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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5", black and white) Indicate address of property on back of photo. Staple to left side of form. Sketch Map: Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north SEE ATTACHED MAP UTM REFERENCE 19.314460.4690230 USGS QUADRANGLE Natick, Mass. SCALE 1:25,000 AREA FORM NO. 4363 Newton, Mass. M.R.A.
Town Newton (Auburndale) Address 33 Woodland Road Historic Name Rufus Estabrook House Use: Present dwelling Original dwelling DESCRIPTION Date circa 1848 Source Jackson Homestead Publication Style Greek Revival Architect_unknown Exterior Wall Fabric glapboard Outbufldings garage Major Alterations (with dates) none Condition very good Moved no Date Acreage 43,470 sq. ft. less than oneacre Setting Suburban residential Recorded by Bruce Fernald Organization Newton Historical Comm. Date 12/1/79 Rev. by H.White 3/86 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Rufus Estabrook house is notable as one of the earliest suburban residences built in Auburndale after subdivision and development were initiated in 1847 by the North Auburn Dale Iand Company.
It is also an excellent and well-preserved example of the Greek Revival sidehall type of suburban house, and therefore meets Criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. This well-preserved Greek Revival sidehall dwelling retains a number of characteristics of the style including the full-width one-story Ionic portico, entrance offset to the left with transom ana sidelignts, wide corner pilasters, pedimented dormers and six-over-six windows. The house's most distinctive feature is the unusual openwork in the porch frieze. City atlases indiciate that a barn stood on ethe site of the present garage. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.
Rufus Estabrook, a Boston broker, is believed to have been the first owner of this house. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Friends of the Jackson Homestead. Newton's Older Houses: Auburndale, no date. Newton City Atlases: 1874, 1886, 1895, 1907. 8/85 (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number For NPS use only received 7/23/86 date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Newton MRA Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review 41. Dupee Estate 42. Elliott, Charles D., House 43. Eminence, The 44. Estabrook, Rufus, House 45. Evangelical Baptist Church 46. Farquhar, Samuel, House . 47. Fenno, John A., House 48. First Unitarian Church 49. Fuller, Capt. Edward, Farm 50.
Gane, Henry, House Intered in the Hatioues Bogeiatonfeer Attest Date/Signature delurBza 956 Intercd the National Registerd Keeper AelunsBgen 51466 Entered in the National Register Entered in the Netiona? Rogister Attest fKeeper SilreBzum 914186 Attest fkeeper Sulmatgan etlle Entered in the National Register Attest f'keeper Aelmußgu 9/4/16 Entered in the National Register Attest f'Keeper deloußgan 114/16 Attest Intored in the Mettonc1 Bogtster Jufeeper Aelaußru 91166 Attest Entered in tho National Register f'Keeper AelouByan slAM Entered 1n tlo Matlonal Begister Attest fReeper AilarerBzan 91186 Buto Matt.
-Attest fKeeper Attest DeloresBgun 9/4/86 86001795 WASO Form - 177 ("'R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Estabrook, Rufus, House (Newton MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: sample request Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: JUL 23 1980 2/3/37 Date Due: _ 8/21/86 - 9/6/86 Action: KACCEPT 9-4-86 Intered in the -_RETURN Mational Register REJECT Federal Agency: _ appeal 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 _J original site moved date 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) J summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception J 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: - GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Festabreck, Rufes, Heuse "enton, Massi MRA - 33 Woodland Rd, Auburndale 79-D=23 (18) CENTRAL WOODLAND TURNPIKE ROUTE SECTION BLOCK 20 CENTRAL SECTION BLOCK ROAD SECT BLOCK STREET FERN City of Newton Assessor's Maps. Metríc Sertes. 1979 Sheet 38 Scale: UTM grld líne interval = 100 meters (328 feet) Ne tondlana oad, Auburndale 43-23-1