Nomination for Parker--Burnett House

The nomination, in full

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

1291 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116, AREA AUG 0 4 1989 FORM NO. 173 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 See Attached Assessor's Map Z E N UTM REFERENCE 19-327/330-4694/400 USGS QUADRANGLE Boston North SCALE 1:25,000 Town Somerville Address 48 Vinal Avenue Historic Name Silas Parker (developer James Burnett (owner-resident) Use: Present residential Original DESCRIPTION residential Date 1873-1874 Source map research / deed research Style Italianate Architect unKnown Exterior Wall Fabric clapboards Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) none Condition excellent Moved no Date n/a Acreage less than one acre Setting west side of Vinal Ave. at head of Pleasant Ave., surrounded by late 19th century dwellings in well established Prospect Hill neighborhoo Recorded by Gretchen G. Schuler Organization Nass.

Historical Commissi, Date september, 1988 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Parker/Burnett House is historically and architecturally significant for its representation of the Italianate building style in Somerville during a period of rapid residential growth in the Prospect Hill area. The house retains integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association and fullfills Criteria A and 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. The well detailed Italianate dwelling is a focal point at the end of the Pleasant Avenue streetscape. It is representative of a popular house type in Somerville's rapidly developing post-Civil War neighborhoods.

The well conserved house of clapboards retains its paired cornice brackets, its two-story bay with molding and the with brackets, squared columns and pilasters paired panelled entrance door. There is a large two-story rear e11. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. Prospect Hill, one of the mest prosperous residential neighborhoods, evolved throughout the late-19th century. Prior to that it was an agricultural community of farms. Large tracts of land were purchased by real estate investors and well=to-do merchants in the mid 1800s. Pleasant, Grandview and Vinal Avenues were part of the 1870 subdivision plans of Ira Hill and others. Ira Hill, who lived at #91 Boston Street, was a prinicipal in most Prospect Hill subdivisions.

Many of the lots were subdivided a second time prior to development. Early residents were prosperous Boston and Union Square businessmen. Lot #27 of Hill's 1870 Plan subdivided by Robert Vinal and sold in to Silas and Emma Parker who owned and developed many other Prospect Hill properties. The Parkers built this well conserved dwelling and sold it to James and Sophia Burnett. Burnett was a machine blacksmith in Boston. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of the City of Somerville, 1874. Directories of City of Somerville, 1870s-1890s. Registry of Deeds, Middlesex County. 8/85 200 21 115* STRIP 8I LOT I6 I L.- CITY OF SOMERVILLE 45,200 LLOT 45 5680 0 200 PT. LOT IPT LOTS T LOT PT.LOI 3766 g=336760 59 37676 66DE 3955 | 366 23729 LOT 36 5650 LOT 83 5650 g 85 5876 0 PT.

LOT 85 |LOT 86 & PT 424 0 6554 L LOT 87 (8) "32 25 LOT 56480- LOT OI 5605 -OT 7155 LOTA-2: 15229 d LOT A-! 4235 0 69.2 LOT 86 5430 m LOT 87--- 5250 D 152288 023 5117 27 FET.LOT 27 3772 g 7 49 Vinal House somewille. (MRA) Mass- STRIP & LOT 15 OT 4E 56500. G OT5 650 444 (13) STRIP & LOT 14 57500 8660 g LOT LOT 9 19T 96) PT LOTS 1o 25 82 37776 y"= 100 # 173 SCHOOL ST. 30 53.6 6970 STRIP & LOT i* 900÷ 28610 LOT A 21230 47.90 STRIP & LOT 13 E STRIP & LOT 12 5750 6012 d LOT 31060 120.50 555007 81.$0 30 -36.80 - 32.08 45750; LOT 46 3650 g = LOT A LOT B 507305 J:53270= 3003 23 30 LOT 53 5650 I LOT 52 5650 = LOT 90 5650 LOT 91 5650 D = LOT 95 5567 -0894% LOTE 6463 LOT 51 =_5650G= LOT 92 8 PT. LOTS 3 84 5989 LOT 9 $599 57580 PRESCOTT ST. 34.00 54440 ST.OY 131.41 LOT 58 PT.LOT 6 7330g 41.06- 9L0S PT. LOTS 384 5120 g- PT LOTS L9178 48680 PT.

LOT 3 - 5252 44.70+ PUTNAM ST. 135.00 LOTA 10.87 -LOT D 4450 d 35. 97= 82.86 7590g VINAL AVE. NPS Form 10-000# (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 65. Russell, Philemon, House Entered in the National Register 66. Russell, Susan, House Intered 1a the Natlopal Register 67. Schuebeler, Charles, House Entered in the Hational Register 68. Snow, Lemuel, Jr., Housetared In tha National degister 69. Somerville High School Entered in tha National Register 70.

Somerville Journal Building Date/Signature Entered in the Hational Register praopor Aulmu Bipun 9/18/69 Entered in the Natlonad Register fokaoper AulruByun 2/16/01 Attest Entered 1n the Mational Beglater Heeper AeluuByen 2/0/54 Attest FReeperAilumByun 2/10/64 Mationad Reniater Attest /xorpor AulnuBzen 2/2/4 Vreoper SulmueSgu 2/8169 Attest Ikeeper DelouBya 9/18/59 Attest HeepoelouByen 9/k/69 Attest Iseopordelnueyun 3/1/44 Attest Entered 1n tha Poopo Aeloneyen 2/1769 Natinnai Regtater Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY NAME: Parker--Burnett House MULTIPLE NAME: Somerville MPS 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: 89001291 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 ACCEPT RETURN REJECT 9/18/89 DATE Intered in 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 verbal boundary description UTMS boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION sketch maps _USGS maps _photographs OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date presentation 48 Vinal / 48 Uinal Acnue Z.

Someruille. MA 3. E. Zctt G. Suauler 4.1988 5. Somerulle egty Hall 6. looking parke-Burnott Heuse 7 #/73 Senervitle MRt, Ma Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: - 64500253