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FORM A - AREA MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116 1498 AUG 2 1 1989 NATIONAL Area Letter Form numbers in this Area E E70- E73 Town WALTHAM, MA MRA Waltham Name of Area (if any) East Main Street Historic District Present Use residential, institutional Photos (3"x3" or 3"x5" black & white) - Indicate on back of each photo street addresses for buildings shown. Staple to left side of form. General Date or Period c1840-c1900 - General Condition_excellent Sketch Map. Draw a general map of the area indicating properties within it. Number each property for which individual inventory forms have been completed. Label streets including route numbers, if any. Indicate north. (Attach a separate sheet if space here is not sufficient). Acreage c1.4 A. 62, 137 sc. ft. Recorded by Nancy Seasholes Organization_Waltham Historical Comm. .Date August, 1986 revised by C.
Jenkins 2/88 see attached map RESOVRCE COUNT BUILDiNGS: 4C ONC VACANT LOT: OC INC 4c INC UTM REFERENCE 19/316600 316500 USGS QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:25.000 LEXINGTOA 14693830 74693820 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The East Main Street Historic District possesses integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and associations. It is an imposing group of three mid-19th century and one early 20th century residences which together illustrate the development of Main Street as an elite residential area during that time period (ci840-c1900). These houses are on the sites of earlier buildings that in the late 18th and early 19th centuries com- prised an incipient village center. The present houses are among the city's best examples of the Greek Revival, Italianate and early Colonial Revival styles.
The district meets criteria A and C Of the National Register of Historic Places. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other areas within the community. The East Main Street Historic District is located on Main Street, just west of its inter- section with Linden Street. It is comprised of four imposing high-style houses dating from the 1840s to c1900. They are among the best examples of their respective styles--Greek Re- vival, Italianate, Colonial Revival--in the city, and although two have been sided, all re- tain most of their important architectural features. The area is bounded by Main Street (N), Townsend Street (W), Chamberlain Terrace (E), and the rear lot lines of the houses included (S). The boundaries were drawn to recognize the unusually high quality of the houses in the district.
They exclude altered houses on the north side of Main Street, far less distin- guished houses on Townsend Street and Chamberlain Terrace, and recent cottages on Barton Individual houses are described below: The Lyman Reed House, 436 Main Street (1844-45; E72) is the earliest house in the distrigcoNT) HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain historical importance of area and how the area relates to the development of other areas of the community. The East Main Street Historic District is in an area that had developed as an incipient vil- lage center, with a collection of taverns, shops, stores and houses, in the 18th and early 19th centuries. After the establisheent of the Boston Manufacturing Company in 1813, the community focus shifted westward to the present city center, and commercial growth in this area slowed.
By the mid-19th century, most of the older mixed-use buildings were taken down to accomodate elite residential construction. An exception is the Hagar-Mead House - (1795; #69) that still stands across the street. In the second half of the 19th century, the east and west ends of Main Streets developed as affluent, high-style residential areas. e ros toneat sreas- In this district the large and imposing new houses were set well back from the traffic of the Great Road and were set off by granite curbing and posts which still remain. At the turn-of-the-century, Chamberlain Terrace and Townsend Street were laid out and developed with Queen Anne style houses of moderate quality. The Nutting House, at the corner of Main and Townsend Streets, was by far the most substantial house of this period. The area now has mixed residential, institutional and professional use.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Waltham Sentinel, October 30, 1856. Middlesex Deeds. City Directories. Historic Maps, atlases. 8/85 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ALTHAM, MA MRA Coommity : Waltham D. 1 Oi 1 Fora No: E MASSACHUSEITS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Sectesary, Boston Property Name: East Main Street H.D. Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. Architectural Significance (cont) It is one of four remaining temple-front Greek Revival style houses in the city (see #s 97, 112, 115) and, although it has been sided and appears to have lost one of its four fluted Doric columns, it still retains many of its original elude full entablature, raking cornice, pilastered cornerboards, and full-length first story windows. Fortunately the siding preserves the appearance of original narrow clap- boards. The house was built by Jarvis E.
Goodrich a real estate developer, and subsequently sold to John P. Bent then Lyman Reed, both Boston merchants. The Francis Blanchard House, 428 Main Street (1850-54; E71) is one of two Italianate style houses in the district. It is an imposing story structure that faces a pedimented gable end to the street, but retains a center entry on the three bay side elevation. Although the house has been altered with narrow width vinyl siding, it retains its full entablature, raking cornice, pilastered cornerboard, full-length first story windows on the front ele- vation, and round arched windows in the dormers. This house was built by Francis Blanchard and subsequently owned by John Fairbanks; both were Boston merchants. The George W.
Chamberlain House, 418 Main Street (1850-54; E70) is one of the most elegant examples of the Italianate style in the city, and also draws some of its features from the concurrent Regency Greek Revival style. This symmetrical three bay structure rises stories to a projecting gable roof detailed with paired brackets and crowned by a belvedere. Its Regency features include flushboard siding, wide pilasters defining the corners and di- viding the bays, entry with sidelights and rectangular transom, and cast iron balconies at the second story. Like other property owners in the district, Chamberlain was a Boston merchant. The Chartes P. Nutting House, 446 Main Street (c1900; E73) is a finely detailed example of the early Colonial Revival style with strong Queen Anne/ Shingle Style overtones.
