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FORM B -,BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTOK, MA 02116 :JAN 0 9 1990 ewton, MA AREA MKA FORM NO. NC-0135 Town Newton (Newton Centre) Address 145 Warren STreet Historic Name William I. Church House Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5", black and white) Indicate address of roperty on back of photo tanle to left side of forn in relation to nearest cross streets and/or between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north Use: Present residential Original same DESCRIPTION Date 1916 Source Building permit Style Bungalow Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric Outbuildings.garage-NC banded shingle Major Alterations (with dates) window sash- c1950?
Condition good : Moved Acreage Setting Date_r/a 22,383 sa.ft./ c .51 acres quiet residential neighborhood UTM REFERENCE 19/319570 /4688490 USGS QUADRANGLE NEIVTON SCALE 1:25000 Recorded by Candace Jenkins/Susan Abele Organization Newton Historical Comm. Date June, 1988 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The William L. Church House possesses integrity of location, design, materials (except for some window sash), setting, workmanship, teeling and association. It is significant as a representation of Newton' s early 20th century growth which resulted in infill of established areas as well as in the creation of new subdivisions. It is also important as an exceptionally detailed Craftsman style bungalow, surpassed locally only by the Goodbar House (NV-085). It thus meets criteria A and C of the NRHP.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. The Church House is a well-detailed example of a Craftsman style bungalow which adhers to the prescribed one story height unlike many other examples in the city. It is recte S sheathed with che banded ahingtes a projecting low pitched hip roof is covered with tiles. The entrance porch displays rusticated brick piers and heavy carved struts to support the overhanging roof. An original built- in bench remains between the porch and the balancing window bay to the right. The - ange cha eout easny o recoe 0or gtinl rasn) remains on the side elevations. Small, multi-pane sash remains in the gabled dormers. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. Mr. and Mrs.
William Lee Church were the original owners of the bungalow at 145 Warren Street which was built in 1916. The architect and builder of the house are unknown, but it may be that Mr. Church who graduated from Renselaer Polytechnic Institute as a mechanical and hydraulic engineer had some hand in its design. Before comming to Newton, Mr. Church worked for the firm of Westinghouse. Church and Kerr Company of New York. and then in Boston for Lockwood-Green Company. Lockwood-Green Company was responsible for the design of the Gamewell Company buildings in Newton Upper Fails.) He was also President tor a time of the Ambursen Hydraulic Construction Company of Boston. Church and his wife Sarah had one son, Burr Alden Church who became a photographer and a niece. Miss Dai Buell. a music teacher and concert pianist, who lived with them.
The house is said to be designed with proper accoustics for the piano for the use of Miss Buell. Sarah Church died in 1922 within days of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. William, who was listed as an "old resident" of Newton Centre died in 1927 at the age of 77. The early picture of the house can be dated to the 1940s due to the Red Cross sign in the front window. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Building Department Records: 145 Warren Street City Directories and Atlases, VF-Jackson Homestead Newton Graphic 27 May 1927 8/85 Newton, MA-MRA NC-0135 145 loarrenSt. Neutn Centre 1916 4 NPS Form 100000 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page - OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group NameNewton MRA State Middlesex County, MA Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 162.
second church os Menton aeroad "esiatas frospor Alecmue pquesfo120 Attest 162. Stratton, Edward B., Hountered 1n the National Begister -Keeper AelareBaun 0/16/50 Attest 163. Towle, Loren, Estate Tational Begister Reeper Attest Attest XeelmByen 3/16/40 164. Waban Branch Library Batered Lo tha Nationed Beglater 5165. Walker Home for Misslonary Children Serbee Heeper deluu Bye Hiatie Keeper 166. Warren, Levi, Jr., High School Entered in the Natlonad Bogister Attest trooper:dleemugSye 41640 Attest 167. Boston College Main Campus Retum Historic District Keeper eet. Saboterneve Retiun Church, William I., Hougetered in tne Nationad Begiater Attest fkesper MelouByur 8/21/90 169. Farlow Hill Historic Pistrictn tbe Nationad Rogiaten Kcopor AelumByen 2/21/20 Attest 170.
Newton Cottage Hospital Historic District JoKeeper fithf Sange 2/21/7 Serbsrvescratve lote Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Church, William I., House NAME: MULTIPLE Newton MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: 1/09/90 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 2/09/90 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/24/90 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 2/23/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 90000112 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: OTHERT N PDTA PROBIEM: N PERTODPE: N PROGRAM UNAPROVED:Ñ PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N LACCEPT RETURN REJECT 2/2-150 DATE Entered in the Natlonal Regiater 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 classificatior 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 _verbal boundary description UTMS boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION sketch maps _USGS maps photographs OTHER COMMENTS presentation Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date Church, Wallian L, ltese Nenten MRA Ma dalux ocessing Services MAY 89 N Kodalux Procossing AY 89g 145 Warren Street 10620 2000 N HA 3038 15 3400 16 SECTION GI BLOCK 38 12 BOSTON EASEMENT 14 13 M.
B. T. Ae AND 10 94 SECTION 5I BLOCK 9 - CITY -740 OF HEVTOR 1700 1725 18 ALBANY 7A 1625 19 R. 2 N 484800 N 11 7 145 6 7 18 119 484400 3400M 00 E E 684000 COM MAINORA WARREN 9 SECTIOA-GI BLOCK 40 STREET 10 13 16 New+245M4-MRA warren Street SBL: 61-39-10 Engineering Map - 1979 Scale: 1"=1000" Reduced 64% Page: 91