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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 white) 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 ATTA CHED MAP) UTM REFERENCE _19.318550.4688720 USGS QUADRANGLE NEWION, MASS. SCALE 1:25,000 AREA 163 FORM NO. NC-97 Town Newton, Mass. M.R.A Newton (Newton Centre Address 15 Bracebridge Road Historic Name Mount Pleasant Use: Present dwelling Original dwelling DESCRIPTION Date circa 1856 Source Water Records, stylistic analysis Style _Italianate Architectunknown Exterior Wall Fabric Clapboard Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) _c.1890- Colonial Revival decorative motifs Condition Very Good Moved no Date Acreage 55213 sq. ft.
(1.27 acres) Setting suburban residential along Cochituate Aqueduct. Recorded by Archit, Pres, Assocs. Organization Newton Historical Comm. Date 5/83: rev, by H, White 3/86 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) Mount Pleasant is a well-preserved example of the Italianate style in Newton Centre, and has important associations with Roswell Turner and Charles Davis, both important figures in the nineteenth century development. ofthe area; the house therefore meets Criteria B 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. Mount Pleasant represents the mainstream of Italianate design during the 1860s, as well as the suburban vogue for the Colonial Revival during the 1890s. This story house has a low-pitched gable roof of slate.
The three-bay, center gabled facade with its shallow entrance pavilion are typical of the conservative and academic versions of the Italianate style. The hip-roofed tower and bracketed window lintels are characteristic features of the style. In the 1890s the house was given a Colonial Revival re-trimming which included applied pilasters on the center pavilion, and a portico on the south elevation. The unusual openwork enframement of the entrance porch Can also be seen on the Seth Adams house, c.1854, 72 Jewett Street, Newton Corner. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. West of Centre Street, the area between Pelham Street and the pond was first developed by Roswell Turner, who began to acquire property there in the 1840s.
In the 1860s many of the lurner properties, including nis nome at 15 Bracebridge Road (known as Mount Pleasant), were acquired by Charles S. Davis. King's Handbook of Newton (1889) comments that the Mount Pleasant estate was "notable for its luxuriant pine woods, and great ledges of conglomerate rock and picturesque flanking knolls." Charles S. Davis was an associate of the Boston piano manufacturing firm of Hallett member of the First Church and a regular participant in community affairs. Until his death in 1907, he played an active role in the development oi Newton centre. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Atlases: 1874, 1886, 1895, 1907 Maps: 1855 City Directories: 1907-George Taylor, Manager, Sears Bldg. B, house 106 Gibbs St. Newton's 19th C. Architecture: Newton Centre, Oak Hill, Chestnut Hill, Comm. Ave. Newton Historical Comm. 1985. p. 12.
8/85 NPS Form 10-900-8 (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 recelved: 7/23/86 date entered Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Newton MRA Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review 81. Hyde, Gershom, House 82. Jackson House 83. Jackson, Samuel, Jr., House 84. Jennison, Joshua, House IntoredIn tha Metioren Legtougt Entored in the Lational Regiater 85. Judkins, Amos, House 86. King House 87. Kingshury House 88. Kistler House 89. Merriam, Galen, House 90.
Mount Pleasant Enterel in the Antlora1 Reelstaz Entered in the lational Registez Entsrad in the Naticnal Register Entsred the 1510 Intercd 1n the Netional egister Bul: Naticn 5LB." Entored in the Hational Regisier Date/Signature frtooper aebuBgu 941 Attest fKeeper AelomByu 914156 Attest Skeeper deloraByeu 914166 Attest fseeper Ahlor Byun 114116 Attest fieeper SelmuaBzen 414186 Attest foséeper AelareByan 944116 Attest fKeeper AelarerByun 314186 Attest fKeeper AeloreBgan 814186 Attest fKeeper delmeßyen 9/4186 Attest frseeper delousByen 914/86 Attest 55 86001851 WASO Form - 177 (''R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Mount Pleasant (Newton MRA) Middlesex County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample Jrequest Working No.
Fed. Reg. Date: UL 23 1986 2/3/3> Date Due:_ 8/21/86 - 916/86 Imtered in tAction: <ACCEPT 9-4-86 Ietlonal Register -RETURN 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 _ original site moved date 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect summary paragraph completeness clarity J applicable criteria justification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception JJ 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 LOther 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 0000 Baiony Masy MRA' Mannt Pleasat 15 Bracebridge Rd, N. Centre K-13 (27) AOU PLEASANT LANE COCHITUATE CHAPIN AQUEDUCT HAMMONO 0.0. COCHITUATE STREET 14 ROAD MASON-RICE SCHOOL AQUEDUCT SECT ION 64 BLOCK 26 BRACEBR IDGE 6 # $pe7° 18 : 12 PLEASANT City of Newton Assessor's Maps. Sheet 89 Metric Serles. 1979 Scale: UTM grid line interval = 100 meters (328 Newton, Mass. M.R.A. 15 Bracebridge Road, Newton Centre "Mount Pleasant" 64-16-14A