Nomination for Makepeace, D. E., Company

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NPS Form 10-900 (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections 1. Name historic D. E. Makepeace Company (preferred) and or commonGardner Terrace 2. Location 46 Pine Street street & number Attleboro city, town NA vicinity of Massachusetts State 3. Classification Category Ownership district . public X building(s) X private structure both site Pyblic Acquisition object in process being considered code 025 county Bristol Status X. occupied unoccupied work in progress Accessible yes: restricted yes: unrestricted no Present Use _agriculture commercial educational entertainment government industrial military x 4.

Owner of Property name Brown Street Associates street & number One Devonshire Plaza, Suite 1013 Boston NA city, town -vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Bristol County Registry of Deeds street & number 1l Court Street city, town Taunton 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Inventory of the Historic Assets title of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has this property been determined eligible? date May 1983 federal _ state depository for survey records Massachusetts Historical Commission city, town 80 Boylston Street, Boston OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received JUN 2 | 1985 daeentered JL 18 1985 NA not for publication code 005 museum park - private residence religious scientific transportation other: state Massachusetts 02109 state Massachusetts 02780 yes county _ no local state Massachusetts 02116 7. Description D. E.

Makepeace Company, Attleboro Condition excellent good fair R . deteriorated .ruins unexposed Check one unaltered X altered Check one original site moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The D. E. Makepeace Building is a three-story, flat-roofed industrial building which is U-shaped in plan. The north and south wings are of heavy-timber construction and faced in wood clapboards. The east wing is of concrete construction with brick exterior walls. The original boiler plant is intact within the courtyard space. The building is in excellent condition. It has been recently refurbished for residential use. It retains its integrity of location, design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and association. The D. E. Makepeace Building is located within an area of mixed commer- cial/residential/industrial use. It sits on a level site and runs the full block's length along Pine Street between Dunham and Gardner Streets. The building rises well above the smaller one and two-story structures directly around it, creating a prominent visual impact from all directions.

The property exemplifies an industrial building type which was developed in the Attleboros in the late nineteenth century. Its three wings reflect an incremental expansion of the plant, beginning with the south wing on Dunham Street and the adjacent boiler plant in 1899. They were followed by a nearly identical north wing in c.1903. which forms the east elevation was added c.1915. Later additions which detracted from the factory's historic integrity and which consequently 1oi1o7, Plant inho brick anecton anton and connected to the west elevation of the 1915 wing. Several non-sig- nificant sheds and platforms in the courtyard were also removed. In the 1970's, the clapboard buildings had been entirely concealed behind vinyl siding and inappropriate slider windows.

The vinyl siding and slider windows were removed during the renovation and the original clap- board treatment and window design were refurbished. The building's south elevation was historically the main facade and contains the original entrance near its west end. The original clapboard elevation is 38 bays long, three stories in height, and rests on a four- foot raised brick foundation within which the window openings have been infilled with brick recessed. from the facade. The original design of six-over-six double-hung wood windows with three-light transoms has been retained. The windows are very closely spaced, creating the effect of ribbon windows. The entrance is located in the fifth and sixth bays from the west end. It features a projecting triangular hood and a single door with a six-light window flanked by solid panelled walls.

The entrance has a small rectangular landing with stairs running east and west along the building's facade. The brick landing base is sheathed with wooden lattice and has a wrought-iron balustrade railing of plain rectangular posts. At the roofline of this elevation is a simple wood cornice with a wide frieze, unadorned brackets and a projecting wooden gutter. The roof has a very slight ridge. To the east of this original facade is the south facade of the c.1915 wing. It is faced in brick and is three bays wide with an entrance in Continued NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS use only National Register of Historic Places received Inventory-Nomination Form date entered Attleboro Continuation sheet D. E. Makepeace Company 7 1 Item number Page the west bay.

A concrete water table separates the four-foot raised brick foundation from the first floor. The two ground level windows have been infilled with recessed Pre-cast concrete trim is fea- tured in the sills of the large industrial window openings, in the splayed keystoned lintels of the west bay windows and in the brackets and project- ing lintel which frame the entrance. The entrance features a pair of wood doors, each with six small lights in the upper half and a recessed panel of diagonal boarding in the lower half. Above the doors is a twelve-light rectangular transom. The west bay's upper windows are lo- cated half-way between stories and are each 24-light metal industrial sash with an operable 8-light pivot section in the lower half. The center and east bays have 32-light industrial sash at all three stories, with operable 8-light center pivots in the lower half.

