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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number - - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. - See attached map. Newton Quadrangle UTM Reference: 19/323790/4689680 Map #: 70 (over) 37M-7-77 In Area no. FoIm no. 21 96-10 1. Town Brookline MRA Address 786-788 Washington Street (corner of Washington and Downing NameTimothy Corey House (II) Present use residential and doctorls offii Present owner 0.Karpati 3.
Description: Date _1843 Source_ Brookline Historical Society Proceedings-1963-66, P.12 Style stone vernacular interpretation of Greek Revival ArchitectInformation not available Exterior wall fabric fieldstone Outbuildings (describe) garage Other features 25 stories with gable roof, exterior chimneys, lintel type window heads simple front entrance with altered covered poreh, cLosed pediment on side Altered front porch Moved 5. Lot size: 6263 sq.ft. Date ca. 1960 Date_ One acre or less _Over one acre Approximate frontage 130 feet (corner lot) Approximate distance of building from street feet from Washington; 12 feet Trom Downing Road 6. Recorded by Susan Leff and Carla Benka Organization Brookline Hlatostical Com.
Date September 1978 186-88 Washington Street meets NR criteria B and C, hadufntury and being a rare been built by a memberof one of Brookline's most prominent families during the 18th example of a stone Greek Revival-style homestead,, of less than a half dozen pre- 1850 stone houses in Brookline. 7. Original owner (if known) Timothy Corey (Deacon Timothy Corey) Original use residence Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development X Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9.
Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) #786-788 is one of two houses built by the Corey family (see also - #808) which owned much farmland in this area and for which Corey Hill was named.* The house was built by Deacon Timothy Corey, son o1 Timothy Corey who had moved from Weston to Brookline 1770's and purchased much land in this area; it replaced a much older house which had stood in this same location, according to an article in the Proceedings of the Brookline Historical Comission (1963-66, p.12). The house is-unusual for Washington Street, first because of its age and second because of its building fabric. Local lore recalls that Corey decided to build a stone house in spite of the protestations of his neighbors who believed that the world was coming to an end and that it was not worthwhile to build any houses.
Corey replied that he would prefer to face the end of the world from a stone: house. The house, because of its fieidstone exterior looks as if it belongs in Pennsylvania, rather than Massachusetts, but its massing and features indicate the influence of the Greek Revival style. *The Corey family was one of the oddestrandmost prominent families to help settle the town of Brookline. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Brookline Atlas-1900, 1897, 1893, 1888, 1884, 1874 Brookline Maps-1858, 1844, 1830 Brookline Histotical Society Proceedings, 1963-66, P.
12 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 VID Expires "10-31-87 Por NPS une only ecelved date entered 914/81 Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Brookline MRA State MASBACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 11. Cabot, Lewis, Estate 12. Candler Cottage 0 -13. Chestnut Hill Historic District 14. Child, Isaac, House 15. Corey, Timothy, House 16. Corey, Timothy, House #2 17. Cypress-Emerson Historic District 18. Davis, Robert S., House 19. Davis, Thomas Aspinwell, House 20. Douglass, Alfred, House Date/Signatúre Bntorod in the tReeper AueraBm 10/7h. National Register Attest Entered in the National Begiater fukeeper DeloraBsa Mezai Attest Entered in the Nattenal Begistex fukéeper Aelon Byan 142/s.
Attest Entered In the National Regiater fikeeper AelmsBye 101118 Attest Entered In tãe National Register freeper AelmByu142181 Attest Jteeper AelmByu 1d2181 Entered ir tfe MelLeRei Jagisiei Attest Entered in the Hationel Begister fKeeper AllmaByaodalsi Attest Entered in tlie MetLonal Begister Lteeper elmBye10/7/85 Attest Entered in she Jedtenei Begistai fukeeper delaByen 10/7/85 Attest Keeper AelmerBger 10/2/85 Entered in the Jedlenal Begister Attest 85003256 WASO Form - 177 ('R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Corey, Timothy, House #2 (Brookline MRA) Norfolk County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: sample Reviewer's comments: Jrequest Enbered National Lappeal SEP Working No._ / 4 1985 Fed. Reg.
Date: 2/3/82 Date Due: -10 13/85 Action: -ACCEPT 0-/2-5S -RETURN ster REJECT - Federal Agency: LNR 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 Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect summary paragraph completeness ciarity.o 9B2 applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception Jother 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 WASHINGTON ST. ING RD Washinqiora + Doruning 1843 1 786-788 Brookline (Ma) MRA Gerey, Tinothy, House #2 Kod JUNE ROAD -90 70 TONN. BECOKLINE C 36 ON CITY VIEW RD pandoa 00 E! WOODSTOCK ROAD -gao" JENNESS RD. 0004 ASTI SUMMI PART R R A PLAY MICHA DRISCOLL GROUND SCHOOL RRACE 42200 STA Jan'8/ ts al AVE 786-788 Washingion sT Heuse +2(21/96-10) Brookline (Ma)MRA scale'B"=200tT Town o bnokune Map ROAD 0 0000 009 0400000 KENWC 2 80 COOLIDGE RLAYGROUND RUS 02 00009% 3 AP L5 IESTER 000000 000000000® EL J000 999 4 -58 ERTON SOSC 000000 TERRACE 2240 ROA 3 B Beacon FRIARY GRIGGS 1P O PLAYGROUND 40 BION SQUARE