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1492 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 AUG 2 1 1989 NATIONAL REGISTER AREA FORM NO. 65 WALTHAM, MA MRA Town Waltham, MA Address 35-37 Central St. Historic Name John E. Olcott House 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 sceattached sheet Use: Present private residence (double) Original same DESCRIPTION Date ca.1837 Source deed research Style Federal Architect John E. Olcott, bricklayer Exterior Wall Fabric brick Outbuildings none : UTM REFERENCE 19/316320/4693320 USGS QUADRANGLE LEXINGTON.
SCALE 1:25,000 Major Alterations (with dates) front entrance porch added (n.d.) Condition fair-good Moved Acreage no Date n/a 3,417 sq.ft. 0.078Ares61-14-9 Setting situated on corner lot in densely- settled residential area of mid 19th c. houses Recorded by Ed Gordon Organization Date Waltham Historical Comm. July. 1986 revised by C. Jenkins 4/88 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) (#155) and Gore Place (NHL). The Olcott House meets criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. #35/37 Central St. is architecturally significant as a rare Waltham example of a masonry Federal style house. Prior to the early 1900's, wood was by far the material of popular choice in Waltham. #35/37 Central St.
is a boxy, 2-story double house with a 5 bay x 2 bay main block. It is enclosed by a low hip roof. Projecting from the center of its 5-bay main facade is an enclosed porch--inside the porch, a replacement front door is visible. There is no evidence to suggest that the entrance ever had an eliptical arch--a feature that appears on the similar but more substantial Luke Fiske House on Lincoln St., Waltham. In general - this house's planar masonry surfaces are piee ed by slightly recessed windows; only the windows at the southeast corner retain 6/6 wood sash. Most of the windows contain 1/1 replace- ment sash. This building's masonry walls are composed of rows of stretcher bricks.
Although the entry and most of the windows have been altered, the Olcott House remains as a rare sur- vivor of a brick Federal period house whose vernacular rear-wall chimney form may be contrasted with the high style form of Gore Place (NHL). HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. 35/37 Central St. dates from the earliest phase of the development of the neighborhood to the east of this Waltham Common. Central St. was originally called Middle St. and was set out c.1836/1837. #35/37 Central St. was built C.1837 and probably represents the craftsmanship of John E. Olcott, "bricklayer," of Watertown. He purchased this lot for $600.00 from Thomas F. -. Miller, trader, for $600.00.
The Miller/01cott deed (362:537) mentions "the line dividing the entry in the Center to the first named bound with a privilege of using the whole of said , entry in common with the occupant in the southend of the house with a priveledge in the Cellar, Garret and back chamber to occupy the same in common and the right of passage to said apartment, also the exclusive right of passage to said apartment also the exclusive right of occupying the whole of a small chamber at the west end of the entry of said house." In addition, Thomas F. Miller reserved the exclusive right of occupying the small room on the east side of this house. John E. Olcott lived in this house until as late as 1887. On January 18, 1888, Andrew J. Lathrop of Waltham, administrator of the estate of John E. Olcott sold this house to an Ellen T. Hagan for $2100.00 (see Middlesex deeds 1834:493). Ellen I.
Hagan owned this property until at least 1911. ,BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Waltham Maps/Atlases--1836, 1854, 1874, 1886, 1900, 1911 Waltham Directories--late 19th c. Middlesex Deeds--362:537; 1834:493 S/85 -RuPSs Form 109000 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page. OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 AUG 2 | 1969 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Waltham MRA State Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 61. Mount Feaks Cemetery Date/Signature Entered in the National Begister fexaspor HelmeBgan 9/25/09 Attest_ ST 62. Mt. Prospect School for Boys Subatantive Revie Keeper Attest Stfs. Savage 3/9/90 63. Murray, Robert, House Entered 1n Hational Begister fKeéper Allour Byu 9p5/01 Attest Suil 64. Newton Street Bridge Substantive Revlew oKeeper Attest Banf Sage the(e.
Norch Lexington street Hiatosta Da tct fateper Aulmlgan 1/24/8 Natlonal Regietes Attest 66. O'Hara Waltham Dial Company Entered in the National Register Jatopor Helousogu 4/4/4 Attest 67. Olcott, John E., House Satared in the Nationai Register Aulouabgen 9/7189 68. Oxford, The Entered in the National Regiater 69. Peck, John M., House Eatered 1a the National Registar Keeper Attest pteeper AilouBgen 9/2519 Attest jReeper ( AelaesByen 9/25/84 Attest Sulk 10.
Piety Corner Historic District Subatantiva Review Keeper Berkk Sarge 49/90 Attest UNTTED STATAIDEALPAROAETTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Olcott, John E., House NAME: MULTIPLE Waltham MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: 8/21/89 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 9/21/89 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 9/05/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 10/05/89 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 89001492 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: PDIL: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N VACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENIS: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N REJECT 9/28/89 0A7E Entered in the National Register 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 OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone _presentation Signed Date 35-37 Central st.
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lot #61-14-9 165 150 150C 15743 29-10 50.0 7 155.95 55 6 6C 1=n BARTON 34.36- 89.35 -12R 0052 129.34 3 60 S3 - - 006.95 - 105.5 116.0 Missionary Sister5 70/8 18320 32140 20009 2315 59209 29430 7040 1475 5480 2us 5225 CENTRS 1211S 5540 17 329000 3000 dl 10640 4520 12-13 G RIVER 410 6925 20005 11675 METROPOLITAN 40 ""JACHSON PL: JACKSON 3 & MAINE Tig6s BOSTON 20532 26040 26 A 7339 5102 79° PLACE 3975 21 15203 369-165 3750 AMORY ST. 3050 PARK COMMISSION 1970 Atlas, City of Waltham Compiled by the Waltham Engineering Division Scale: 1 inch = 140 feet Waltham, Massachusetts MRA 35-37 Central Street John Olcott House 13-C-3 MHC #65 - 3560 12/69 D E 6870 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000301