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Nomination for House at 35 Temple Street

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,115 words across 8 pages, filed in 1989. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 89001288, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the typewriter's. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

The nomination, in full

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

AUG 0 4 1989 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETIS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 1288 AREA Ten Hills 170 Town Somerville MRA Address 35 Temple Street Historic Name none 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 Buii dings between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north Use: Present residential - multi-fami Original double house DESCRIPTION Date ca. 1750-1780 Sour ce sylistic analysis style Georgian-period vernacular (building mansard roof).

Architect none Exterior wall Fabric_ presset wood shingles Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) siding See Attached Assessor's Map Conditiongood Moved yes Date early-20th century Acreage less than one acre Setting The house stands on a corner in an area of multifamily residential buildings. U'IM REFERENCE USGS QUADRANGLE SCALE1:25,000 Z E N 19 - 327/750- 4695/380 Boston North Recorded by Betsy Friedberg, Preservation Planner Organization Mass. Historical Conmission Date May 1986 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) 35 Temple Street,one of Somerville's few houses dating to pre 1800, retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. wel1-preserved example of late Georgian/early Federal styling, that like many early Somerville buildings, was relocated at the turn of the century.

It fulfills Criterion C and Exeption B 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 connunity. 35 Temple Street is one of the earliest houses still standing in Somerville. Many of the five-bay house's original features are intact, including the steep-pitched, narrow gambrel roof typical of the Georgian style as well as 6/6sash and four-panel exterior doors with full-length sidelights. It compares favorably with other early undocumented houses in Somerville. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.

35 Temple Street was probably moved to its present site in Ten Hills area in the early 20th century, as it does not appear on any of the 19th century atlases. It was likely moved from Broadway or Mystic Avenue. The house is now situated on the 17th century road to Governor Winthrop's house at Ten Hills Farm. This road became Temple Street, the route to Robert Temple's 18th century house, and Samuel Jacques's stock farm. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Atlas of the City of Somerville, 1874 Hopkins, G.M. JAQUES ST. 40 ST. TEMBLE LOT 40 855 10T 138 10° LOTS 154 7331 PT. LOT 152 QL 151 T. 152 LOTS 149 8150 22.92 .050 56054 392° LOT 159 LOT 160 LOT I6L LOT 162 4600:400081800g8 4000g8 PT.LOTS 36 6 37 158 20390 5613 SE WALL" ST. HEATH ST 40 91 62 .OT I LOT 190 3862 0118 2200 - 190.

- 36.37.1 4192- 80.40 LOT © 414 1 49 88 88 149 07 LOT 3 4494 13201a 13 62 70.18 43.80 0,891 LOT 2 13743 42512 001= 20 3(11790 Lugg QLI# LOT 12 4801 OTZ 31650 EG. LO 5400 SEWALL 30 240 CITY OF SOMERVILLE 0TS I43, 144,145, 140,147, 6 148 26,800 30* PT LOT 164 50607 LOT IBO LOT. 179 3825g 45 47.37 LOT 74.32 06.87 20590° 82 49 4600 PI.LOT /Z6 55200 74.67 LOT IL 16,244 95.00 10992 59066 LOT 140 37970 24 87 9463 OTELE 7931 SEWALL ST. :0 A 0291 LOT B 8936 LOT C 00 70 LOT D 3497d 0615 59 17 60.09 M.58 28-- GRANT ST. 40 117 9 . 3200 g 32 L0T 139 100 LOT 138 4000 LOT 40000 LOT 156 100 OT 135 8 PI LO - PT. LOT (34 100.. - LOT 133 450001 100- LOT 132.

100 LOTS 130 & 131 101.40 NPS Form 10-000- (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National ParkService National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 Section number Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Somerville MPS Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature tered in the 31. Hopkins, Elisha, House sat ond netistaryKeeperAulmusSyu 9/15/4 Attest 32. House at 10 Arlington Street Entered 1n the fkaeper AulownByun 2/17/64 National BegiateD Attest 33. House at 14 Chestnut Strentered 1n the Axeeper Aulubgu 9/6/9 Natlonal Register Attest 34. House at 16--18 Preston Road Entered in the National Regiater Aaoper AulmByu 9/18/54 Attest 35. House at 197 Morrison Avegufered in the Heeper AuloreByu 418/62 National Register Attest 36.

House at 21 Dartmouth Stfeet intered in the Natlonal Regiater Aaoper AulmBzun 9/18/4 Attest 37. House at 25 Clyde Streetentered in the National Register AReeper AulomBgun 9/19/19 Attest 38. House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street Entered inthe National Register /Keeper AulruByu 1/18/54 Attest 39. House at 343 Highland Avenue Entered 1a tha teeper AulonaBge 2/0/65 Nat1oial RegistorAttest 40.

House at 35 Temple Street Entered in the National Begister theeper OilonByu 1/239 Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY NAME: House at 35 Temple Street MULTIPLE NAME: Somerville MPS STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: 8/04/89 8/31/89 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF PENDING LIST: 8/15/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 9/18/89 REFERENCE NUMBER: 89001288 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 DATTE 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 OTHER COMMENTS USGS maps photographs _presentation Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date 6 Keut Ct.

1. 35 Temple Street 2. someruille, MA 3 c. Zellie .1980 5. Somerville Cet, Hall 6. looking northeast 7. # 170 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: . 64500253