It is a 24 story shingle clad structure enclosed by a dominant gambrel roof that descends to the first story, and sweeps out to form a verandah across the facade; the projecting cornice is detailed with modillion blocks. The verandah is supported by a fieldstone base and piers with a round arched opening at the entry. A cross-gambrel with leanto profile dom- inates the east side of the facade. Other features of note include Palladian windows in the gables, oriel windows with curved shingle surrounds. other windows with broad dentiled cornices, and an entry with pilasters, paneling and multi-paned windows with stained glass. Mr. Nutting built and rented boats and canoes near the Prospect Street Bridge; he sold to Edward P. Sanderson, president of the Waltham Trust Company and a principal in the E.P. Sanderson Company in Boston, c1910.
Staple to Inventory form at botton INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmi ty: Fora No: waltham, MA Property Last - Main Street H.D. Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (cont'd) (#E70) is one of the few Italianates in the city with a cupola and the most high-style house in this District. The most recent house is the Charles P. Nutting bouse (446 Main Street, 4E73), built ca. 1900 and a good example of the many elaborate Colonial Revivals that were built in Waltham at the turn of the century. Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form10-900- (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page - OMB Approval No.
10240018 AUG 2 | 1989 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Nomination/Type of Review MASSACHUSETTS 21. Colburn, Gilbert, House Hatiozai Register 22. Company F State Armory Entered in the National Register Date/Signature Tkeoper Aelnen Baqu 9/21/84 Attest Keeper Kelvrpazan 2/25/64 23. Dow, Lenoir, House Entered 1n tha Natiored Reglater Attest Reeper SulonsByun 9/25/84 Sul 24. Dunbar--Stearns House 25. East Main Street Historic District Entered in 108 Mational Register 26. Eastern Middlesex County Secondd in the District Court Hational Registen Attest Bubotantsro Rertor ghkcoper Butfi Saunge 3//10 Attest téper 9/25/89 Attest AReeper Aulaubyur 7p8/3 Attest Su 27. First Congregational Church Substantive Revy AKeeper Attest puttot Suuze 1/26159 sur 28. First Parish Church Mubataative Hur.eE for Keeper Bettol Sune shr/n 29.
Fisher, Henry N., House Tational Register Keeper SebmeBzun gbsta Attest 30. Fiske, Elijah, House Entered 1s Natiotal e3tataz Theoper Aelmes Bya 9/24t5 Attest Street Address WALTHAM, MA MRA Assessor's # Square Feet DISTRICT DATA SHEET Historic Name/Inventory # 418 Main St. 428 Main St. 436 Main St. 438 Main St. 446 Main St. 61-11-1 61-11-29 61-11-28 61-11-27 61-11-26 11,894 18,800 10,700 11,700 9,043 George Chamberlain Hse./E70 Francis Blanchard Iise./E71 Lyman Reed Hse./E72 Vacant Charles P. Nutting Hse./E73 TOTAL 62,137 sq.ft. or 1.4 acres RESOURCE COUNT: Buildings Vacant lot Total 4C OC 4C ONC 1NC 1NC EAST MATN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT Date Style Status 1850-54 1850-54 1844-45 n/a c1900 Italianate Italianate Greek Revival n/a Queen Anne/ Colonial Rev.
C C C NC C UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY NAME: East Main Street Historic District MULTIPLE Waltham MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 8/21/89 9/21/89 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 9/05/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 10/05/89 REFERENCE NUMBER: 89001498 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 9/26/89 DATE Entered in the National Registen 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 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 Signed Date presentation East MAin Hast.
Dut. Walfram, MA MRA E7l and E70 VN120/9 East Main St. H.D. AreaE eoolury SE- E73 Walthan MA MRA 41614 NEWTON 10055 JARTON D ]216 2.378 ACRES 1970 Atlas, City of Waltham Compiled by the Waltham Engineering Division Scale: 1 inch = 140 feet 4200 18820 11700 7209 10700 D 11030 DIVISIONt 4909 28200 4523 PARC 110 1200 5000 FITCHBURG 4590 60045 S000 56000 MASSASOI 2 3900 Waltham, Massachusetts MRA East Main Street H.D. 13-L 126.22 bZ0G 19501 9B22 8 OE S2 100 4 100 EBEII 90.81 $.48 151 100 97.12 601 0.63 CO 60.03 60.05 54 n,) 10624 5182 100 TOWNSEND E673,500 A2 7871 LESEAT 1) 10352 L - *718.23 7813 10095 180 18 (%2, 4 2 187 150 4.31 A! 20 WALTHAM, MA MRA East Main Street H.D. Area 1" = 100' 1975; updated to 1987 Waltham Engineering Dept.
Map #61 9413 IU1.33 L L Exery 2 10921 B2 5 <0 10584 2002 /3 3 11.23 15009 -5 OED 122/80sb EI0 11070 EHLISON 70.19 75.3 B867 4 PARK 128 4034 103.16 10: 30 142.54 6 76.51 103.7 ELLISÓN 1618 283 98.52 70 5 101.462 120.538 6 7 98.97. 93.52 10162 2945 87.53. PARK 3000 36.44 11ROE -10149 405 ST. 73.0 42 402 - 394 14762 03(3 E70AM 109.65 5.00 183 182.7 180 2 CHAMBERLAIN 61.31 69.12 = 44 65(s) 500k1 62.17 50.0L 67.2 99.5 00190 7 $7.23 6 101. 194 374 56 28 3 .2) 65 Y - 122.46 68.76 96 2 83.81 - 5 56 4 / 261 5)6-1 107 100.64--393i Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000301