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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 Area Form no. 160 Reading 146 Summer Avenue Name Wisteria Lodge ginal Dwelling esent Dwelling p:*Private individual Private organization Public ginal owner Oscar Foote F'ION: Date Source Style 1873 Rooftrees 2nd Empire Architect. Exterior wall fabric Clapboards Outbuildings -Garage Major alterations (with dates)_ n/a Recorded by Architectural Preservation Associates Organization Reading Historical Commission Date NOYREVISED 1980 Date 4/82 Moved Date Approx. acreage 42,541 sq. Ite Setting. Faces west on Summer Avenue, shaded by old maples and evergreens, lot slopes east.
UTM: 19/325980/4709860 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within community) This is a high-style dwelling, a house fit for an optimistic venture capitalist, with its mansard roof, Italianate oriels, elegant porte cochere, and incised and bossed brackets. Twisted rope moldings along the cornerboards and"fish-scale slate roof are details of this robust, self-assured house. Eastlake designs top the windows in the 2-storied paired bays. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community) Oscar Foote, born in Vermont, came to Boston in 1850.
"Employed ( in business connected with the market he did large business in western pork." He was active in real estate, and developed large portions of the Highlands. He owned the Temple house across the street, but sold it and built this house for his second wife. Foote attempted to bottle mineral water from springs on nearby land. The house became known as "Reading Highlands Mineral Spring House." The venture failed, but gave the name to Mineral Street. After Foote sold it, the house was operated briefly as the Summer Avenue House Hotel. Since 1940, it has been known as "Wisteria Lodge." BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1875 map Oscar Foote, residence 1889 map Jas. W. Roberts Batonp, enealgzeal Pl tory, ps5l 20M-2/80 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commnity: Reading Form No: C-160 Property Name: 146 Summer Ave.
Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION Misteria Lodge is significant (1) as a product of the 19th century real estate boom on the Vest Side; (2) for its connection with Oscar Foote, real estate developer and mineral-water entrepreneur; and an excellent example of High-style Second Empire architecture in Reading. integrity of location, design, setting, materiels, and workmanship, and meets Criteria A, E, and C of the Mational Register. Staple to Inventory form at hottam 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 & (4/ry date entered Page 9af9 Multiple Resource Area Thematic 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 1n the Nationel Registar tatered in tha Hatione? Eegtatex Ertered in the Nationa? Register Erbered In tha Nationa? Register Entered in the National Regdster Entered in the National Register Entered 1n the National Register 89.
Wisteria Lodge Entered in the National Register: Date/Signature foeoper AulmBgun7197, Attest fteeper AelurByen 71964 Attest fosseeper AilurBgen 119-54 Attest fiteeper AelvnsByua 1-19-54 Attest fateeper AuluuByun 71984 Attest treeper AuloneBogu 119-54 Attest f'Keeper diloresByun +19-54 Attest fKeeper DelunByun7197y Attest fKeeper AelouBjun Attest Keeper Attest WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Ry#84002857 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Wisteria Lodge (Reading MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Lsample L request Working No. JUN 4 1984 Wed. Reg.
Date: 2/6/85 Date Due:2- 17-19-84 Action: CACCEPT - 7-14-54 Entered in tha - RETURN- National Registen - REJECT- Federal Agency: - Lappeal LJ 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 - 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 d Aistoca Lod Pesl 146 Summer Ave 47 Federal st. PLAT 70 100.0 TO.O 7,000 100.0 :20 7,000 AVE 13% 73.74 100.0 8,372 89.84 1355 SUMMER 14G 239 88 63.0 TO.O 124.0 2c 7.012 630 6,259 2b 630 8 194.06 21 42.541 2.0 = 13.62 5.68 135.00 6377 8,912 21b 77.0 35 MINERAL 8G 66.58 60.58 76 650 44.89 4 5 50 112.0 112.0 7,490 7,490 7.280 5,125 67.20 47.90 50.0 01.20 50.0 11,080 112.03 650 50.0 5605 11208 45.53 50.0 5.6O50 500 19 50,0 14 GLEN 15 600 2lc 18 50.0 TG 17 500 20 16 50.0 22 Tpo 22 15.0 23 120.92 120.15 7.038 8,445 8,570 560 49.0 6792 .12 2l0 120.93 8,445 37 120.15 5,727 360 36 56.0 700 29 KING 48.0 25 48.0 23 PLAT #C-160 146 Summer Ave. Map 71, Lot 21 1983 Assessors Map 1" = ST.
46.67 42.0 52563 6 7 = 8 9 5,230 4,710 7.065 11,391 26'901 4667 50.0 42.C 50.0 63.0 50.0 112.00 50.00 61.71 5.605 5,610g 5,610 C. 112 5,6I0 112.20 56.10 10 5,747 71.85 4,18G 15 14 13 12 11 50.0 26 500 50.0 50.0 57.89 32 ROAD 25 22 75.0 50.0 24 25 117.19 8,895 5,885 75.0 48.0 50.0 56.0 5,679 6,584 35a 35 480 56.0 50.0 500 52.70 26 sin2e9= 57.87 28 4.329 50.0 130.3.80.30 :7,760 5,855 29 50.0- hsBRAIN 1 141.03 1416, 91.03 5,520 5,842 5,807 glà. - 31 101.992 34 33 57.90 6,215 32 500 89,39 50.0 ST, xd Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000290