This wing has a simple brick cornice and a flat roof. The building's east elevation runs the full depth of the property from Dunham to Gardner Streets. This elevation of the three-story brick wing has 18 large rectangular bays. The brick foundation, with its windows infilled with recessed brick, is set off by a pre-cast concrete water The 32-light industrial metal sash have operable center pivots in the lower half. They have concrete sills and slightly segmentally- arched brick lintels. There is a simple brick cornice, capped by a flat The first floor openings in the eighth bay from the south end and the third bay from the north end have been converted from windows to doors by enlarging the original openings downward. The south entrance has three metal doors, each with a single light in the upper half, and three-light transom.

The north entrance has a pair of doors, each a single light in the upper half, and a two-light transom. Concrete ramps with pipe railings have been added along the building's edge to provide access to each of these entrances. The north elevation is similar to the south elevation. At its east three-bay brick end of the c.1915 wing. Here, the entrance bay is located in the west bay and has the same design as its counter- part on the south elevation. The windows above it correspond to the floor heights inside. They are 24-light metal industrial sash with oper- able pivots in the lower half. The center bay's two upper openings con- tain 24-light metal sash above panelled wood bases and large steel sills. The east bay windows match the fenestration of the east elevation.

Directly west is a three-story clapboard connector bay with a single 20- light metal window at the first floor, which is faced in brick. To its west is the north elevation of the c.1903 wooden clapboard structure. Three stories above a raised brick foundation, this elevation is 38 bays long. The windows are all six-over-six double-hung wood sash with three-light transoms. The cornice consists of a wide frieze with simple brackets supporting the projecting roof. Continued NPS Form 10-300-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places For NPS use only received date entered Inventory - Nomination Form D. E.

Makepeace Company Continuation sheet Attleboro, MA The buliding's west elevation along Pine street consists of the short ends of the two three-story clapboard structures with raised brick foun- dations. They are separated by the entrance to the interior courtyard. The northern end elevation has a span of nine narrow bays faced in clap- board at the north, a wide, non-original central masonry bay, and three wide, clapboard-faced bays at the south. The brick bay features an on- grade entrance with simple brick surrounds and paired metal doors with a transom above. At the upper stories of this bay are metal industrial sash, 16-light at the second story and 20-light at the third story. The clapboard bays all feature six-over-six wood double-hung sash with three-light transoms.

The north portion has a slight gable while the south portion rises slightly to a west-facing gable, both with simple wood brackets at the cornice line. The southern part of the west elevation, the 1899 end wall, is 20 bays long and faced in clapboard with a raised brick foundation and tall, narrow bays and windows matching its northern counterpart. to a slight gable centered above the eleven southbays, while its rises to a slight north-facing gable in the nine north bays. The east elevation of the courtyard contains the new building entrance. This three-story brick elevation has two bays of large segmental-arched windows with metal industrial sash at its north end, to the south of which project two narrow bays with segmental-arched window openings of 8-light metal sash configuration.

To the south is a wide brick project- ing bay, flanked by two narrow bays of slightly less projection whose former doorways to a now-demolished courtyard infill structure have been patched with matching brick. South of this is a projecting two-bay unit, with the new entrance at grade and two 8-light tall narrow windows with metal sash and segmental-arched heads at each of the upper stories. The entrance features a segmental-arched brick head above a large rectangular transom and paired doors with full-height glazing. The entrance finish is of black anodized aluminum. To the south are three large bays of 32- light industrial metal sash with operable pivots in the lower half, fol- lowed by a solid masonry wall of 36-foot length and an end bay with 24-light metal sash at the two upper stories. The courtyard's north elevation is entirely faced in clapboard.

