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FORMB - 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. (over) In Area no. Fozm no. 130-12 1. Town Brookline MRA Address 54 Francis St Name Jaues /H. Standish House Present use Residential A.T. Tambini Present owner 3.
Description: 1874-5 Date Source Brookline Tax list Style Variation on Italianate style Architect_Information not available Exterior wall fabric Clapboard Outbuildings (describe)_Barn with comple menting features to main house Other featuresilip roof, polygonal bay, topped by crested turret, slate roo over entrance porch, brackets and dentils under cornice, crossbucks under Ist flodr windows, bay window on either side, heavy decorative Alteredwork at entranceDate Moved _ No Date_N/A 5. Lot size: 12,513 sq. ft. One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage 100 ft on Francis 100 ft on Toxtett Approximate distance of building from street 30 from Francis; 15 from Toxteth 6. Recorded by C. Wetherbee, L. Laekin Brookline Historical Com. Organization Date December, 1978 Boston South Quadrangle VIM Reference: 19/325700/4689320 Map #: 16 7.
Original owner (if known) James H and Sarah Standish Original use Private dwelling Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development X X Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) This house is especially noteworthy for its intricate detailing and decorative elements: cresting, crossbucks, dentils, brackets, paneled brick chimnéys, polygonal slates on roof over entry, elaborate porch.
The land on which the house was built originally belonged to Thomas and Augustus Aspinwall; it was divided by 1874 at which time the tax lists shows James Standish as the owner of the land.as wellaas a house and stable. James Standish is listed in the Brookline Directory of 1875 as a carpenter and builder. Sarah Standish, who appears on the tax list for 1875 as wner of this property, is listed as a non-resident after 1876, moving to Allston in 1877 and Boston in 1879.
local 54 Francis Street meets NR criteria C, representing a raré' example of a Stick Style house retaining such important detailing as the cresting on the front and- side bays as well as the tower; the polygonal, decorative slates on the roofs of the bays, front entrance, work; and brackets® and tower; tower finial; stick The original detailing of the barn/carriage house has also been preserved: cupola with finial, 2/2 windows, clapboard siding; and drip moldings over the windows and doors. 54 Francis Street also re- tails the original site arrangement of the property, with the barn/carriage house located behind the main house. 10.
Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Brookline Directory- 1875 Brookline Atlas- 1872, 1874 Map of holdings of Augustus and Thomas Aspinwall - Brookline Library Brookline Tax Lists- 1873, 1874 Boston Directory- 1877, 1878 Brookline Village Walking Tours (1977) 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 9-4-85 date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Brookline MRA MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 71. Saint Paul's Church, Chapel, and Parish House 72. Saint Paul's Rectory 73. Sargent's Pond 74. Second Unitarian Church 75. Spurr, Eliphalet, House 76. Standish, James H., House 77.
Strathmore Road Historic District 78. Toussaint, Winand, House 79. Town Stable 80. Tuckerman, William F., House Entered 1n ithe Netionel Register Entered 1n tatseeper Iatinnal Régister Attest f°Keeper Entered in tlie National Neglater Entered . ia the National Register Irbeassl Iw MetionalRegister Eatered in the Metionl Regiater Etered in the Ietd.oza1 Bogtater Entared 1a Mational Iegiater Tarbem:e& HarcdinoeT Segtaber Attest 6-Reeper Attest ftteeper Attest 6Keeper Attest fkeeper Attest tKeeper Attest tKeeper Attest fK eeper Attest Entered in the Tatacnat Regtster Aseeper Attest Date/Signature AeloneByen 4/0185 DelonAzu 10/02185 delnaßyen (4185 AelonaBye c0le7los AuloeByun 10/21/s.
DelunByun 12hi DelonaByer 10/22181 DebuByar dak AeluByun 10/2/85 AiluneByen 1012/85 85003317 WASO Form - 177 (''R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Standish, James H., House (Brookline MRA) Norfolk County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: sample request SEP 4 1985 Working No.- Fed. Reg. Date: o2/ 3/8 Date Due: 10 /3/8- 10/19/85 Action: ACCEPT10-17-82 Eatered in the _ RETURN_ Netional Register 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 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 summaryparagraph 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 54 FrANCIS St Brooklene (Ma)MRA Standsh, Jares Ht, House 2-85 TOWN: Brookline ADDRESS.andich Hoase st. DATE OF PHOTO: 69-68 PHOTOGRAPHER: D.M. Bean RESTRICTIONS: Brookline (Ma) MRA BOUIN-S4RANCIS Brooklene (Ala) MRA stadiss, Jares l1., Hus 2-85° LITTELL ROAD 900000 Nh CHURCH 008 D000 000000 000 LONGWOOD PLAYGROUND NEWEL 6° e AVENUE 54 trancis 5.
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