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32 *FORM B - BUILDING * MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISS ION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 JAN 0 2 1990 AREA FORM NO. WN-0134 Town Newton (West Newton) Address 1600 Washington Street Historic Name Levi Warren Jr. High School 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 vacant (since 1982) Original Junior High School DESCRIPTION Date 1927 Source Building permit StyleGeorgian Revival Architect Ripley & LeBoutillier ExteriorWall Fabric brick Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) - wing-1959 Condition poor see attached map Moved no Daten/a Acreage 165,000 sc.ft.
Setting ma ior thoroughfare outside West Newton village center and leading to the western villages UTM REFERENCE 19/315BZ0/4690030 USGS QUADRANGLE NEIVTON SCALE :25000 Recorded by Candace Jenkins/Susan Abele Organization Newton Historical Comm. Date 1/87: rev. 3/88 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) 'he Levi F. Warren ]unior High School possesses integrity of location. design. setting, materials. orkmanship. feeling and association. As Newton's second Junior High School (F. A. Day Junior High chool, Newtonville, 1922, was first) it reflects the city s rapid development in the early 20th century nd the need to house a growing school population.
Designed by the noted firm of Ripley & -eBoutillier in a masterful interpretation of the Georgian Revival style, it is Newton s most urchitecturally outstanding school with significance in this area enhanced by the integrity of original eatures. The Levi F. Warren Junior High School meets criteria A & C ot the NRHP. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. The Warren School is the earliest, and by far the most interesting architecturally, of Newton's several Georgian ?evival style public schools. It is a large, twn story building with high basement which breaks up its long ectangular mass with imagination (compare with Carr School in Nonantum).
The brick structure consists of a five- yar central section with pedimented frontispiece, cupola and bridged chimneys defining it above the roofline Juoins offer further definition. This large central section. almost a school in its own right, is flanked by eight bay typhens that are in turn terminated by pedimented end pavilions. These end pavilions have blank windowless walls nd rich stone carving in the gable tields. They project beyond the front and rear elevatons and contain secondary ntries in brick porches on their flanks (N & S) Quoins define these elements as do rusticated basements. A two cory wing that appears to be original extends from the center of the rear (E) elevation.
A two story flat rooted brick ring was added to the right rearelevation in 1959 by the Architects Collaborative The integrity of the school is itected only by its vacant status and generally poor condition. Playing fields surround the building. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. chool construction in Newton was at a standstill between 190S and 1919 Housing sales hovever were brisk and new "milding was up particulariy in the mid-teens Although Vorid War I siowed housing construction for several cars. between 19U9 and 1919 school enrollment began to rise considerably - irom 7.236 to 5.623 in ten years.
New ailding hit a record high in 1925 and in the following decade the school population increased 27% By 1939 -nrollment in the Newton School System was just over 12.00U and the city had constructed a total of 14 new schools. tithough the need for locating a Junior High School in the West Newton area had been under discussion since 1922 he LeviF Warren Junior High School was not budlt until 1926-" At completion Warren was said to be one of the nost modernly equipped and constructed bunldings, and was praised for its ease ot operation and low maintenance leeds. Architects for Warren Junior High were Ripley and LeBoutillier. whose offices were at 45 Bromfield Street. loston. Hubert Kipley. who began his career in the offices of Daniel Burnham. and Peabody and Stearns. was a Vewton resident.
Houses at 36 Birch Hill Road ( his own, NV-G) and 271 Chestnut Street ( WN-0116) were designed by 2tm. Addison LeBoutillier, a native of Utica. New York. began his career in the offices of S. S. Beman of Chicago. He same to Boston in 1893 and became associated with Ripley about 1913 "ae school, which was named for Levi F. Warren, headmaster of the Peirce School in West Newton until his death in [397. celebrated its twenty-fufth anniversary in 1952 and in 1959. a three story addition. designed by The Architects Collaborative of Cambridge, was constructed. However, in recent years, budget constraints and reduced enrollment city-wide, forced the closing of this and several other Junior High Schools in Newton. Since the closing of Warren n 1932. a variety of re-use plans have been considered, including proposals to make it the site of a new library.
At tuis time a plan for mixed residential use is under consideration, but it has not yet been finalized BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Building Records 1600 Washington Street Saool Com mittee Reports 1927, 1956 Newton Graphic 9/9/27, 2/7/52, 3/3/82 8/85 January: 1928 THE ARCHITECT arren Jr. High School Newton, MA-MRA 21:2 Tannary: 1928 'ne il Newton, MA-MRA Riplegd LeBoutiilier. Bcon 1 Haskoll. P:...A ti F. Warren Tonior High Schood. Wier Vewton, Mass. (Plans on back) 0.1. The Architect Jan. M28 Warren Jr. High School Newton, MA-MRA / ne rirchtect vanco varren tr. Htigh Scuowl Newton, MA-MRA NPS Form10-900-# (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National ParkService National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel No.
1024-0018 Section number- Page Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Newton MRA State Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 161. second Church of Novton aceone togicas xcopor Alaesu Ayurs/10/20 Attest 162. Stratton, Edward B., House Entered in the Leeper Delarußyun o/16/50 National Regiater Attest 163. Towle, Loren, Estate mationia Boglotar fkaoper _ Aelmm ßByen sflete Attest 164. Waban Branch Library Entered in the Nationad Regiater Heoper Lelun Bye t1450 Attest Cl Retun / 165. Walker Home for Missionary Childrei Keeper 166. Warren, Levi, Jr., High School Entered in the National Begister Attest tntoper: AeemuBqutheto Attest 167. Boston College Main Campus Retum Historic District Keeper cet. Sebetrve Retiu Attest 168. Church, William L., Hougetered in the National Regiatex feesper WelouByur 2/21/90 Attest 169.
Farlow Hill Historic Pistrictn the Keeper Aklemßgun 2/21/10 Hational Rogiaten Attest 170.
Nevton Cottage Hospital Htstorie District Jwkeoper BetlfSauge 2/21/90 Sebsverratve loe Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Warren, Levi, Jr., High School NAME: MULTIPLE Newton MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 1/02/90 2/07/90 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/16/90 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 2/16/90 REFERENCE NUMBER: 90000032 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 2/10/20 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 OTHER COMMENTS USGS maps photographs presentation Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date SeviF.Wanenguniro Htegt Schof Nowton, MAMRA 1600 loashington 8t.
Neuto, MA mudalie es C.Jenkeris neg. @gacksonttmeslead wews -southeast 87-4-18 GILBER SECTTON BL gCK -PN WASHING TON Newton. MA-MRA 1600 Washington Street SBL: 32-24-6 Assessors Map - Verified 1985 Page 53 NE Scale 1"=40' Reduced 82 % BL SECTYON 32 BL RORO SE Q 32 ARDMORE STREET BLOC STREET 1032. SECTION 32 BLOCK 24 ROAD OLDHAM CITY OF NEWTON MASSACHUSETTS VCSCT