It is comprised of the six-bay end abutting the Pine Street elevation, which has two pairs of widely-spaced bays at the west and center oi closely-spaced bays at its east end, all with six-over-six double-hung wood sash and three-light transoms. The cornice has simple wood brackets beneath a roof with a slight peak just west of center. East of this and set back 40 feet to the north is the long elevation of the c.1903 wing, with a tall brick chimney centered along its length. To the west of the chimney, the clapboard is pierced by a four-bay band of closely spaced windows at all three stories. To the east of the chimney is an identical ten-bay band of windows, with a raised entrance in the two easternmost Continued NPS Form 10-200-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form D. E.

Makepeace Company Attleboro Continuation sheet OMB No.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered 7 Item number Page 3 The entrance has a triangular pediment, a four-light transom and period wood doors with large lights in the upper half, framed by small square panels, one row above and two rows below the lights. A two-bay brick connector of three-story height but shorter than the adjacent clapboard structure adjoins this elevation at the east end. It has light metal windows with brick sills, two at each story. The courtyard's west elevation frames the courtyard entrance. To the south of the open entrance space are a pair of three-story masonry walls, one original and a new one of matching brick to the north. Further north is a three-bay clapboard-faced wall, with typical six-over-six light/three light transom windows at the two upper stories.

North of the courtyard entrance is a clapboard-faced span of six bays with the north bay wider than the rest. An even wider bay to the north has the same fenestration pattern: six-over-six/three light transom window at each story. The courtyard's south elevation has a projecting ten-bay clapboard wing at its west end along Pine Street, with typical narrow bays and six-over- six/three-light transom, double-hung windows in all bays, except for two blank bays west of center at the second story. The balance of this eleva- tion has a tall brick chimney at its center which rises ten feet above the roofline. At each end is a projecting solid brick wall, original at the east and of new matching brick at the west. Between these brick towers, this elevation is faced in clapboard, with nine bays of typical windows in the upper stories of the east side and eight bays in the west side.

The first floor level is clapboard without openings. Adjoining this elevation to the north is the original boiler plant of the complex. This one-story brick structure has a steeply-pitched slate roof with a large shed-dormer with four six-over-six lights. The north elevation has two large segmental-arched openings with panelled, multi- light doors now fixed shut as windows in the eastern half of the facade. To their west are two doors within segmental-arched openings, each with nine-light glazing in the upper half and two-panel bases. The west bay has a two-over-one window in a segmental-arched opening. All openings have two and three-row brick lintels. A tall brick smokestack rises from the rear plane of the roof. The east and west elevations each have two two-over-one windows at the first story and a horizontal six-light window centered beneath the gable above.

All have segmental-arched brick lintels. The building interior contained no significant finishes or architectural detailing prior to the rehabilitation. The new interior treatment con- sists of sheetrock walls and contemporary detailing.

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Significance D. E. Makepeace Company, Attleboro Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 _. 1900 Areas of Significance - Check and justify below archeology-prehistoric community planning archeology-historic conservation agriculture economics architecture education art engineering commerce communications x exploration/settlement industry invention landscape architecture law literature military music philosophy politics/government religion science sculpture social/ humanitarian theater -transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1899, ca. 1903, 1915 Builder

Statement of significance

Architect unknown Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The D.E. Makepeace Building meets National Register Criteria A and C. It is significant for its association with the development of the ry industry as Attleboro's primary economic force and for its architee-- tural character as a distinctive building type. It is one of the most both as a major unaltered serve the local jewelry industry, and as a leader in the economic de- velopment and prosperity which the industry has enjoyed. Attleboro's development as an industrial conmunity and its eventual identity as the "Jewelry Capital of the Worla" are based on over two centuries of jewelry manufacturing in the area. Attleboro was estab- lished as a town in 1694, and its primary economy remained agricultural throughout the eighteenth century.

Textiles dominated the economy from 1800 to 1850, with major mills located at Hebronville and Dodgeville. Meanwhile, the jewelry industry established in North Attleboro in 1780 gradually grew in importance and by 1869 was comprised of over 25 small shops making all types of jewelry products: jewelry; buttons; badges; towards Attleboro in the 1840's and 1850's, employing over 700 people 1euoig and 1850-9% 20 gold and silver chains and The focus of activity shifted and producing goods valued at nearly $1 million. The 1870's and 1880's saw a continued shift to Attleboro Center, close to the freight transfer point as Attleboro emerged as a key rail .center on the Bostón and Providence Railroad. Another thirty firms were estab- lished during these two decades, including the D.E. Makepeace Company.

