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FUNI O " DUALUINU MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 Photos 16:10 exterior 16:13 summer beam, right-hand room. 16:14 rear chimney post and chimney girt (possibly repositioned) 16:15 restored fireplace, left-hand room 16:17 staircase 16:21 detail, stair balusters ketch Map: Fau-held cherry St. M REFERENCE GS QUADRANGLE Z E N 19 / 342-910 / 4718-350 Salem ALE 1:25,000 JAN 2 4 1990 12 FORM NO. 261 Town Wenham 009 Address 162 Cherry Street Historic Name Newman-Fiske-Dodge - House Use: Present Residence Original Residence DESCRIPTION Date ca. 1658 Source Wenham Survey form Style - lst Period core/2nd Period.
vernacular exterior Architect Unknown Exterior Wall Fabric Clapboards Outbuildings Barn, possibly first half of 18th century Major Alterations (with dates) Left-hand rooms added, 1695/6; lean-Fo, date unknown; rear wings, date unknown Condition Good Moved _ No Da te N/ A Acreage 1: = 2.1 acres Se:tng Rural, with meadow and thin woodlands to the rear, surrounding properties with mid 20th c. construction Recorded by Anne Grady Organization Boston University Date July 1985 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commmity : WENHAM Form No: 12 Property Name : Newman-Fiske- Dodge House Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below.
SIGNIFICANCE The Newman-Fiske-Dodge house retains integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship in its First Period features which embody dis- tinctive characteristics of form and construction eligible under Criterion The growth of the house from single to double cell plan within the First Period is typical of a larger number of First Period buildings, while the evidence of the raising of the chimney girt when the second cell provides insight into carpentry practices attendant to those en- largements. The guarter-round chamfer and lamb's tongue stop without collar on the summer beam in the c. 1658 portion of the house is a good example of that relatively rare type. (See Kyprianos stop typology, type c.
2.) The rare survival of First Period finish in place in this house behind later wall covering provides an exceptional opportunity to study 17th century decorative finish as originally installed, untainted by 20th century restoration. The staircase is a noteworthy early example of the use of Renaissance-inspired form in an otherwise First Period building. balustrade is similar to that of the Parson Capen house in Topsfield of a decade earlier, but balusters in the Wenham house are even more sguat profile. Nevertheless, the staircase exhibits a slightly greater degree of sophistication in the framing of the hand rail into the newel post rather than its knob, and in the application of a half baluster at the end of the balustrade.
EXTERIOR DESCRIPIION The Newman-Fiske-Dodge House is a 5 bay wide, 2 1/2 story house, with relatively steep roof pitch, raised lean-to and wings to either The right hand portion is the original single cell structure built possibly as early as 1658. The left-hand cell was added in 1695/6. The lean-to probably dates from the 18th century while the wings were constructed in the 19th or early 20th centuries. The clapboarded structure has a simple Greek Revival frontispiece, and symmetrical fenestration of sash windows. The central chimney stack has been rebuilt above the roofline. MAJOR FIRST PERIOD FEATURES First Period features are seen in the left and right hand rooms, the lobby and the right-hand chamber. In the right-hand room, the longitudinal summer beam, 13 inches wide, has quarter round chamfers and lamb's tongue stops. Joists are spaced 18 inches on 'centers.
The original First Period trim of the fireplace may be 1 Staple to Inventory form at botton INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Conmmity: WENHAM Form No: 12 Property Name: Dodge House Newman-FisKe- Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. seen through a closet behind Second Period paneling. A horizontal board, boldly shadow-molded, covers the lower part of the original fireplace lintel. From the top of the board, vertical shadow-molded boards angle out toward the chimney girt. Both horizontal and vertical boards have a heavy coating of whitewash and soot. In the right-hand chamber, there is a summer beam with 1 1/2 inch flat chamfers and lamb's tongue stops. The chimney girt also has a flat chamfer and lamb's tongue stop. The fireplace in this room is 45 inches high and 47" wide.
The fireplace is rather deep and has straight sides suggesting it may be an original fireplace opening. The left-hand room, considerably wider than the right-hand room, must have become the hall when it was added in 1695/6. The bottom two inches of the longitudinal summer beam in this room has been cut off, so that it is impossible to ell how the beam might have been decorated originally. Joists are spaced 25 inches on centers. The fireplace in this room was restored in the early 20th century. While the firebox itself is óriginal, the mouths of the two rear ovens appear to have been altered by the intro- duction of a projecting arched brick course, and the jambs were built out to support a new lintel displaying the pronounced adz marks characteristic of early 20th century restorations. The new lintel is framed into the chimney post.
The front and rear chimney posts exhibit an extra buttment cheek below the one which now supports the chimney girt. It seems probable that, as in the Geddy house in Salem, the original chimney girt was set lower in the endwall where head room was not needed. When the second cell was added, the girt was raised up and set into a higher buttment cheek. The staircase trim probably dates from the time of the addition of the left-hand rooms. Joist mortise evidence in the lobby side of the right-hand side of the chimney girt suggests that the staircase may have run up toward the right originally instead of toward the left as it does now (making more logical access to the right-hand room). The staircase is sheathed part way up with vertical boarding. A row of very short, perhaps eight inch long, turned balusters spans the interval between a molded hand rail.
