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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 19.320200,4690400 USGS QUADRANGLE_NEWTON, MASS. SCALE 1:25,000 AREA 188 FORM NO. N-37 Newton, Mass.
MRA Town Newton (Newton Corner) Address 27 Sargent Street Historic Name Charles Haskell House Use: Present Original dwelling dwelling DESCRIPTION Date 1879 Source Engineering Dept water Records Style High Victorian Gothic Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric clapboard Outbufldings none Major Alterations (with dates) none Condition Excellent Moved ne Date Acreage 30,100 sq. It. Setting suburban residential less than oneacre Recorded by Arch, Pres, Assocs. Organization Historic Newton, Inc. Date 5/83: rev, by. H. White 3/86 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Charles Haskell House is a rare example of the Gothic Revival style in Newton Corner, and is the city's finest high-styled version of the style; it therefore meets Criterion i of the National Register of Historic Places.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. Although it was essentially a suburban style, Gothic Revival houses were rare in Newton Corner, This house is one of very few local examples, and displays abundant "inchboard finery". The newly-invented scroll saw, a machine similar to the modern jigsaw, allowed local sawmills and car- tion, including the pointed arches formed by the porch balusters. facade gable is decorated with a three-part trefoil design of applied wood, a medieval representation of the religious trinity. The Haskell residence is a two and one-half structure based on a square plan with a steeply-pitched hip roof. The roofline is punctuated by wall dormers of steep pitch.
A two-sided porch is set beneath a HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. The Haskell Residence was built on land that was once part of a large estate bounded by Sargent, Park, Franklin and Waverley Streets: The land was owned by George C. Lord, who had made his fortune in the shipping and railroad enterprises and in the insurance business. After 1875 Lord began to sell off his extensive landholdings near the newly fashionable Kenrick Park. Lots were purchased by wealthy Boston merchants and professionals, such as Charles Haskell, a leather dealer. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Atlases: 1907 Mary R. Haskell; 1895-Charles Haskell; 1886-C.A. Haskell; 1875-land of George Lord.
Directory: 1895 Charles Haskell, leather, Boston: 8/85 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSÈTTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Page two of two Commmity : Newton (Newton cornez) Property Name: Haskel1 House Form No: N-37 Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. Architectural Significance: cantilevered roof with standing seams. A gabled tower is offset to the right of the entrance. The double entrance doors have upper panels of stained glass, and glazed arched transoms. Other notable features of the Haskell house include the elaborate porte-cochere and the overall encrustation of applied Gothic wooden trim.
Staple to Inventory form at bottom 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 received 7/23/86 date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Newton MRA Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review 51. Gunderson, Jos ., House Entered in the feeper Hational Registen 52. Harbach, John, House Attest Entered In Fheeper National Register Attest 53. Harding House--Walker Missionary Home Entered in the fReeper National Register Attest 54. Haskell, Charles, House Intored in 1ba National, RegLabe fteeper Attest 55. House at 1008 Beacon St. Entered in the Mational Hogistesfeeper Attest 56. House at 102 Staniford Street Intered in the Mattond ReeistotKeeper Attest 57.
House at 107 Waban Hill Road Entered in the Keeper National Register 58. House at 115--117 Jewett Street Entared in the National Register Attest tKeeper 59. House at 15 Davis Avenue Entered in the Mational Register Attest fkeeper 60. House at 152 Suffolk Road Attest Entered in the - fiseeper National Begister Attest Date/Signature AelauByus 9/4116 AelurByan 914/86 Nebmbyen 4/4186 MelounByen 9/4/86 AeloeByun 9/4/86 Aelreßyun 914186 AelvrerByn 914116 NeloreByur 9/4/46 Delruabyen 5/4/86 AelreeByen 9/+/86 66001812 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Haskell, Charles, House (Newton MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample -request JUL 23 1986 Working No.
Fed. Reg. Date: Raie De: 5/21//86 - 9/6/96 Action: -KACCEPT - 23/37 Entered in the -RETURN Jational Register _ REJECT- -ederal Agency:. -appeal J 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 J 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 Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance J 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: _ GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Haskell, Charles, Huse Dewtany ass MRA 27 Sargent St, Newton Corner - I-5 (28) 10 RUTHVEN 0 ROAD SHORNECLIFFE SECTION T2 BLOCK 27 AVENUE SARGENT STREET FARLOW 10 + 13 KENRICK City of Newton Assessor's Metric Series. 1979 Maps. Sheet 48 Scale: UTM gr1d line interval = 100 meters (328 feet) Newton, Mass. M.R.A. 27 Sargent Street, Newton Corner 72-27-10 -