Nomination for Mystic Gatehouse

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,225 words across 8 pages, filed in 1990. Reproduced in full, word for word.

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FORM F - STRUCTURE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 - DBC 0 5 1989 Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5" black and white) Indicate address on back of photo. Staple to left side of form. -' Sketch Map: Draw map showing structure's location in relation to nearest cross streets, buildings and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection. Indicate north. see attached map UTM REFERENCE 19/323330/4600670 USGS QUANDRANGLE SCALE Lexington 1:25,000 2284 NUW" INA, NAS: AREA FORM NO.
15-3 Town Winchester Address east of Edgewater Place Name Mystic Gatehouse Ownership: HDO Public Private Type of Structure (check one): bridge canal dam fort gate kiln lighthouse pound powder house- street tower tunnel wall windmilT other Reservoir Gatehouse DESCRIPTION Date 1862-1865 Source Boston Water Works, Mystic Supnly, TO0C-1002 Architect Engineer/Designer (if known): Construction material brick uiv: . 0.7 Alterations (with dates) window arches bricke in 20th century Condition fair Moved no Date Acreage less than one-half acre Setting sdne of Timnon lustic Taire in suburban neirhborhood Recorded by Jana Carolar Organization Lovis Berrer & Associates Date January 1084: revised 1989 MDC - TRA, MASS.
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable Chis ratehouse and its gates are significent because oi its association with the Mystic Water Worlos systom and are renresentative of midnineteenth century small, integrated muncical water supply systems. They retain integrity of location, settins, materials, vorkmanshin and feeli and meet criteria of the National Register of Historic Places. The boundary of tie nouse includes just the structure itself and is shown on the attached map, Mystic Water Works Metropolitan Water Works, Land Plans, 1897- Scale: 100'=1". ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important design features and evaluate in terms of other structures within the community.
The Mystic Water Works complex includes Uoper and Lower Mystic Lakes, a dam (15-2), a gate- house (15-5), and a pummirg station (15-4), all built between 1862-186 The facilities are in a dense suburan area. The dam and gatenouse are adjacent to each other ard located between Upper and Lower Mystic Lales. The pumping station is Located on the Mystic River Panlovar, an IDS greenbelt parkway approrimately one-quarter mile southeast of the dam and gatehouse. The lystic Lales are ratural glacial kettle ponds ard were originally three pond now combinod into two. The catehouse is a ono-stors, rectangular brick structure on a sranite satechamber. A11 elevations have false arches tomped by fanlijhts, which have been bricked up. The original bracteted, linped roof has been renlaced with a flat roof. The building is no longer in service.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain historical importance of structure and how the structure relates to the development of the community. The Mystic Jater Works, constructed in 1862-1865, were built by the City oi Charlestovn for its own supply. Water was pumped from the lakes up a hill to a reservoir on what is now the Tufts University campus. The system was taken over by the Boston Water Board when Charlesto: was annered by the city oi 3oston in 1874. The Metropolitan Water Boad took over onerations in 1898, but because of the poor quality of water the supply was never used, althoush the facilities were maintained. Today the entire system is out of service and the bumping static is used for a shop. - heMystic Water System has been out of service for many years, and has thus lost integrity as a whole.
-Three of its components nevertheless do retain integrity and remain as good examples of their type of property. These are the Mystic Dam (15-2), the Mystic Gatehouse (15-3), and the Mystic pumping Station (15-4). B IBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Boston Water Norks Vystic Sugply 1862-1865, Record Description of the Nystic Water Works kept at the time of their construction during the year 1862-3-4-5 by Roberdeau Buchanan, S.B. Asst. Eng. conied 1878. 8/85 NPe Form 10-800-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number _ Page Water Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Worcester Counties, MASSACHUSETTS 3:bataative Hevter COVER 1. Ashland Dam and Spillway L S2/6)2. Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and e4 Rorton 3. Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse 4.
Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse 5. Hopkinton Dam and Spillway 6. Lake Cochituate Dam 7. Medford Pipe Bridge 1. S'k1 8. Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District Subatmalivo Xeytoo 9. Mystic Dam - Sepl 10. Mystic Gatehouse/ Jubstandére Jerian 11. Mystic Pumping Station 12. Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District 13. Sudbury Dam Historic District 14. Weston Aqueduct Linear District 15. Fisher Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse 16. Forbes Hill Standpipe 17. Bellevue Standpipe 18. Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District L SLM 19. Marlborough Brook Filter Beds substantiva Reries OMB Approva/ No. 1024-0018 DATE LISTED Bethf Sarge or-18-90 SlebaeeDegen1-18-40 Bukt.
Suzge or-18-90 Ahlnuzua1-18-90 AhlonByud 1-18-90 AulasetSyud 1-15-90 selanaDyas118+0 AhlanBgud1-1850 avye 01-18-90 DeloveByau 11840 01-18-3 AlluiByu,15 40 TuenueBgu17670 AtleuByan 1-1810 Nelmubyu 11890 AulauDyen 1-18-90 AlecmByun11840 Aelneßyer +18-90 NPS Form 10-900-8 (8-88 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number Page .
SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD for NRIS Reference Number: 89002284 Date Listed: Ø1/18/90 Mystic Gatehouse Property Name Midalesex County MA State Water Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS Multiple Name This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination documentation. Bithzs Signature aurs of the Keeper 01-18-90 Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: Statement of significance

Statement of significance

: Criteria Criteria A & C are applicable; they were inadvertantly unspecified in editing the individual inventory form. This information was confirmed with Betsy Friedberg, National Register Director, MASHPO, by telephone.
DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Mystic Gatehouse NAME: MULTIPLE Water Supply System of Metropolitan Boston MPS NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: 12/05/89 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 1/04/90 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 12/19/89 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 1/19/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 89002284 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: N PDIL: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N LACCEPT _RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N N SLR DRAFT: Y NATIONAL: N REJECT 1/18/70 DATE rpelatl Mitack mid-12h-contur . bldg.tupe and associated unta huptic water uirlre septeno.
RECOM./CRITERIA Aceept ard REVIEWER Nauz DISCIPEINE Crchekstmal Histery DATE 01- 18-90 DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR(y) 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

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

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 MDC - TRA, MASS. Mystic Gatehousz, Winchester Jane Carolan /Martha Rowres Loruis Buger, Atss. Wa -Supply Ister dMetrepelite Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64500254