By 1894, when the city celebrated its bicentennial, it was acknowledged as the birthplace of the American jewelry industry. pansion continued in the industry through the World War I years. Ex- panding markets, technological advances, availability of capital and minimal start-up costs all contributed to this growth and to the slogan adopted in 1912, "Attleborough: the Hub of the Jewelry World." The D.E. Makepeace Company was one of the leading jewelry companies in Attleboro throughout the period in which the city gained its reputa- tion as the hub of the jewelry world. Founded in Providence in 1885 by David E. Makepeace, the firm relocated to Attleboro in 1888 with only one pair of rolls and a small gas furnace. Space was leased from other manufacturers and in the Steam Power Building before the construction of its own factory building in 1899. Continued 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Daggett, John. A Sketch of the History of Attleborough, from its settlement to the Present Time. (Dedham, 1834: reprint 1974). Hurd, D. H. History of Bristol County, Philadelphia, 1883). Massachusetts Historical Conmission, Recossaisssece Survey Reports, Attle- (continued) 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property .9 acre Quadrangle name Attleboro Quadrangle scale 1: 25000 UT M References A [119| |3| 110|21010/ Zone Easting 146 45 660 Northing Zone FLL GL LiLdLilILu Easting Northing Lu L LILLL LILILLL LLLIL Verbal boundary description and justification Beginning at the northeast corner of the intersection of Dunham and Pine Streets, the boundary runs east 163 feet along Dunham Street, where it turns north and runs 228 feet to the south side of Gardner Street.

(continued) List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state NA code county code state code county code 11. Form Prepared By name/title Margo B. Webber organization Preservation Consultant date August, 1984 street & number 136 Ridge Avenue telephone 617-332-7678 city or town Newton state Massachusetts 02159 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state x local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

State Historic Preservation Officer signature Valurie Talmose Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission title State Historic Preservation Officer date May 30,1985 For NPS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Mulares Eatered [ 1n the Thooper of the National Ressbor Netloial Hegister Attest: Chief of Registration date 7-18-85 date U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1983 0 - 419-311 NPS Form 10-200-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form D. E. Makepeace Company Continuation sheet Attleboro, MA Item number OMB No.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered 8 Page 1 The firm specialized in plating and processing of the unfabricated precious metals rather than in finished jewelry products.

Consequent- ly, its products, gold, silver and platinum wire, sheets, findings and tubing were then used widely among jewelry manufacturers, and its ole became essential to the industry as a wnole. The company grew quickly, expanding continuously at its Pine Street location as space requirements dictated. By 1930, the firm was capitalized at $100,000 and had 125 employees. It had gained a reputation as the largest precious metal fabricator of its type in the world. The company re- mained one of the mainstays of the local jewelry industry into the 1960's, even after being acquired by the Englehard Mineral Company in 1952. The Attleboro operation was gradually relocated to Plainville and the building closed completely in 1979. Architecturally, the D.E.

Makepeace Building is one of the largest and best remaining examples of the design adopted during the 1880's and 1890's as a common building type throughout the local jewelry industry. This design consisted of a long narrow three-story structure, often with a simple headhouse, with tall, closely-spaced windows running the full building length at all stories. Faced in clapboard, these early factories were of heavy-timber construction. The narrow plan and abun- dance of natural light and ventilation were well-suited to the nature of the manufacturing process. The D.E. Makepeace Building and the R.F. Simmons Company are the best unaltered examples of this building type which remain today. The building's c.1915 wing illustrates a later building type which dominated the industry. in the years from 1915 to the 1940's.

Masonry walls and large, horizontally-oriented rectangular openings with metal multi-light sash replaced the earlier vertically-oriented wood sash of the previous era. This style is also seen in several of the large factories which remain in operation today. The D.E. Makepeace Building retains its visual integrity and is in excellent condition. In 1984 it was converted to apartments, and the plans were approved for historic tax certification. NºSrorm 10.0v-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form D. E. Makepeace Company Attleboro, MA Continuation sheet Item number 9 and 10 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered 1 Page 2. Bibliography boro and North Attleboro, October, 1981. Attleboro 1894-1978, Hub of the Jewelry World, 10.

