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FORM B - BUILDING v 7 1989 1375 AREA FORM NO. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 264 Town Quincy, MA / MRA Address 47-49 Spear Street Historic Name Seth Spear Homestead 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 two-family dwelling Original single family dwelling DESCRIPTION Date ca.
1850 Source Quincy Historical Society Records style Greek Revival Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabricwood clapboards Outbuildings none cst-granite posts(marking dnveway) Major Alterations (with dates)_ rear extension (by 1876); porticos (1890s)- see reverse Condition Good SEE ATTACHED MAP Moved no Date na Acreage Less than one acre: 8288 sg. ft. Setting This is one of the earliest of several houses on Spear Street built during the latter half of the nineteenth century. UIM REFERENCE 19/334,900 E/4,679,450 N USGS QUADRANGLE Boston South, MA SCALE 1: 25,000 Recorded by Fannin & Iehner / J. Johnson Organization Quincy Historical Cormission Date July 1, 1986 / May 1987 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) A well-preserved vernacular example of a Greek Revival residence, the Seth Spear Homestead is one of Quincy's few surviving nineteenth century farmhouses.
The house retains integrity of design, location, materials, feeling, and association, and fulfills Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places on the local level. ARCHITECIURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the conmunity. SEE INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. SEE INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Atlas of Norfolk County, Mass., 1876. Robinson's Atlas of Norfolk County, 1888. ass., 1876;88897, 1907, 1923. Atlases of the City of Quincy, Mass., 1897, 1907, 1923. H. Hobart Holly, Quincy Historical Society. H.F. Walling. "Map of the Town of Quincy," 1857.
"Sprague Geneology of Old Braintree Families." Microfilm at Quincy Historical Society INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMI SSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Cammnity : QUNCY, MA Form No: QC-264 Property Name : Seth Spear Homestead Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - - 47-49 SPEAR STREET SETH SPEAR HOMESTEAD The house at 47-49 Spear Street is known as the Seth Spear Homestead; it was owned by Seth Spear (1801-1888) from the early 1850s until his death in 1888. The house was built around 1850, either just prior to ce by Seet that date by Thomas Drake, or just after that date by Seth Spear. Spear had one of the largest farms near Quincy Center. His property extended from Wibrid Street to Coddington Street including a portion of the area now occupied by Spear Street.
The farm and homestead were bought from the estate in 1888 by Spear's daughter Henrietta B. Pratt. In 1917. the property was acquired by Alice G. White and later conveyed to Emily White who still lived there in 1923. Staple to Inventory form at bottom INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMI SSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Cormunity: Quincy, MA Form No: QC-264 Property Name: Seth Spear Homestead Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE - - 47-49 SPEAR STREET SETH SPEAR HOMESTEAD One of the oldest houses on the street. 47-49 Spear Street is amongQuincy's few intact 19th century farmhouses. vernacular central hall form with a minimum of architectural ornamentation. Built on a er granite undacion The house is a roof foundation, the house has a gable and twin rear wall chimneys. The fenestration is regular.
consisting of six-over-six sash windows. Indications of its mid century date are the projecting gable returns, the sidelights at the entrance, and the simple corner pilasters framing the main block of the house. The two-story rear extension appears on the 1876 atlas. pedimented porticos at the main entrance and on the west elevation were added in the 1890s. ne tace 1y nark tae dra vevay icontrpbutino . Remnants of a 19th century granite wall are found Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form10-800-e (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 AUG 7 1989 Section number- Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Quincy MRA Norfolk County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 61.
Quincy Savings Bank Entered in the National Register Date/Signature traoper AelousBgu gpa/sg 62. Quincy Water Company Pumpirg, Stat1o0 National Register 63. Record, Jonathan Dexter,Hou House L1 +5a Bstlonu du istoD 64. Reed, Timothy, House Substantive Review Attest Hxeoper Shlaukyun gauky Attest Fkeoper ZhiluneeByan 9papy Attest Sr Keper Bett Sarge Attest 65. Richards, Alfred H., Housered in the lational Register txeeper Delmurppun 1464 to. sateo tutesen chumreh salatatiro tuntunfernagor Bcti Seuse 9-20-89 67. Sheppard, Eben w., House Subataatixe DOE/OWNER CBJECTTON p cug se- Betl Suuge 39 Attest 68.Stdelinger, George B.Horedin the Natlonal Begister Fkeeper AelourBgun 2/2469 Attest 69. South Junior High Schoo1 Notored in the Hatloned Register Hkeeper AulaeBizun 9/245 Attest 70.
Spear, Seth, Homestead Entered in the National Register pReeper AelureByun 9/20/89 Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Spear, Seth, Homestead NAME: MULTIPLE NAME : Quincy MRA STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Norfolk DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 8/07/89 9/07/89 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 8/22/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 9/21/89 REFERENCE NUMBER: 89001375 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 VACCEPT _RETURN REJECT 9/20/82 DATE Entered 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 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 47-49 Spear.
Street. seth Spear Homestead st: planning Dept. - Qu by: Fannin/Lehner view: South date: Spring1986 QC -264 Quincy SEE PLAN 113I 32 EdithP Edelstein Plotzs 5A54 No728 8283 Ki7. Pubi dul Applebauim GRANVILLE ST. SPEAR Plotzs 8288 STREET muenshere mpentiesfr Plot 26 7067 SEE PLAN 1131 37 7150 Mabe/RNicke RuthH. Benjamin Lipsky 22 75 Plot8 41112 arthur C. Carriker e/ux. lenmriec 55 Eciwirt H MecEwan Tree Ma Ewe- Really Trusf 2/0/34 Realty -2192 5360 68.59 Plotss 12480 Vurto/k County Trustco shorpenkounhymqurico P13 Plet 39 9470 Plof 4100 Bob Dunn Realty Cotpn. Plot 12 1AB15 15255 1 916 S PUSIEK 26- 32 SEE PLAN 1137 Address 47-49 Spear Street QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS / MRA Assessors Map # 1132 1979 Scale: 1 inch equals 80 feet THOMAS J MAYOR Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000289