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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSION STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5", black and white) Indicate address of property onback 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 assessors' map UIM REPERENCE 19/382430/46/2.400 USGS QUADRANGLE Cotuit,MA SCALE 1:25,000 Barnstable, MA MRA AREA FORM NO. MMA 13 Town Barnstable (Marstons Mills Center) Address 261 Cotuit Road (Rte. 149) Historic Name Gifford Farm Use: Present Original dwelling dwelling DESCRIPTION Date c.
1850 Source County Registry Style Greek Revival Architect Exterior Wall Fabric unknown asbestos Outbuildings barn Major Alterations (with dates) None Condition good Moved Acreage Setting No Date 2.7 - 78/29/1 residential at edge of village Recorded by Candace Jenkins Organization Barnstable Historical Comm. Date 1986 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Gifford Farm possesses integrity of location, design, setting, workmanship, feeling and association. It is significant for its associations with Marstons Mills 19th and 20th agricultural history, and as a 20th century village gathering place. It is also significant as an unusual Greek Revival style double house. The property thus meets criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of öther buildings within the community. The Gifford Farm is an interesting and unusual example of the Greek Revival style in Barnstable. It is a full cottage rising 1 1/2 stories to a gable roof; rather than the traditional five bay facade, however, it is a double house with twin entries centered between pairs of windows. It is trimmed with wide cornerboards and a full entablature running beneath the eaves. It is a distinguished by a central facade gable and a one story Doric porch. Windows contain 6/6 sash. Despite siding, the house retains all of its important features. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the conmunity.
Chipman Hinckley assembled a large land holding in Marstons Mills between 1800-1840. It is believed that he built the present house c. 1850. When Chipman died in 1858, his estate went to his son Russell. The property remained in theHinckley family until 1882, when it was purchased by Sylvanus Bourne. The estate at that time was described as a homestead, outbuildings and 200 acres. Sylvanus died in 1887 and in 1890, Caroline Bodge purchased it from his heirs. From Caroline, it went to Louis Kleinschmidt in 1898, and then to Lorenzo Gifford in 1919. It was at this time that it achieved its greatest historical significance. Lorenzo developed a large dairy herd with attendant milk route, a slaughterhouse and a smoke house. This remained, until the mid-20th century, as Marstons Mills last working farm. Additionally, from 1926-1941, Mrs.
Gifford served as post mistress, with facilities in a building on the premises, making it a village social center in the early-mid 20th century. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Barnstable County Atlasses. 1858, 1880, 1907. Barnstable County Registry of Deeds and Probate. The Seven Villages of Barnstable. 1976. Town Assessors Map 78/29 Oral History: Sue Davenport Johnson, Cotuit Rd., Marstons Mills United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Barnstable MRA State Barnstable Co., MA Nomination/Type of Review 41. Crocker, Lot, House 42. Crosby, Daniel, House 43. Crosby House 44. Crosby Yacht Company Incorporated 45. Fuller House 46. Gifford Farm 47. Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House 48. Goodspeed, Allen, House 49.
Goodspeed House 50. Gray, Capt. Thomas, House SsatAntiva Horsof Keeper Attest aiantieatte Kortfikseeper Attest Beriered 1R tiao Matiosal Bagdster Date/Signature latick Andus 3/13/82 BettSaerse 3113/84 latiule Aedus 9/18/05 Betpt Saurge 9/18/87 DelonByuu3/201 Attest Miästantive Kovte/Keeper Sv7 Attest tKeeper letersd 190 fatione1 Hegister Aelusbgun 3/2/6: Jebersd 2e Ester Attest /Keeper Silau Bgen 112117 Attest SbatentIvu Nortei f/Keeper Attest dbstantive Roviel Keeper Attest Intersd in tlaa Ie toioma? .
+ 6keeper Attest Jaisead in the 20, ptomnd Bogdster KKeeper Attest Patuik Anduus 9/18/075 BetbX Saurge 9/18/87 subonaByu /3/13/87 SlbouBges 3113/87 4° WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) 87000245 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Gifford Farm (Barnstable MRA) Barnstable County MASS A CHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: - sample Jrequest Working No.- JAN 2 7 1987 Fed. Reg. Date: q2/ Date Due: 2/26 157-3/13/57 Action: ACCEPT . 313-87 Intersd in taie RETURN National Begisten REJECT- Federal Agency: Jappeal L 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 eligibie? yes no 7. Description Condition Jexcellent 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 e| T S MAL. clarity J applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance 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 Barnsabla Mass MRA GiHtord Farm MMAI3 261 CotuitRd.
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71-3 36ae 176/5 72 .23 AC-S 69 5.60AC 66- 1.63 AC 64 .83 AC 65 46 AC 15/3 237/3 193/5 165/5 195/9 FOT/S Barnstable, MA MRA Gifford Farm 261 Cotuit Road, Marstons Mills Assessors' maD Scale: 1"=100' SCALE 1100' 109 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000271