 37Z 312 330-1 LOT D 319 329 335 327 -s 315 328 E 320 -.. 413 412 411 ST. ... 443 409 409 140 407 105 4C4 403 9 94 WINTH 260! 401 48 485 475 483 486 149 491 00 473 ... - 4834 065 500 102 01 499 399 9. 224 528 529 530 E530 232 1534 535 398 1.150: 237 :397 RESS S 13.20. 532 $51 548 '601 602 ...

609 1S 640 COOLIDGE ST. 395 ELA 631 ST. 520 612 632 15.. EIO 633 63 637 .... 19.0- */:*" 10.000: 647 336. 341 : 332 342 349 339 346 147 -344 TOWN 345 149 35L :350 352 16430= TOWN saro= : 352 354 .. .4°= 105* ...... 355 358 16.74. 193 - " rs.1eo TONN 3ZA :) 358 :259 18. so7 s $ 360 130%: 353 364 162 SOUTH MARBLE E 1 B5: 390 309 339 187 **%0 PARK LoTC 232, 9A54 AVE OOW Ro. 368 167 ST. 1695 ef 286 :| A1a 4A 5 T. 10 3^3 3 651 #ARINL 050 6:0 RO Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000295

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Stoneham town, in the words of 1908.

1908, Stoneham Town

Died Of Wounds

> Jarob Pnrker Gould, (i son of Jacob and Pbcbo C, was born >Iiiy 15, 1822, graduated at Norwicli Uuivers'ly, Virmout; was a i-ivil engineer; wns major of the 13lh Regiment XIassacluisetts Voluuteeii; afterwards colonel of the 59th Massachusetts rcginiciit ; wounded nt the battle of Petersburg, Virginia, bod B leg aniputated, and died at Pliiladelphia, July 21.

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