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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 Photos 34:14 southwest corner, west chamber 34:17 detail, summer beam at exterior wall, west room 34:19 detail, summer beam at fireplace wall, west end 34:21 right-hand (east) room 34:24A historic photo 35:1 exterior FIRST PERIOD SURVEYJAN 2 4. 1990, 261 FORM NO. 64 Town Address Topsfield 009 73 Prospect Street Historic Name Zaccheus Gould House Sketch Map: Use: Present Residence Original DESCRIPTION Residence Date Source ca. 1670 Visual analysis; Topsfield Historical Collections: 8 Style Ist Period core w/2nd Period ove lay Architect Unknown Exterior Wall FabricClapboards Outbuildings Barn, ca. 1910 bn prospent st. RiverRd. Major Alterations (with dates) Left-hand portion added ca.
1700 Condition Good Moved No Date N/A Acreage 7.3 acres Setting Rural, amid fields, stone walls, overlooking the Ipswich River well established, aging landscape UTM REFERENCE USGS QUADRANGLE SCALE Z E N 19 / 339-240 / 4721-760 Georgetown (now Ipswich) 1:25,000 Recorded by Organization Anne Grady Boston University Date May 1986 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston. Cammmity: TOPSFIELD Form No: 64 Property Name: Zaccheus Gould House Indicate each item on inventory forn which is being continued below. SIGNIFICANCE The Gould House has integrity of location, materials, design, workmanship and setting in its two First Period frames and embodies distinctive characteristics of form and construction under Criterion C.
Its earlier frame exhibits on the summer beam a particularly well-executed example of the relatively rare guarter-round chamfer and lamb's tongue stop without collar. (type C-2 in the Kyprianos typology). The enlargement of the house from single to double cell plan within the First Period is representative of a larger group of First Period houses. The distinctive deeply jowled corner posts of the c. 1700 end of the house are also found in the Stephen Foster House in Topsfield. This link may suggest that both buildings are the work of the same carpenter, providing a relatively rare instance in the survey area where more than one building can be attributed to the same joiner, or school of joiners. EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION The Zaccheus Gould house is five bays long, 2 1/2 stories high, and one room deep. There is a central chimney and an early 20th century ell to the rear. The original c.
1670 single cell structure comprises the right-hand portion of the house. The left-hand rooms were added c. 1700. The clapboarded exterior has. Second Period Vernacular trim including simply framed sash windows, and an enclosed porch. Three dormer windows were added in the 20th century. MAJOR FIRST PERIOD FEATURES' Evidence of the two First Period frames, c. 1670 in the right hand rooms and c. 1700 on the left is seen in all four front rooms. Doubled framing members are found at the junction of the two frames. In the older right (east) room, there is a longitudinal summer beam with broad quarter-round chamfer and lamb's tongue stops. Other framing in the room are unchamfered. Joists are spaced 18 1/2" on centers. In the right hand chamber, the summer tie beam and end tie beam have slim flat chamfers and taper stops. In the left hand room of c.
1700 the longitudinal summer beam has two-inch wide flat chamfers and triangular stops. Joists are spaced 20 1/2" on centers. The summer tie beam in the left-hand chamber also has flat- chamfers and triangular stops. Other framing members in this room have slim flat, chamfers and taper stops. Corner posts in the chamber are massive and are jowled c. 2 feet from the floor. 1 Staple to Inventory form at botton INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Conmumity : TOPSFIELD Form No: 64 Property Name: Laccheus Gould House Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. The attic exhibits a principal rafter, common purlin roof with evidence of collar beams in the newer part. Rafters are doubled at the junctions of the newer and older portions of the roof.
LATER SIGNIFICANT FEATURES The Gould House retains fine Second Period raised-field paneling on fireplace walls in the right and left-hand rooms and the right-hand chamber. The left-hand room is further embellished with a bolection molded fireplace surround and a corner cupboard. A barn built c. 1910 adds to the historical setting of the property. A second barn visible a historic photograph was demolished in this century. [3] HISTORICAL INFORMATION The house was built for Zaccheus Gould possibly by his father John Gould, prominent founder of Topsfield. REFERENCES Topsfield Historical Collection: 8. 2 Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form 10-900-e (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page OMB Approvel No.
1024-0018 //21/90 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature J.431. Giddings, Lient., Samuel House Houseeis hokeSwkeeper Lisbls Satrind Determined 511g)0a DOE/OMNER OBJFCTION Attest Sc 1l32. Goodale, Isaac, House dubatanatve oriuaSnkeeper. Botlot Sarze 319/9 33. Gott House Entered in the Hatlonal Regtates / Keeper_ HelmaBgu 3/4/40 34. Gould, Capt. Joseph, House 135. Gould, Zaccheus, House/ 36. Hardy, Joseph, House 37. Harraden, Edward, House Sch 38. Harris Farm Attest Entered in the Mat1oa1 Ragistpkeeper AeluuByen 3/2/50 Attest Entered in the Mat1onal Reglster (Keeper seluuAgu 3/2/90 Attest Entered in the Bataonal Raetotos (Xeopex AtelunBgun 3/9/50 Attest Entered in the tatlonal Roelotef Keoper eluBgun 3/5/50 Attest Se ISubsiantiva Revieg Scopor Bethnf Saurge 3/9/90 39.
Hart House Entered 1n the Mat1onal Register NeluuByun 3/2/50 40. Haskett, William, House Attest Entored 1n the Iistoral 1e etocofkeepor Aeloweigen 3/9/70 Attest UNTTED STATETI DEPTRPAEOTE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Gould, Zaccheus, House NAME: MULTIPLE First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Essex DATE RECEIVED: 1/24/90 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 2/23/90 DATE OF ASTHDA LTST:2/00/90 3/10/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 90000261 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPER POTA PRO RLEM : N CAN ECA R E N CESS TRAN S0 YEARS N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N COMMENT WAIVER: N LACCEPT RETURN REJECT 3/2/90 DATE Intered 1n the National Registan 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 USGS maps photographs _sketch maps OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone _presentation Signed Date 73 Prosfect stree Jopsfueld Zaccheus soceld Hoc ExtEMoR 1985 Ist pered Buldiys of Ts.
Ma., TR Topsfield, ih Zaccheus Gould.Hs. 73 Prospect sheet ryhhand.comm 1985 Ist Pered Buldiys o/R. Ma, TR ACLE2 Seuing Cords Topsfeld, TA Zaccheus Gould to 73 Pruspec St Sacthires corner 1985 Ist poidlBuldligs of E Ma, TR Topsteld, Zaccheus Gould Hs. 73 Prospect St. detael:sumner 1985 1st Pored Buldhys of E Mas, TR 34:19 Topsfeld, iA Zaccheus Gould House detal-sunmuer 73 Prespect Street 1985 Ist Porrd Buldings af FE. Ma., TA 34:17 Topstield, MA raccheus Gould trese 73 Prospec streu historuc photo 1985 Ist porad Bulduggy B. Ma, TR 34:24A Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000281