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FORM B - BUILDING TIRST DURVEY MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 Photos 16:7 attic 16:8 right-hand chamber 16:9 facade 268 FORM NO. Sketch Map Main Drive TopsfieldRd Cedarst.. RX. Z E N UTM REFERENCE 19 / 343-600 / 4717-520 USGS QUADRANGLE SCALE Salem 1:25,000 IN JAN 2 4 1990 9 Town Wenham 009 Address 114 Cedar Street Historic Name James Friend House Use: Present Residence Original DESCRIPTION Residence Date Source 1699- ca. 1725 wenham 1own Records, I, P. 97; stylistic analysis Style First Period Architect Unknown Exterior Wall Fabric Stucco Outbuildings Early 20th c. garage late 20th c. garage Major Alterations (with dates) Exterior covered with stucco, early 20th c. Condition Good Yes - back Moved from road Date early 20th c. Acreage one acre. Setting Suburban residential street northeast corner of Cedar & Topsfield Rds. mid 20th c.
residential surrounds Recorded by Organization Date _ _July, 1985 Anne Grady Boston University INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commumity : WENHAM Form No: Property Name: House James Friena Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. SIGNIFICANCE The James Friend house has integrity of materials, design and workmanship in its First Period frame which embodies distinctive characteristics of form and construction eligible under Criterion C. The James Friend house, in its modestly decorated frame is representative of First Period construction in Wenham in the first quarter of the 18th century. EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION The house is a five bay wide, two room deep 2 1/2 story structure of asymmetrical plan. The original house was of double cell, central chimney plan. A lean-to was added before 1738.
The rear of the house was raised to a full two stories and the roof rebuilt with ridge on the center axis in the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the house was moved back from the road and covered with stucco. Simple window frames a single narrow chimney at the ridge and a modest early 20th century door hood characterize the exterior. MAJOR FIRST PERIOD FEATURES First Period features, in the form of an exposed late First Period frame, are visible in the rear, left-hand/center room and bathroom on the first floor and in the right-hand and left-hand front chambers. The original right rear chimney post, visible in the bathroom, has a narrow, flat chamfer. Ceiling beams in the left/center room which was part of the original lean-to are flat chamfered. In the right and left hand chambers, all framing members except the summer tie beams are exposed.
There are slim flat chamfers and taper stops on splayed corner posts, plates and end tie beams in both rooms. In the attic, the original rafters were left in place when the roof was raised. The early framing was comprised of principal rafters, two purlins per slope and no collar beams. LATER SIGNIFICANT FEATURES The left-hand room retains fine mid-18th-century cyma-molded cornices and crown moldings along the boxed longitudinal summer beam. The staircase, straight run except for the top two steps with simple trim in the Italianate style, was constructed in the chimney bay c. 1850 after the central chimney was removed. 2 Staple to Inventory form at bottom INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commnity: WENHAM Form No: 9 James Property Name: House Friend Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued belon.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION James Friend, (b.1633,) was a carpenter and hewer of timber. [l] In 1691, the town of Wenham granted Friend and John Porter privilege to stop a brook "to set up a Sawe mill..." on the brook across Topsfield Road from the house. [2] In 1699 James Friend was granted liberty to cut timber on common land for 8000 shingle, perhaps in order to construct the house. [3] REFERENCES 1. Wenham Town Records 1642-1810, vol. I: 21,22,79. (Wenham: Wenham Historical Society, 1930-1959). 2. Ibid., vol. II: 94. 3. Ibid., vol. I: 173. 3 Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form 10-900-4 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 1/24/90 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR Nomination/Type of Review 21. Foster, Stephen, House S122. Foster, William, House 23. Fowler, Rea Putnam, House Date/Signature Entered in the ntoal aeciotor fkeeper AeluuBgu 3/4/50 Attest Rusataatira Borier Gokeeper BethL Saurge 71 Attest Entered is the Fat1ozad Bof1ator /Aeeper deluseBgen 3hk0 Attest 24. French--Andrews House Entered in the Hetional Register, Reeper Attest AelureAzun 3/9/20 25. Friend, James, House/ 26. Frye, Samuel, House jM27. Fuller, Joseph, House Substant1va Beries Jrr Keeper Betesf Savage 745 Entered in the Attest Hatiorad Begiatox /kbeper SlanBgu 3/4/40 Attest ptatzallevs Burite forkeeper Attest Batt f. Sovase 40 28. Fuller, Lieut.
Ihomas, House Entered in the Natlonad Register Keeper AeloresByen 317/26 Attest 29.Giddings, George, House and Barn Entered in the Akeeper deluresyu 3/9/40 Nationai Register Attest 30.Giddings--Burnham House Subatantiva Sevios Jkeeper Attest fithy. Sevase 3/400 IeP8 Form 10900a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page _ SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 90000268 Friend, James, House Property Name Date Listed: 03/09/90 Essex 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, exclusions, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination documentation. BithT.Savas Signature of the Keeper 03/09/90 Date of Action =============================: Amended Items in Nomination: Geographical Data: VBD The handwritten scale on the sketch map supersedes the typed or printed one: the handwritten scale is the appropriate scale for the reduced map.
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 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Friend, James, 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 PENDING LIST: 2/07/90 DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 90000268 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT _RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N SLR DRAFT: Y NATIONAL: REJECT 3/9/9U DATE N N N REERITERIA Accept C REVIEWER DISCIPEINs Arcueetenal Htistory 3/9/90 DOCUMENTATION see attached connents Y/see attached SLR X 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 _USGS maps photographs presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date Wenhan, 77 Janes Frend House 114 Cedar Stree attec 1985 Ist Percid Buldys of E.
M., TA leenhan, Mh Janes Frend House Il 114 Cadar Streu ryat-hand chamber 1985 1o7 Pereil Buldigs of E, Mo, 7. Jone, FrendHouse 114 deda 8t. Wenhom, Mot facade 1985 IstReri Buldies d En Mar, T1 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000281