The hand rail is housed inteasduare newefheasting and half baluster is applied at the upper end of the balustrade. The turnings of the balusters are similar to those found on furniture of the period. In the attic, there is evidence of a principal rafter/common purlin roof with slightly differing characteristics in the older and newer portions. There were 3 purlins per slope and at least one set of rafters had a lapped collar beam. There is a cellar just under the older side of the house and a stone chimney foundation. 2 Staple to Inventory form at bottom INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Conmunity: WENHAM Form No: 12 Newman-Fiske- Property Name: Dodge House Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued belaw.
LATER SIGNIFICANT FEATURES The house retains in the right-hand room fireplace wall fine early Second Period raised-field paneling and a crosseted fireplace surround. Door and window frames in the left-hand chamber are Greek Revival in style, indicating a partial updating of the interior at the time that the Greek Revival doorway was added. The house was restored in the early 20th century, at which time the alterations described above were made to the fireplace in the left-hand room. At the same time, the lean-to was thrown open to that room to abote create a larger living room, a typical solution in early 20th century restorations. A barn adjacent to the house contributes to the historical nature of the property. Possessing 18th century framing characteristics, it may be the barn mentioned in a deed of 1744.
[1] HISTORICAL INFORMATION The building's setting of open fields and woodlands has been maintained. The dwelling is associated with the Rev. Antipas Newman, the Second Minster of Wenham, a man of wealth. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Winthrop II, the founder of Ipswich. He owned the property between 1658 and 1672 and may well have been the builder of the house. By 1695/6 William Fiske, Jr. was the owner of the property. He applied to get trees from the common land of Wenham "for board and shingle, and for plank."[2] William Fiske was a member of the jury in the Salem Witchcraft trials in 1692. He later publicly apologized for his participation in the proceedings. REFERENCES 1. Essex County Registry of Deeds: Book 88, page 40, Nov. 23, 1744 Book 13, page 184 Nov. 17, p. 130 Book 26, page 259, Dec. 12, 1712 Book 37, page 255, Feb. 5, 1720 2. Wenham Town Records, vol.
1, Wenham: Wenham Historical Society, 1930. p. 130. 3 Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Fom 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 Name State First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR S461. Nomination/Type of Review Newman--Fiske--Dodge House Date/Signature rabenratva 409.ue Snkeopor SitGf Suze 3/7/90 62. Noyes, James, House Entered in the National Register JReeper AloseAyun 3/9/20 51/63. Old Farm Bebsteritire Bevita Attest Jnkoopr Betfof Savese 5/9/90 Attest 64. Old Garrison House andatanitive Soriou Keeper 65. Osborne, Prince, House Attest Entered in the National Register /Keeper_ Aelußyun 3/9/90 66. Osgood, col. John, Houstaritiva dewa Attest for Keeper_ Sattt Sauge 319/90 SUN67.
Paine--Dodge House Bubstantive Beriew 68. Patch, Emeline, House Entered in the National Register Attest fr Keeper. Attest Bitty Savage 3/9/0 AelmusSjie 3/9/92 69. Perkins, John, House Entered in the Hatlonal Register Attest eeper AlelousOyu 3/9/40 Attest 70. Proctor, John, House Entered in the Hationai Register /Reeper_ slapgen 3/9/90 Attest (NP8 Form 10900g United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel No.
1024-0018 Section number - Page_ SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 90000267 Date Listed: 03/09/90 Newman--Fiske--Dodge House Essex Property Name County First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR Multiple Name MA state This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject following exceptions, hotwithstanding ine Natyonati Park serelue certificatlonendments, in the nomination documentation. for SHV. Navage Signature of the Keeper 03/09/90 Date of Action ============================= Amended Items in Nomination: Contributing and Noncontributing Counts: The barn is a contributing building: the cover summary count sheet incorrectly lists it as noncontributing. This information has been confirmed with Ann Tait, MASHPO, by telephone.
DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without attachment) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEEI REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Newman--Fiske--Dodge House NAME: MUMETPLE Tirst Period Buildings of Bastern Massachusetts IR STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Essex DATE RECEIVED: 1/24/90 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 2/23/90 DATE OFAENHDALTST:300/0 3/10/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 90000267 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENI WAIVER: N LACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: PERIOD: NSERRFT1 PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: NATIONAL: N N N REJECT 3/4/90 DAFE RECOM./CRITERIA_ Accept C REVIEWER DISCIPLINE Ardu DATE mal Aestory 31990 DOCUMENTATION see attached conments XN see attached SIRB)N LATION ant _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 -photographs _sketch maps _USGS maps -presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date 162 Cherryst Wenham, MA Newman-Fiske-Dody Exteron 1985 Ist Perid Bulolhgs af TE.
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