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WAY 1 5 1989 558 SOUTHBRIDGE MASS MRA FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 AREA A FORM NO. 111 Town Southbridge 208-222 Address Hamilton at Crane Street Historic Name Chapin Block or Flat Iron B1 Rou#1-12 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 Use: Present commercia1/residential Originalcommercial/residential DESCRIPTION Date 1888 Source "A Walk Through Globe Village", p.
Style Shingle Style Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric wood shingles Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) 2nd storv yerandas added (1894-1904), clock faces re moved from tower (eariy 20th c ) display - window glazing slightly modifie early 20th c. CONDITION: Good Moved no Date_ Mla Acreage less than one acre Setting commercial/residential street UTM REFERENCE 18/145 210/4662 700 USGS QUADRANGLE Southbridge, Mass-conn SCALE 1:2 ,000 Recorded by E. Woodford, S. Ceccacci ed. S. Ceccacci Organization Southbridge Historical Com- missio DateMay 1986 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Chapin Block is significant for its association with the town's industrial expansion, the growth of the Globe Village, and the elaboration of commercial building late in the century.
It meets National Register criteria A and C at the local level and retains integrity of location, design, feeling, and association. The boundaries indicated on the attached assessors map are those of current ownership. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. This Hamilton Street landmark is the only Shingle style commercial block in Southbridge. A go example of the adaptation of a structure to its site, the building takes it more or less tri- angular plan from the wedge of land on which it is situated at the corner of Hamilton and Cran With the exception of the removal of a clock from the upper portion of the corner tower, the appearance of the building had not changed greatly since its construction.
Althoug the glazing pattern of the display windows was altered in the early-20th century, the present design is not entirely out of character with the overall design of the building. The late- 19th century addition of second story verandas across the back of the structure does not signi ficantly affect the appearance of the building when seen from Hamilton Street. Characteristic of the Shingle style are the horizontal lines of the main body of the building, the sheathing of the entire building in wood shingle siding, the ampleness of the turret-like curved corner and the sculptural effect of the tower above. Also typical is the use of modifi Classical motifs such as the moulded modillions in the eave cornice. - HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the - building relates to the development of the community.
This block was built by Francis L. Chapin, an officer of the Southbridge National Bank and an active local real estate developer. About six months after the building was occupied, it was bought by J. J. Delehanty, a furniture dealer in Globe Village (see form #'A-148): The block was built to contain stores on the ground floor and a "society hall" on the second floor. In 1894 the building housed a grocery store, a clothing store, a barber, a tobacconist, a candy store and one vacant store. Although this section of Hamilton Street was mostly residential, a stores selling groceries, fruits, tobacco and paints were scattered along the north side of the street in other build- ings between Crane and Union Streets in 1894. The only concentration of stores in the neighborhood was in the Chapin Block. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES - Curtis, John O. and Southbridge Historical Commission.
"A Walk Through Globe Village and Along Hamilton Street in Southbridge", Supplement to SUNDAY, The Evening News Weekend Magazine. ca. 1980 8/85 NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page. OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Southbridge MRA Worcester County. MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 11. Building at 38--42 Worcester Street Entered in the Mational Register freeper AelruaByen 612/74 12. Building at 52 Main Street Entered in tae National Begister 13. Central Mills Historic District Entered in the National Begiatet 14. Chamberlain--Bordeau House Entered in the National Beglater Entered 1u the 15.
Chapin Block dational Beglster Attest FReeper AhlunZyu 6/22/59 Attest Ikeeper leeneBzu 4/2264 Attest Ikeeper AeluByan 4/27/19 Attest Leeper AelmeByun 4/2/89 Attest 16. Cheney, Alpha M. House intered in the 6Keeper Mational Register AeloueSyur 6/2249 17. Cheney, J.M., Rental Houseurca Iu we Heeeper AelnBgen6219 National Register 18. Clarke--Glover Farmhouse Attest Attest MebreBzua 6/22/84 19. Cliff Cottage Entered in tne Mational Begister Entered in the National Register Attest -Keeper AulouBge 4/22/89 Attest fReeper AluBgee 20.
Cole, E., Merritt, House Entared in t3e National Registaz c/22/g Attest NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Chapin Block NAME: MULTIPLE NAME: Southbridge MRA STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Worcester DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 5/15/89 6/16/89 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 5/31/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 6/29/89 REFERENCE NUMBER: 89000558 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N COMMENT WAIVER: N LACCEPT RETURN REJECT _DATE Enteredin the National Register ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: RECOM./CRITERIA REVIEWER DISCIPLINE DATE DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N CLASSIFICATION count resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION historic current DESCRIPTION architectural classification materials descriptive text 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 justification of exception other BIBLIOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHICAL DATA acreage UTMS verbal boundary description boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION sketch maps USGS maps photographs - _presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date Chapin Block Flat Iron Building, A-ll!
Southbriage.MA IRA Ceccacci, 1985 Southbridge Historical Commiston Roll#112 A,III/ 30 1°. 132 HI 100 LOMANO 110 MRA SOUTHBRIDGE MASS 31. 3 71 73 80 BCMOOL DEPARTUCOF ALF 48 47 ACSE33073 JOH LO'DHEELL A ASSOCIATES AUBURN, MAINE SOUTHERIOSE, MASS. ChapinBlodk, Hamilton & Crane streets ¡ I "'2d0 36 VEMPT-TOWN HO H9, HO, 35 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000294