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NPS Form 10-900 (3-82) OMB No. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places nventory - Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections 1. Name For NPS use only received JAN 2 3 1986 date entered FEB 20 1986 historic CAPTAIN DANIEL BRADFORD HOUSE and or common 2. Location same street & number 251 Harrison Street N/A not for publication city, town Duxbury N/A vicinity of state Massachusetts 3.
Classification code 025 county Plymouth code 023 Category district x building(s) structure site object Ownership - public -* private both Public Acquisition n/a in process _ being considered Status _X occupied _ unoccupied _ work in progress Accessible X yes: restricted - yes: unrestricted no Present Use - agriculture _ commercial _ educational _ entertainment - government _ industrial _ military _museum park X private residence _ religious _ scientific _transportation -other: 4. Owner of Property name Thomas Lanman street & number Box 384, Snug Harbor city, town Duxbury N/A vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description Plymouth County Registry of Deeds courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. state Massachusetts Russell Street street & number city, town Plymouth state Massachusetts 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys title Inventory of the Historic Assets of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has this property been determined eligible? - yes #9 X no date 1968 depository for survey records federal state .county Massachusetts Historical Commission, 80 Boylston Street local Boston city, state Massachusetts 7. Description CAPTAIN DANIEL BRADFORD HOUSE,DUXBURY, MA Condition X excellent - good fair Check one deteriorated ruins unaltered X altered unexposed (as indicated) Check one X original site moved date Describe the pres ent and original (if known) physical appearance The Captain Daniel Bradford House is a well-preserved Federal-style building constructed in 1808. It is located in the center of Duxbury, Massachusetts, a suburban town on Duxbury Bay, south of Boston. The house sits on an 8-acre partially wooded lot, set back on asmallknoll 200 feet from Harrison Street.
A golf course abuts the lot's eastern edge, while the other lots adjoining the property contain equally secluded residences. The property consists of the north-facing house--a two-story, wood-frame structure with a two-story western ell, part of which is contemporary with the main block--and a barn believed to have been built at the same time as the house. The house sustained some alterations ca. 1880-1885, when a rooftop balustrade and small entry porch were added (now gone), as well as the ell's second story. Subsequent alterations occurred in 1927 and 1957, when the interior was modernized. The Daniel Bradford House's rectangular main block rests on its original cut-granite foundation; the house rises two stories and is capped by a hipped roof. Its exterior is clapboard, and the roof is sheathed in wood shingles. The single, large chimney is placed off center and forward of the ridge.
The facade is five bays wide, with a central entrance. Its fenestration is somewhat asymmetrically aligned, and consists of simply enframed 12/12 sash, which is not original. Windows on the second story are topped by mol ded lintels and are set flush with the narrow cornice. Narrow cornerboards define the building. Windows at the block's northeastern portion are more closely set than those on the southeastern; together with the off-center chimney, this suggests that the house may have been built as a three-bay half house and enlarged early in the 19th century. No documentation exists to substantiate this hypothesis, however. The entryway is typical of the Federal style, with a surround of applied pilasters and open pediment flanking a door with sidelights and a graceful fan. It is reached by three wooden steps.
The eastern elevation is three bays deep; windows are again asymmetrically placed, with the two at the southern end more closely set than the northern bay. Fenestration on first and second stories is identical. The rear elevation contains four bays; again they are asymmetricallyplaced. On the first story, a mid-20th century screened porch obscures the western three bays. Windows again are 12/12 sash. A bulkhead located beneath the easternmost bay provides access to the full basement.
Continued NPS Form 10.900-8 (3-82) OMB Expires Tes 02---38 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form CAPTAIN DANIEL BRADFORD HOUSE Continuation sheet DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS Item number 7 For NPS use only received date entered Page 1 Only one bay of the main block's eastern elevation (at its northern corner) is visible; the rest is covered by the narrow two-story double-hipped roof ell extending four bays to the west. The clapboarded ell is built on the side of the knoll; thus its basement's western end is fully exposed, while on the east it is set into the hillside. Like the main block, it too rests on a foundation of granite blocks.
Originally one story, the ell is now two stories in height, having been enlarged in 1885 with its roofline broken by four inset shed-roof dormers on the front elevation and a broad three-light dormer on the rear. A single chimney is sited forward of the ridge between the two western bays. A ca. 1887 photo shows the existence of a second chimney nearer the main block--this was removed early in the 20th century, at the time of a kitchen remodeling. While most of the fenestration is 12/12 sash, the two first-story windows closest to the main block are 12/8. the exception of those already mentioned, all are considered to be original. On its western end, the ell displays a triangular arrangement of fenestration, with two 9/9 windows close set on the first story centered beneath a 12/12 inset shed-roof dormer on the second. A second bulkhead provides basement access.
The ell's rear facade is asymmetrical and multiplaned, reflecting a mid-20th century renovation. A brick patio is located at the eastern end, the juncture of ell and main block. A secondary entrance stands at the southwestern corner. A broad three-light shed-roofed dormer projects from the rear of the el1. Sited to the west of the house is a 1 1/2-story, gable-roofed barn (ca. 1808), with a lean-to. It is now used as a garage. The building's 14-room interior retains a number of notable original features, including paneled doors, hardware, fireplaces with paneling and mantels, and wide pine flooring. The ell was altered in the early 20th century when a modern kitchen was installed. Archaeology While no prehistoric sites are currently recorded on the property, it is likely that sites are present.
One site (19-PL-326) is located adjacent to the property, and several others are within the immediate area. In spite of the many sites recorded, cultural and chronological information is slight. a result, any remaining prehistoric sites would be significant in documenting Duxbury's prehistoric occupation. Continued NPS Form 10.900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form CAPTAIN DANIEL BRADFORD HOUSE Continuation sheet DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETIS Item number 7 OMB NO. 1024-0018 Expires 10-31-87 For NPS use anly received date entered Page 2 There is potential for occupation-related features (trash pits, privies, and wel1s) around the house and barn. Archaeological testing and examination may also assist in documenting the dates of any nonextant outbuildings.
Any surviving historic archaeological resources would be significant in terms of documenting and defining the social, cultural, and economic patterns of this prosperous early 19th century maritime-oriented family. 8. Significance CAPTAIN DANIEL BRADFORD HOUSE, DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1900 Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below -.archeology-prehistoric community planning - archeology-historic conservation - agriculture economics architecture education art engineering _ commerce exploration/settlement . _ communications industry invention landscape architecture.. law literature military . music - philosophy - politics/government - religion science sculpture social/ humanitarian theater transportation X other (specify) community development Specific dates 1808 Builder