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1512 AREA FORM B - BUILDING AUG 2 1 1989. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION NAHONAL 80 BOYLSTON STREET REGISTTOWn BOSTON, MA 02116 FORM NO. 165 'Photo (3"x 3" 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 secattached sheet UTM REFERENCE 19/317280|4697100 USGS QUADRANGLELEXINGTON SCALE 1:25,000 Address WALTHAM, MA MRA Waltham, Massachusetts 785 Trapelo Road Historic Name William Wellington House Use Present private residence Original private residence DESCRIPTION Date ca 1779 Source Style Sanderson, "The Wellinzton Georgian Architect UNKNOWN Exterior Wall Fabric clapboard Outbuildings attached agricultural buildings. Major Alterations (with dates) and side additions (n.d), smal window added to east elev.(1919-1902 Condition 800d Moved no - Acreage Date n/a less tuan one acre 15-1-17 on grounds Middlesex Co.Hosp Setting retains pre-20th century rural character with mature trees, old stone wall. Recorded by Edward W. Gordon Organization Waltham Historical Comn. Date _ June, 1986 revised C.
Jenkins; 2/88 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Wellington Farm House is Waltham's finest example of Georgian vernacular architecture. Built c.1779, it housed members of the Wellington family until the early 1900's. The Wellingtons figured prominently in the civic affairs of the Irapelo Rd. area and Waltham during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Wellington Farm House possesses integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. It meets criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural teatures and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. The Wellington Farmhouse at 735 Trapelo Road is Waltham's most substantial and stylish Georgian House.
Situated on the tree shaded, fieldstone wall bordered grounds of the Middlesex County Hospital, this house retains a high degree of its original rural character. The 5 bay x 3 bay main block is clad Eerone So che te with clapboard. The center entrance features a multi-panel front door, and is flanked by well-crafted Doric pilasters. It is surmounted by an entablature and full pediment. In general, windows are fully enframed by raised mouldings with cornice headed lintels, and contain 12/12 wood sash. Narrow boards accent the main block's corners. The east wall features a secondary entrance with a multi-panel front door surmounted by a pedimented entablature. Above the door is a 4-pane transom and flanking the door are Doric pilasters.
To the right of the east entrance is a small HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. The William Wellington House dates to c. 1789. It has significant historical associations with Trapelo's and Waltham's prominent Wellington family. The high quality craftsmanship and design of this house attests to the presence of skilled housewrights in Waltham during the late 18th century. As early as 1636, Roger Wellington was granted land in Watertown. According to Sanderson, his first home was in the extreme eastern part of the the town and is now mostly included in Mount Auburn cemetery. In 1659, he bought a house and 1L acres of land in the northern part of the town now in Belmont. Landholdings encompassed between 250-300 acres in Cambridge and Watertown. Roger Wellington died in 1697-98.
The first Wellington directly associated with the Trapelo Rd. area was Roger's son Joseph. According to Sanderson, his house was on the south side of Trapelo Road near the north owned by the Walter E. Fernald State School. Joseph's son Thomas purchased part of what would become the Wellington Farm at 735 Trapelo Road in 1718. Thomas Wellington Jr. operated a tavern on or near this property during the mid 18th century. The farm was willed to his son William. He had married Mary Whitney in 1764 and bought her father's farm in 1777. According to Sanderson, he build #735 Trapelo Road. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Maps/Atlases: 1830, 1854, 1874, 1886, 1911, 1923 Collection of Waltham Public Library, "Farming in Waltham" , var. authors, (nd)8/85 Sanderson, Edmund L. Waltham, 1630-1884, Edmund L.
Sanderson, 1936 Hipkiss, Edward W., "Early American Domestic Architecture - The Wellington House near Waltham, Massachusetts" (with measured drawings), Architectural Forum, September, 1920. Wellington Farm House 785 Trapelo Rd. #165 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, 735 Trapelo Road, continued bay window which dates to the late 1890's/early 1900's. Projecting from the west wall is a colonial Revival porch addition. To the rear of this building is an ell of undetermined date. The main block is enclosed by low a hip roof with substantial brick chimneys rising from the east and west roof slopes. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, continued about 1789. It is interesting to note that both William and his father, Thomas Wellington Jr. took part in the April 19th battle at Lexington and Concord. William Wellington was prominent in Waltham Civic affairs. He served as selectman for seventeen years.
