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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 bufldings - between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north SEE ATTACHED MAP UTM REFERENCE_19.321690.4688010 USGS QUADRANGLE Newton. Mass. SCALE 1:25,000 - AREA FORM NO. JH-110 Newton, Mass. M.R.A. Town NEWION (Chestnut Hill) Address 41 Middlesex Road Historic Name none Use: Present dwelling Original dwelling DESCRIPTION Date 1894 Source Engineering Dept.
Nater Records Style Shingle Style Architect unknown field- Exterior Wall Fabric wood shingle, stone Outbutldings garage Major Alterations (with dates) 1930s: story wing and garage added Condition Very Good Moved no Date Acreage 22,755 sq. ft. less than one acve Setting Suburban. Ample setback, Opposite Brimmer & May School. Recorded by Archit. Pres. Assocs. Organization Newton Historical Jomm. Date 5/83; rev. by H. White 3/86 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) -The house at 41 Middlesex Road is an outstanding local example of Shingle Style architecture and is representative of the large suburban houses built by Boston commuters in Chestnut Hill during the 1890s. As such it 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 community.
This Shingle Style residence uses a favorite local combination of fieldstone on the first story with upper floors of dark brown stained wood shingles. Distinguished by the swept conical roofs of the turret and veranda, the house is a mass of interlocking geometric forms which typifies the mainstream of Shingle Style design. The windows have upper sash with diamond-paned muntins. a medieval motif popular in late Queen Anne period designs. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. From the mid-nineteenth century a number of affluent North - Shore residents came to own considerable land in the Chestnut Hill area. At first the area was a summer colony for these members of some of the Boston area's oldest families.
But after the completion of the Circuit Railroad, and the building of a commuter station on nearby Hammond Street, Thestnut Hill became a year-round place of residence for well-to-do Boston businessmen and professionals. The house at 41 Middlesex Road was built by William Dupee, whose own estate is located at 400 Beacon Street (CH-9A) not far from Middlesex Road. This structure was later owned by George Warren, owner of a roofing business. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Atlases: 1907-Frances V. Warren 1895-W.R. Dupee 1886-land of G.B. Nichols 1874- land of I. Saltonstall Lee, Mary. A History of Chestnut Hill Chapel, 1937. -City Directory: 1909-Geo. Warren-roofer & Roofing materials. 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 OMB No.
1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only recetved 1/23/16. date entered Page Muitiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name _Newton MRA State Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 71. House at 31 Woodbine Streetintered in the National Begister freoper AelauBgas 261te Attest 72. House at 41 Middlesex Road .. f'Keeper National Begister AeloreBzan 914106 Attest 73. House at 47 Sargent Street Hogister fheeper deloruByene14lr4 Attest 74. House at 511 Watertown Street Entered in the National Register f'seeper DeloreByen 314/2 75. House at 60 William Street 76. House at 68 Maple Street 17. House at 729 Dedham Street 78. House at 81--83 Gardner Street 79. Hyde House Attest intored Iegi slez fKeeper Attest Entered in the Mational Register fKeeper Attest TKeeper . kegi: Attest Entered in the National Hegister f'Keeper Attest fKeeper 80.
Hyde, Eleazer, House Entered in thg intionei Register Attest fKeeper Attest deloreeByan914661 delareßjun 9/468 AeloreeBzun 11466 SelarerByan 91418 adelorebya 1116e AeloresByan 9/1166 86001830 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 41 Middlesex Road (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 2.3 1986 Date Due: - Entered in Action: 8/21/86- 9-486 Mational Registen - _ RETURN_ _REJECT_ Federal Agency: - 2387 Lappeal LNR 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 Newton, Mass MRA Hase at - 41 Middlesex Rd, MR-A-6 (2) Chestnut Hill - ) 'evitong Mass, MRA Heuse at - 41 Middlesex Rd, Chestnut Hill- MR-A-4 (24) 21 B. T. A. 23 22 SEGTION BLOCK 3 POST OFFICE SECTION 63 BLACK 35 MIDDLESEX DUNSTER SECTION 63 BLOCK 36 THE LONGWOOD CRICKET CLUB ROAD City of Newton Assessor's Maps. Sheet //0 Metric Series. 1979 Scale: UTM grid líne interval = 100 meters (328 feet) Newton, Mass. M.R.A. 41 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill 63-35-2