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FORM B - BUILDING Area A Form no. 7 SKETCH MAP 1 Reading ress 320 Haverhill Street toric Name Thomas/ Symonds House : Original_ dwelling Present_ dwelling ership: [2 Private individual Private organization Public Original owner Thomas Symonds, Jr. DESCRIPTION: Date Source c. 1785 Rooftrees Style brick-end Federal Architect Exterior wall fabricclaphoards, bricic Outbuildings barn (in ruins) Die Recorded by Architectural Preservation Associates Organization Reading Historical Com- Date NOREVISED 1980 Date 6/82 Major alterations (with dates) Roof bal- ustrade and entry porch (c. 1906), removed (c. 1980). First-floor fen- estration, south (c. 1946) Moved Date Approx.
acreage_ 2.2 acres Setting Faces south on a rise above an old road UTM: 19/328430/4711680 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) This country-Federal farmhouse is relatively high-style for Reading's usual Federal building practices. It is the town's only house of brick-end con- struction, with interior end chimneys culminating in four tall stacks. The south doorway surround is elaborate, but may not be original. It features thin, reeded pilasters with small capitals flanking half-length sidelights. Its denticulate cornice is a conjectural replacement installed in 1979. The 6/6 sash and many of the narrow clapboards appear to be original.
The north elevation has a tall, narrow doorway topped by a four-pane transom and en- tablature with elaborate cornice; it is possible that the south doorway looked like this originally. The ell appears to be original, but not the sun- HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history room. and how the building relates to the development of the community) Haverhill Street represents one of the earliest nodes of settlement in present-day Reading. In the 1750's this area was called Bear lieadow Row, and its children received some schooling locally. The farmwas settled possibly as early as 1693. It was sold to Jonathan Parker of Charles and Pearl Streets in 1713, but it was not until 1750 that it came into full possession of the Symonds family. Thomas Symonds, Sr., was a blacksmith; his shop stood near the road.
According to estate records, his house was a center-chimney dwelling. Thomas, Sr., died in 1775, and the farm passed to his son, Thomas, Jr. The latter built the present house, in the new and elegent Federal style, sometime between 1775 and 1836, the year that he died. The Symonds came from Salem, Massachusetts, and it is thought that the Salem influence evident in the design of the house mey have been the work of Daniel Bancroft, a cousin of Symonds' wife who worked in Salem with Samuel IicIntire. Foth Bancroft and the younger Symonds served in Salem during the Revolutionary War. It must have been fashion -- not economics -- that prompted him to buila his house partly of brick in an all-wooden town, especially since he was part owner of the local saw mill at Lobs Pound. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1765 map Thomas Symonds (notthis house) 1795 map Thomas Symonds, Jr.
1830 map yes 1854 map F.D. Symonds (Eben) 1875 map 11 11 1889 map N. Symonds (Newton) Bishop, Rooftrees, Chapter 23 will of Thomes Symonds, pro- bated Middlesex County Courthouse 20M-2/80 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commnity : Reading Form No: A-7 Property Name: 320 Haverhill St. Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION The Thomas Symonds house is significant (1) for its role as an early farm homestead; (2) for its connection with Revolutionary Var veteran Lt. Thomas Symonds, Jr.; and (3) for its relatively high-style, brick- end, Federal construction. It retains integrity of location, general cesirn, setting, materials, workmanship, and feeling, and meets Criteria A, 3, and 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 recelvedc(v/st date entered Page 9af9 Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Reading Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 81. Sanborn, Rev. Peter, HouseEntered in the National Register 82. Symonds, Thomas, House 83. Temple, Joseph, House 84. Temple, Mark, House 85. Walnut Street School 86. Wells, Charles, House 87. Weston, Ephrain, House 88. Weston, Jabez, House Entered in tho National Registor Intered In tie Hationel Eegtstex Ertered in the Nationa? Register Erbered in the Nationa? Register Entered in the Nationa? Register Entered in the Nationa?
Regteter Entered in the National Register 89. Wisteria Lodge Entered 1n the National Regiater Date/Signature feeper AelBgu 197, Attest fReeper Attest fokeeper delurByen 7-1944 AilurBye +19-54 Attest fkéeper AelunBizun 1-19-54 Attest fakeeper AiluusByen 719+4 Attest treeper AilmueBigu 119-54 Attest f'Keeper deloredyun+19-54 Attest fkeeper Deleryun719+4 Attest fheeper AelouDyun 219-14 Attest Keeper Attest WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Rl# 84002833 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Sy monds, Thomas, House (Reading MRA) Middlesex County MASSA CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Lsample Reviewer's comments: request Working No. _JUN. 4, 1984 Fed. Reg.
Date: 2/5/85 Date Due:/5-84 17-19-84 Entered in Anion:ACCEPT 2-/4-54 Natlonal Register - RETURN_ - REJECT- Federal Agency: . -appeal -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 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 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: _ Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet 320 Haserhill St. 10. ca 35,012 292.3 1° 16 200. 190.0 1111 50.13 18,544 Sq.Ft 173.61 52. 133.19 85 s8 114. 12CLD 53 383 41.64 2 15,200 52. Sq.Ft. -65 18 190.0 19 80.0 100 20,005 20,000 15,211 142.71 Sq.Ft 14856 .0 Sq. Ft. 190.55 20 61/ Reasorka 20,003 Sq.F- 84.51 3 Sg. Ft. ,286 191.59 200.97 20, ,090 5q. Ft. 63.00 120.00 37.95l 5q.Ft. 80.0 4 16.68 177.73 379 21.12 BAINBRIDGE ROAD 58.00 B5.92 21.03 4 54.00 38.22 120.00 #T. 120.00 10 120,000 Sq.Ft 416k 80.0 35.00 64.98 9 20,000 sq.Ft 215. 20,000 *10 8 Sq.Ft 188.82 21.03 100,00 12 20,00 5q.Ft 20,000 5q.Ft. -206.29 61.82 1220 15 *%), CHARLES 15,7%2 133.75+ 133.73 144.56 13 20,135 5q.Ft. --- 12275 4781 146.39 16,809 Sg.Ft.
116.52 141.83 85.24 110.93 596.00+ (797.24) 2.219 Acres 470.09 4.30 Acres Eosement 00 40 26a 272.32t 7.2 143 93 77.27 HAVERHILL 305.34 2085 #A-7 320 Haverhill St Map 165, Lot 26B 1983 Assessors Map 1" 100' 26b 290.0 320 .320 PLAT STREE 167 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000290