Geographical Data From this point, it runs west 164 feet along - the south side of Gardner Street to the southeast corner of Pine Street, where it turns south and runs 230 feet along Pine Street to the point of origin. This boundary has been drawn to include the entire parcel occupied by the D.E. Makepeace Company. The boundary encompasses the entire parcel which historically was owned and developed by the firm, including the -shaped bullding which fronts on Dunham, Pine and Gardner streets, the Landscaped courtyard framed by the building with the original boller plant at its southeast corner, and the parking area to the building's east. The property is surrounded by residential structures of late nineteenth/ early twentieth century date to the north, south and east. across Pine Street are several low-rise commercial structures of early twentieth century date.

The prominent size and scale of the D.E. Make- peace Building, as well as its historic industrial usage, distinguish it from its smaller-scaled neighbors and give it visual landmark identity within the neighborhood. SERE TRGR8RRC SERFERAS HARARARA D. E. MAKEPEACE COMPANY Illustration of the factory in 1930. Source: Massachusetts Industries. GEO. L. BROWN & CO D. E. MAKEPEACE'S FACTORY. OCCUPIEO BY ALLEN, SMITH & THURSTON. ATTLEBORO MANUFACTURING CO. Postcard view of the original factory, c.1900. WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) REr t 85001577 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Makepeace, D. E., Company Bristol County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample request Working No. JUN 2X 1985 Fed. Reg.

Date:2/4/86 Date Due: 7/18/85--8/5/85 Entered in tAgtion: ACCEPT _ 7-18-85 Netional Registen - RETURN REJECT_ Federal Agency: - Jappeal 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 J good fair deteriorated Jruins - 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 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 title date 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.E. Makepeace Company Attleboro, MA Photo by: Alan Moody Assoc. September, 1984 Neg at: 1l Janice Lane N. Attleboro, MA 02760 View looking northeast towards south and west elevations Photo 1 of 5 D. E. Makepeace Company Attleboro, MA Photo by: Margo B. Webber July, 1984 Neg at: 136 Ridge Ave., Newton, MA View looking southwest towards east elevation Photo 2 of 5 D. E. Makepeace Company Attleboro, MA Photo by: Margo B. Webber uLy, 1904 Neg at: 136 Ridge Ave,, Newton, MA View looking towards south elevation of courtyard from northeast cor- ner of courtyard Photo 3 of 5 D. E. Makepeace Company Attleboro, MA Photo by: Margo B.

Webber July, 1904 Neg at: 136 Ridge Ave., Newton, MA View looking towards north elevation of courtyard from southeast corner of courtyard Photo 4 of 5 D. E. Makepeace Company Attleboro, MA Photo by: Margo B. Webber July, 1984 Neg at: 136 Ridge Ave., Newton, MA View looking towards east courtyard elevation from north Photo 5 of 5 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State Michael Joseph Connolly, Secretary Massachusetts Historical Commission Valerie A. Talmage Executive Director State Historic Preservation Officer May 31, 1985 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief National Park Service Department of Interior P.O. Box 37127 Washington, DC 20013-7127 Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed you will find the following nomination forms: Attleboro, Makepeace Building, 46 Pine Street. HPCA completed, #0445-83-MA-83-0440. Brookline, Richmond Court, 1209-1217 Beacon Street. Notification waived.

HPCA pending, #0405-83-0394. Lincoln, Lincoln Center Historic District, roughly bounded by Bedford, Lincoln, O1d Lexington Sandy Pond, Trapelo and Weston Roads. 59 properties. Lynn, Lucian Newhall House, 281 Ocean Street. HPCA pending, number not yet assigned. Al1 have been voted eligible by the State Review Board and have been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer. Owners were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 30-75 days before the meeting and were chee afforded the opportunity to comment. to the nomination forms. Sincerely, SaraaJ. Dimmemian Sarah J. Zimmerman Director, Preservation Planning Massachusetts Historical Commission SJZ/1s enclosures 80 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (617) 727-8470 Rocd. 6/21/85