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AREA FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 FORM NO. 17/86-32 Town Brookline MRA Address 156 Mason Terrace Historic Name none 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 residential-2 family Original_residential-single family DESCRIPTION: Date 1888-1890 tax lists Source_ Stylelueen Anne/Stick Architect information not available Exterior wall fabric_stucco, wood Outbuildings garage Major alterations (with dates) 2 family conversion-1967 Recorded by Organization Date March 1979 Carla Benka Brookline Historical Com. Moved no Date Approx. acreage9803 sq.ft.
Settingn top of substantial rise in residential neighborhood, garage built into slope Newton Quadrangle UIM Reference: 19/324560/4689800 Map #: 48 (Staple additional sheets here) ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the conmunity.) 156 Mason Terrace is one of the most fanciful houses on Corey Hill, although it currently is in a state of disrepair. The details of the house are without rival in this area and it is one of the older ones in the neighborhood, once dotted with substantial homes on generous lots of land, almost all of which had a commanding view of Boston. A variety of brackets, both scroll and plain, volutes, balusters, raking cornices, and dentils are just some of the decorative details.
IISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or stat listory and how the bulldung relates to the development of the commmity. The house was built in the late 1880s on land belonging to the Thomas Griggs By 1890, the property belonged to James Dunbar, a judge of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. 156 Mason Terrace meets NR criteria C, being a uniquelexal example of the Queen Anne/ Stick style. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication,author, date and publisher) Atlas-1888, 1893, 1897, 1900 Tax lists-1888-93 Directory-1889, 1890 - 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 9/7/85 recelved date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Brookline MRA MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 51. House «ut (156 Mason Terr.) 52. Houses et (76--96 Harvard Ave.) 53. Hotel Adelaide 54. Hotel Kempsford 55. Jackson, Thaddeus, House 56. Kilsyth Terrace 57. Linden Park 58. Linden Square 59. Lynch--0'Gorman House 60.
Milestone (Harvard St.) Date/Signature Entered in the Keeper chemBya NatLonel legister Attest 14/02/8) &Keeper En becod Nat1orel Tegister Entered 1x Natiomal Register Attest /Keeper Attest Entered in the National Hegiater Keeper Attest Entered 1n the National Register G Keeper Attest Entered in the National Register 6Reeper Entered in the National Reglater Attest Keeper Entered 1n the National Reglater Attest fKeeper Attest /Keeper Entarad 1s Nosiocel leatsbei Enteredia the National Begister Attest fKeeper Attest delouaya 4/2/81 deluBje r0/2/55 AelouByen 10/12/85 delomyar 10/02/85 delruatbyera 10/2135 delouaBye 10/2/85 KeloreBycu10/0/8i deloußyer 10/12/85 KlelouaBye10111185 88003283 5 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET House (Brookline MRA)* (156 pas Teu.) Norfolk County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: -sample Reviewer's comments: request SEP 4 1985 Working No.- Fed.
Reg. Date2 2/3/87 Date Due:1°/3/85 - ca/19/8s Action: LACCEPT - -10-17-8 Entered in ine TERETURN Mational Regleter - REJECT- Federal Agency: _ Lappeal 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 thepresent 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 vC applicable criteria justification of areas checked Jrelating 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 156 Mason bersace Brookeine (Ma)MRA MAR. 1979 Prest-e by Berkey 156 Masen Ters. Brookline (Ma) MRA EALT ON ROAD WOODST ROAD @00a0" JENNESS RD. REET NO1T 156 MASON TERKACE (17/86-32) Brookline (Ma) MRA TOWN OF BROOKUNE MAP scale "s"= 200fr. B BRAINE LONG ORD ST M ROAD NIHSOM SOOOMST ARTLETT 0g0 0S000 DELSAM boaodocppO HaLS D CITY VIEW RD PLAY MICHAEL DRISCOLL GROUND SCHOOL NVGHO COREY HILL PARK B KE COOL RLAYGF UZER @ % ERB ® 22200 A 53/c0 BOD NGTOE TOWN BROOKLINE BOURN EEEUÜE R ooYBR GRIGGS