He bought many parcels of land in different parts of Waltham and Lexington. He may have carried on the inn business of his father and grandfather in this house, as he is listed as a victualer in an early His brothers Thomas and Samuel, and son William, were also innholders. He died in 1813 - his son Abraham was awarded the "Grandfather Wellington Homestead (i.e. that of Thomas Wellington). Eventually Darius Wellington, youngest brother of Abraham, owned the entire property and carried on the farm. supplemented his income by shooting robbins in a cherry orchard behind the house, selling them to the hotels of Boston where they were considered a great delicacy. Darius' son Charles Lowell Wellington was the last of the family to own the whole property, selling about 1903 to John C. Runkel of Cambridge. Mr.
Runkel rented out parts of the property to Louis Dean of Dean Dairy (cows and pigs were raised here during the Dean years) When the county decided to build its tuberculosis hospital in Waltham's Tupelo district in 1930, they took a large portion of the Wellington Farm by eminent domain. and a small parcel in Woburn Street remained under Runkel ownership and was farmed by Phillip Ordile. Mr. Runkel died in the early 1960's. Late 19th century maps indicate that the Wellington Farm once had more extensive eastern-end building segments, including a large barn and 2-story west wing. This house is now occupied by the Superintendent of the Middlesex County Sanatorium. BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION The Wellington House has been part of the Middlesex County Hospital grounds since the 1930s.
Because the hospital does not relate to the historical and architec- tural significance of the house the bounds the house itself and to the land within 25, Of this nomination are confined to of its perimeter. NPS Form 10-000e (8-86) 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 | 1989 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Waltham MRA Middlesex County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 91. Waltham Gas and Electric Company Generating Plant Entered in the National Register 92. Waltham High Schoo1 Entered 1n the National Repister Date/Signature Feepor Aebuneyen qpests Attest_ fokeeperAelouBigu 9/28/65 Attest 93. Waltham Water Works Shop JoReeper 6 Nelmepjen 9/25/84 Attest Setr 94. Warren, Nathan, House Sutataatiye Hovio for keeper BetfOt.
urge 3/9/90 Attest 95. Wellington, Benjamin, House fKeeper intered in the Allepozus 9/25/59 National Register Attest 96. Wellington, William, House Entered in tbe National Register foxeeper@elames Byen 9/24 Attest 97. Wellington--Castner House fokeeper KhelruAyen 9/246 2509I Attest 98. Wetherbee House fo Keeper Entered in the National Begister SelruByuu 9/2514 99. White, Warren, House Entered in the Natlonal Ragister 100. Whitney--Farrington--Cook House Attest fo seeper ( AelresByen 9/2464 Attest farkeaper Aelousbgun 9/24/69 Attest *.e? 1!
"1g Naiiidi Brisbo JNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Wellington, William, 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: 89001512 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N VACCEPT _RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N N N _REJECT 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 Wellingten, u,llien, Htue 785 TRAPELO RD.
MAC665 waltlam. MA MRA STEVEN GYURINA 785 Trapelo Kd. #165 Waltham, MRA. welligton, willcan, lferse STEVEN GYURINA cosão 25 P/O 15 -1 - 17 County of Middlesex 65 WOBURN IILCEN 620(s) 146.0 192.42 ST 15 8.18 001 315.54 19212 City Fire of -Waltham Station TRAPELO 80 730 95 2 6 80 60 62'011 72 108.95 78 7 80 6 99. 32 700 59.35 TEMPLE 97 108 20 3 30 53.32 2/0 25--1 FEOE 154.98 6241 60 4 V /3 80 93(s) 92.73 SHERWOOD :100 (d) 6 46OCE - WALTHAM, MA MRA William Wellington House 785 Trapelo Road 1" = 100' 1975; updated to 1987 Waltham Engineering Dept. lot #15-1-17 #165 N N XINGTON J.209 Acres TraPcIo GILMAN RD.
109 1970 Atlas, City of Waltham Compiled by the Waltham Engineering Division Scale: 1 inch = 200' ABBOTT WOBU 110 NCBA 110 ROAD 109° 108 Buibinas to Je Waltham, Massachusetts MRA 785 Trapelo Road William Wellington House 108-A-2 MHC#7165 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000301