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AUG 0 4 1989 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 1.286 AREA Winter Hill 168 Town Somerville MRA Address 58 Sycamore Street Historic Name Susan Russell House FORM NO. 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 residence Original residence DESCRIPTION Date ca.
1830s Source visual analysis Style Greek Revival none Architect Exterior Wall Fabricclapboard outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) None See Attached Assessor's Map Z E N UIM REFERENCE 19 - 327/050 - 4695/000 USGS QUADRANGLE Boston North SCALE 1:25,000 Condition good Moved no Date n/a Acreage Less than one acre Setting The nominated property is located in an urban area adjacent to railroad tracks. The area is residential with mostly late-19th century dwellings Recorded byBetsy Friedberg Organization Massachusetts Historical Comm. Date May 1986 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Russell House is a well-preserved example of a modest Greek Revival-style residence such as was once quite common in Somerville.
The house retains integrity ot location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association and fulfills Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places on the local level. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. 58 Sycamore Street is a simple but well-conserved Greek Revival style house. The overhanging eaves appear to have been rebuilt, but the recessed, sidelit Greek Revival entry is intact. A batten door and cornerboards are features of the original design. The house is a 1 1/2 stories in height and 3 bays wide, with a side entryway and a rear ell. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.
Until it was developed in the late nineteenth century, Sycamore Street functioned primarily as a road to the Tufts House (78 Sycamore Street). The 1852 Draper map shows a house at this location. It is likely that is was constructed after the Boston and Lowell Railroad built the rail line immediately adjacent in 1835. Originally, this was Tufts family property. In 1850, however, it may have belonged to John Russell, a Medford Street grover. In 1874, it belonged to Susan Russell, his widow. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Draper, Martin Map of Somerville, 1852 Hopk ins, G. M. Atlas of the City of Somerville, 1874 1850 Somerville Directory INE RAILROAD 27 500g RICHDALE AVE. PEMBROKE CT. 803 32.85 1.93 2975 SYCAMORE ST. T-1. 6004 2204 -E-oT130M 70 13181 TENNY- 17.31 © 41670 480 1111 1'100 #168 SYCAMORE ST. 9 ® 25250 ©30300 LEE O ST. Susan Russell House S8 Sycmore st.
Somewille (UKA), Mass THURSTON ST NPS Form 10-900d (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 AUG 4 1989 Section number _ Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Somerville MPS Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 61. Old Cemetery 62. Otis--Wyman House 63. Parker--Burnett House 64. Prescott, Gustavus G.gHousee 1n +bn Natlorad Reriater 65. Russell, Philemon, House Entered in the National Register 66. Russell, Susan, House Eutered 1= the Natiopal Register 67. Schuebeler, Charles, House Entered in the National Register 68. Snow, Lemuel, Jr., House Intared in the National Register 69. Somerville High School Intered In t3e National Begister 70.
Somerville Journal Building Date/Signature Entered in the Hational Register pxoopor AulouByu 9/18/69 Attest ntered in the Natlopal Register freoperAuloußyan 9/18/64 Attest Entered in the National Reglater Heopor SulmaByun 2/0/69 Attest Theoper XeluuByun 9/0/64 Attest Kkoopor AulrunBzan /4469 Attest Vxeopor LubmuBgun 2/e169 Attest Ieeper AuloneBezun 9/13/89 Attest 1keeperelnuByu 4/17/19 Attest IkooperdelueByun 3/1/04 Attest Kooo HeloveZyen 2/0/69 Fatare?
In ths Nattonal Rortater Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Russell, Susan, House NAME: MULTIPLE Somerville MPS NAME : STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 8/04/89 8/31/89 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 8/15/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 9/18/89 REFERENCE NUMBER: 89001286 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N N N COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT RETURN REJECT 9/18/89 DATE Entered in the Mational 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 sketchmaps OTHER COMMENTS USGS maps _photographs _presentation Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date 58 Sycamore 1.
58 Sycamore St. 2. Somesuille. MA 3. C. Zellie 4. 1981 5. Sonerullle Cty Hale west 6. lookeg Rusol, tesay Heve 7 #168 Snoville MRA, Me Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number:. 64500253