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FORM B- BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 AHK 1 8 1985 AREA. FORM NO. 126 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 Town Arlington Address 40 Westminister Avenue Robinson-Lewis-G.F. Historic Name Eessenden House_ PHOTO: (3x3" or 3x5", black & white) staple to left side of form Photo number SKETCH MAP Show property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection. Indicate north. Use: Present residence Original farmhouse DESCRIPTION: Date ca. 1850 Source historical Style Italianate (altered) Architect unknown Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildingsnone Recorded by Betsy Friedberg Organization Mass.
Historical Commission Date December 1984 Major alterations (with dates) porches 1895-1910; roof extended over side entrance, 1935. Moved no Date N/A Approx. acreage less than one acre Setting Located in a heavily treed suburban area, this house sits on the edge of a steep hill. UTM: 1932026014699300 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the conmnity.) The Robinson -Lewis-Fessenden House is a well-preserved Italianate-style house. Of the early farmhouses predating the Crescent Hill subdivision, this one was probably the most fashionable. Ornate bracketed window surrounds and a dentilated entrance porch supported by squarë posts with beveled edges adorn an otherwise simple five-bay rectangular plan.
The side chimney is a later alteration, as is the extended single-story porch running across the facade of the side ell. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the commmity.) This is one of two early farmhouses that pre-date the ca. 1870-1890 subdivision of Cresent Hill. The other is the Nourse House at 52-54 Westminister; the Hinsley House on Westminister may be a third.) It marks a period when this steep and rocky section of northwest. - Arlington was used, not altogether successfully, for farmland. The Lewis family held this property during much of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They were in the wood-turning trade and later, the milk business. Original owner ship is attributed to T.S.G. Robinson. CRITIKIA FOR EVALUATION The Robinson-Lewis-G.F.
Fessenden House possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. It fulfills CriterionC of the National Register of Historic Places as a well-preserved reprsentative of the Italiante style. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) 1875 Beers map 1898 Stadley map Building permit files Research by Kevin Doyle - ROZLOW WV22/CHA2E112 OSITE RU BOA, 2103 16CCL W2E0CH02E12 CONNOMMEVIIM OL WV.20CH02F.12 10M - 7/82 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 received date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Arlington Multiple Resource Area Middlesex County.
MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 31. Locke School Catered in the deticne? Register 32. Milestone Entered 1n National Hegister 33. Prentiss-Payson House Enterod in tba Nationel Regtstes 34. Prentiss, William, House Entered in the Nationel Begister 35. Proctor, William, House Entered in the Mationel Hogtster 36. Rawson, Warren, Building Fationed Hattone:l Jegdster 37. Rawson, Warren, House Entered in tae National Bogtster 38. Robindreau, Alfred E., House Entered in the Nationel Rogester 39. Robinson House Date/Signature froopo selunBzunlts Attest fakeoper ZelorsByan9/2765 Attest ftieeper Delanßgen 14t0 Attest fateeper AeloraByen9/27/65 Attest Hkeeper delmußziin 4/0/5 Attest taiteper Aelra Byer 9127/65 Attest Tiseeper delunByun4h/85 Attest Jieeper AulunaByen 440/65 Attest /Keeper steluraßByen416/65 Enterad in Natione] Negister 40.
Robinson-Lewis-G.F., Fessenden House Entered in the Net1onel Register Attest feeper Attest DlelouaBagen4/0/05 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET G.F, Robinson-Lewis-G.F 4 Fessenden House (Arlington MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: J sampile LJrequest Working No. MAR/ 6 1985 Fed. Reg. Date: s Date Due: 13/83 - Action: LACCEPT. Enterod in tae -RETURN Hattonet Reglerfee _REJECT_ Federal Agency: . 7/20/85. 4-15-5s -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 Jexcellent 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 Robinsen-Lewis -G.F. Fessanden Hese Arlingten MRA, MA 853 0 gar 0 12-A 5700 _NOURSE 6992 IS4 T06 1748 5184 6400 13329* Calara Arlington MRA Robinson-Lewis-Fessenden House 40 Westminster Avenue 10 031 RESERVOIR 5000 35000 s9po A5497 4182 3576 3608 9. -LOWELL- 2543$3354 12,.. 3020 3830 PTL» 68PT,La 29212 ,200 _STREET. = 698r 22.
PLACE /4287]) 09690 5653** 6910 AVENUE LALE 16460 13392 LOWELL -0E 57000 O00s@ (OSTS 9 FEET 6762 STREET- 33064 U. 9321 411e d21:C $918 Tiro 10639 Ch-md BLOCK PLAN-NO/60 -WESTMINISTER 75000 14880 25580 11134 9949 6134 AVENUE 11925 1273 PDc* 14393 12000 7345