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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 : Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5, black an 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 3 Buttoings between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north SEE ATTA CHED MAP UTM REFERENCE 19,315360.4689330 USGS QUADRANGLE Newton, Mass. SCALE 1:25,000 AREA 83 FORM NO. 4520 Town Newton/AurndaleA.
Address 1832 Washington St Historic Name O1d Shephard Farm Use: Present dwelling Original farmstead DESCRIPTION Date c.1740 Source Jackson Homestead Publication also 1700 Map of Newton Style Georgian Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric Clapboard Outbuildings barn and shed Major Alterations (with dates) 2-story ving added to south elevation, Condition Very good Moved from 1828 Date 1953 Washington St 23,740 sq. ft. Acreage (less than 1 acre) situated along a main Setting suburban thoroughfare Jackson Recorded by Dorothy S. Bates/H'stead Organization Bruce Fernald--N.H.v. Date 1977, 1980 Rev. by H. White 3/86 JATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) Jriteria B & 3 1832 Washington St meets Criterion B because of its associations with Alexander Sheperd, a prominent early resident of Auburndale.
criterion C is met because this structure is one of few remaining eighteenth structures in Auburndale, which relate to the early agricultural economy of the village. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of sther buildings within the community. According to local tradition, this house was built c. 1740 and was part of the "OLd Sheperd Farm" originally built by Alexander Sheperd, Senior, a prominent local citizen who is known to have fought at the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. The farmhouse is a two and one-half story rectangular plan structure with a gable roof of low pitch. A two-story addition one bay wide and two bays deep was added to the south elevation, with the gable roof of the main block extended to incorporate the new section.
The house exhibits the five-bay facade organization common to houses of the mid-eighteenth century. The narrow, center entrance supports a flat entablature. A rear wing of the house was detached and moved to the site of the old barn in 1953. The wing is thought to be the oldest section of the house. The barn was moved toward stanton Ave. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the suilding relates to the development of the community. In 1770 Alexander Sheperd sold his farmland to John Pigeon. The property was described at that time as " a lot of 60 acres with a dwelling house and barn and orchard." In 1804 the farm was owned by Jeremiah Allen, and included a large part of the present-day Brae Burn Country Club. Members of the Allen family owned the house for over 100 years.
In 1953 the house was moved to its present site from 1828 Washington Street and given a one-quarter turn. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES 1700 Map of Newton 1855 1874 Atlas of the City of Newton 1907 Atlas of the City Newton History of Newton, Francis Jackson. History of Newton, San'l. F. Smith Early Days in Auburndale, Educ. Committee of Aub. Women's Club, 1917. p.25-27. 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 91. Needham Street Bridge 92. Newton Street Railway Carbarn 93. Nichols House 94. O1d Shepard Farm 95. Page, H.P., House 96.
Parsons, Edward, House 97. Peabody--Williams House 98. Potter Estate 99. Prescott Estate 100. Railroad Hotel Entered in the 'Nationa! Hegister frseper Attest fKeeper Date/Signature AelauaByan 9/114 diloue(ya 8464 Intered in Zational tegiace Intared in the Natienal Register Attest Intered En the National Reg1süez fReeper Attest fieeper delousBgen stla AelmeBgansitte Attest Entered in the Naticnal Register Keeper selouBya 91414 Trite Nar1 che Register Attest fteeper selmeBzan sttee 0E19T97 Attest Fieeper Aelouaßzera 94186 Attest Intored ir the Nattonai Register.
Keeper HelueBsun 19/231 Attest Entered in the National Register fKeeper SeloreSyun 914/86 Attest Imterad in tto Mationai Regialar fokeeper AeluByen 914/56 Attest 86001859 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Old Shepard Farm (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: 2.3 1986 2/337 Date Due: 8/21/86 - 9/6/84 Action: ACCEPT 9-4-82 Imtered in the -RETURN Mational Rogiaten -_ REJECT. Federal Agency: _ -appeal 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 excellent good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one J unaltered Jaltered 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 J 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 applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception Jother 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 1740 Old shepard farm Dewton, Massa MRA - 1832 Washington St, Auburndale - 79-D-25 (3) WASHINGTON 11 45 14 20 12 10 NOJNIS 9, SECTTON 43 44 SA 075 Clty of Newton Assessor'3 Maps. Sheet 67 Metric Series. 1979 Scale: UTM grid line interval = 100 meters (328 feet) Newton, Mass. M.R.A.
1832 Nashington Street, Auburndale Old Shepard Farm 43-44-13