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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 19.316820.4691530 USGS QUADRANGLE NEWTON, MA SCALE 1:25,000 AREA FORM NO. 3202 Town Newton, Mass. MRA NEWTON (West Newton) Address 309 Waltham Street Historic Name Use: Present Residence Original Residence DESCRIPTION Date. c.1835 Source Jackson Homestead Pub. Style Greek Revival Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric_Clapboards Outbufldings none Major Alterations (with dates)none Condition Good Moved Acreage no Date 13,332 sq. ft.
(less than locre) Setting_ Close to busy street; mixed residential neighborhood. Recorded by Organization Date Kathlyn Hatch Newton Historical Comm. January 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) As a well-preserved example of high-styled Greek Revival architecture in Newton, this residence meets criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the conmunity. An impressive temple-fronted residence located on this lot. Monumental Ionic columns appear in the front portico, which has a second-level balcony. An Ionic colonnade also appears on the side elevation porch. Virtually all of the original Greek Revival style detailing remains on this well preserved house.
About six intact examples of Greek Revival temple-front residences remain in Newton, all but the two Upper Falls examples utilizing the same four-columned Ionic portico. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. The early history of this residence is uncertain. In 1855, the house was owned by J. C. Jones. This may have been a reference to John C. Jones (1833-9/18/1877). (If so, his youth would have prevented him from being the original owner.) About 1862, the property was acquired by Joseph A. Newell (1803?-1884), a Boston dealer in boots and shoes. Born in Needham, Newell started a shoe stand on Washington Street near Boylston market in the 1840s.
By the time of his death, his large store, at the corner of Essex and Chauncy streets, was was known throughout the Boston area and much of New England. "Since he started in business," his obituary noted, "he has been a very active and hard working man, going to the city from his home on the earliest train every morning and not returning often until late at night." Joseph Newell was an active member of the Second Congregational Church and for many years was superintendent of its Sabbath School. After Newell's death, the house was acquired successively by Frederick W. Yelland, shown at this location in 1895; and Albert W. Gilmore (1907). BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Atlases: 1874, 1886, 1895, 1907. City Directories: 1881, 1883, 1891, 1893. Friends of the Jackson Homestead, Newton's Older Houses: West Newton (1978), p. 48. "Joseph A. Newell," Newton Journal 13 September 1884, p. 2.
8/85 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 MBNo. 1024-001 xp. 10-31-8 For NPS use only recelved 7/23/86 date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Newton MRA Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review 61. House at 170 Otis Street 62. House at 173--175 Ward Street Entered in the fkeeper National Register Attest Teeper Intered 1n tle National legister 63. House at 203 Islington Road Intered in the Mational RegisteF 64. House at 215 Brookline Street Intered in the Mational Pegister Attest feeper Attest fkeeper 65. House at 2212 Commonwealth Avenue Attest Intered in the fFeeper Naticnal Register 66. House at 230 Melrose Street Enterod In the National Register Attest f'Keeper 67.
House at 230 Winchester Street Entered in the National Reglster Attest tiseeper 68. House at 3 Davis Avenue Eicred Hatiorel in the Register Attest 69. House at 307 Lexington Street Entered in the National Register Attest 6Keeper Attest 70. House at 309 Waltham Street Raiero n9l in the- Regiater Keepe Attest Date/Signature AelousBzun 9418 silorByan 9(41va steloreBya 914/86 DelmerByansltks AeloreByen914164 DelreByeu9/4/8 SuloreBycn 914/86 Aeloryu 911156 selrenßyen 914186 Aeloreßyan 1/4186 86001828 WASO Form - 177 ("'R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET House at 309 Waltham Street (Newton MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: -sample Reviewer's comments: Jrequest Working No. Fed. Reg.
Date: JUL 2 Date Due: 8/>1/56 231989.13 Intered in theton: LACCEPT_ 9-4-86 National Registez - RETURN REJECT Federal Agency: _ Jappeal J NR decision Recom./Criteria_ Reviewer Discipline. Date see continuation sheet 3/87 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) Jsummary paragraph completeness clarity ] applicable critéria J justification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception LJ 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 title date 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 Newton, Mass. MRA 1309 Waltham St., West Newton Heese at Inv. #3202 LLEWELLYN ROAD 10 SECTIØN 34 BLOC 25 ROAD DERB Y 12 STREET -GELEY ROAD 1OCK SECTLON BLOCK ADENA WALTHAM City of Newton Assessor's Maps. Sheet 15 letric Seríes. 197$ Scale: UTM grid line interval - 100 meters (328 feet) 1 2A WARWICK RD. 22 24 21 20 FAIRWAY 19 DRIVE SECTION T/5B19k22L Newton, Mass. MRA 309 Waltham St., West Newton 34-26-5 71