Nomination for Kingsbury--Whitaker House

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NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form E JUN 1 2 1990 NATIONAL REGISTER This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries.

1.Name of Property historic name Kingsbury - Whitaker House (preferred) other names/site number Glendoon House 2. Location street & number 53 Glendoon Street city, town Needham state Massachusetts code MA county Norfolk code N/A not for publication N/A vicinity 021 zip code 02192 3. Classification Ownership of Property X private public-local public-State public-Federal Category of Property X building(s) district site structure object Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing buildings sites structures objects 1 Total Name of related multiple property listing: Number ofcontributing resources previously N/A listed in the National Register 0 4.

State/Federal Agency Certification Asthe designated authority under the NationalHistoric Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, 1 hereby certify that this x nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the NationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesand meets the proceduralandprofessional requirements set forth in 36CFR Part 60. In my opinion,the propertyXmeets ]does not meet the National Register criteria. See continuation sheet. Na 31,1990 Date Commission; Signature of certifying official Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 5.

National Park Service Certification hereby, certify that this property is: entered in the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined eligible for the National Register. -See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the National Register. AuluaBgen antared in the Fational Registen 2/12/40 removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) Ju Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Domestic/Single dwelling Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Neodham, Massachusetts Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) Domestic/Single dwelling Recreation/Museum NACHAV 7.

Description Architectural Classification (enter categories from instructions) Colonial/Postmedieval English Early Republic/Federal Materials (enter categories from instructions) foundation Granite walls Weather board roof Asphalt other Describe present and historic physical appearance. The Kingsbury Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts, is a 2 1/2-story clapboard-sheathed house with central entrance and ells, believed built over a period of 220 years (mid 18th c.-1930). At one time, the house was associated with the 92-acre holdings of Deacon Timothy Kingsbury. Today, however, the house occupies a lot of less than one acre and faces onto Glendoon Road, a short distance from Great Plain Avenue and Nehoiden Street, two early roadways. The property is located 2/5 mile west of the present center of Needham.

The house is set back about thirty feet from the road, on a level lot; low bushes front the house while the sides and rear are planted with evergreens, lilacs, and deciduous trees, including elms, the remnants of a grove planted in the 1870s. (outside the present boundaries) that, also during the late 19th century, held a terraced garden; today, the ravine is overgrown. To the east, south, and west of the property are residential neighborhoods constructed in the 20th century. There are no outbuildings surviving on the property. In its present configuration, the house, which faces south, is a 2 1/2-story five-bay structure with a central entrance, flanked by ells or additions to the west, north, and northeast. Ornament is limited to plain cornerboards, simply molded window enframements, and a pedimented entry porch and dormers.

Interior physical analysis of the main block's eastern end suggests that it was constructed in the early to mid-18th century and was incorporated into the larger dwelling in 1840. A roughhewn girt and boxed corner post survive to support this hypothesis. Analysis by staff of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities resulted in the following report: - . .the right hand (eastern) portion of the house certainly dates before 1800, given the post and beam construction of the along with the existence of feather-ended clapboards and acaoE tevation nail fasteners on the east elevation - - - The beam in the east parlor is not chamfered, but only rounded bark had fallen off : . . Along with the evidence of nail holes along the underside of the joint in a lath pattern, [the researcher] suspects that this room always (boxed) beams and posts, with a plaster ceiling.

It is frame, large-headed visible where the square nailing had cased likely [X See continuation sheet Form 10-000 Approvel No. United States Department of the Interlor Natlonal Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuatlon Sheet Sectlon number _1 Page _1 Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts that a summer beam would have been cased as well. This treatment would have been typical after 1720, until the quarter of the [18th] century." type of latter March 3, 1988 Chris Lee Eaton, Assistant Architectural Conservator, SPNEA, in correspondence to Mrs. Elizabeth Rich, Representative, Needham Historical Commission The main block's eastern side sits on a fieldstone foundation with full-height basement, while the western side has a crawlspace only. In plan, the main block today is two rooms flanking a central hall.

The additions include a 2 1/2-story ell at the building's northeastern corner (ca. 1870), a single-story multi-glazed addition centered off the building's northern side (pre 1889), and a 2-story wing (1920s) and single-story sunporch (1930s) on the western side of the house. The main block's primary elevation is five bays wide, with windows symmetrically arranged around a central entrance. Windows are 6/6 sash, set within simple molded enframements. Three-quarter sidelights flank the entrance, which is sheltered by a pedimented porch supported on Tuscan columns. The gable roof is broken by three pedimented dormers. They, too, contain 6/6 sash. The porch and dormers are undoubtedly early 20th century additions. Iwo chimneys are set just behind the ridge.

The main block's secondary elevations are unadorned: at the rear, the building displays simple, regularly spaced fenestration, plainly enframed, with 6/6 sash. The single-story rear enclosed porch covers several bays of the first story. The main block is two bays deep. At the northeastern corner, the ca. 1870 ell is one bay wide, two bays deep, and gable roofed. The cornice is finished with shallow returns. Two additions at the western end of the main block almost completely obscure that elevation. The first addition (1924) is two stories with a flat roof and rear chimney. Beyond this is the 1930 single-story addition, also flat-roofed. Both additions have multiple 6/6 sash set between applied pilasters. A chimney extends from the two-story addition. Also dating to 1930 is a small, enclosed rear porch addition, one story in height, with extensive multi-paned casement windows.

All additions are clapboard sheathed, and trimmed with simple cornerboards. A11 contribute to the building's integrity, demonstrating the property's evolution from simple dwelling to large suburban residence. The property formerly had a still larger ell at its northeastern corner, from which was appended a large barn. Bailey's 1887 birds-eye view of Needham shows an imposing, gable-front barn surmounted by a cupola. The barn and ell were removed in the early 20th century. (continued) Porm 10-000 Unlted States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet Appravel Ne.

1084-0018 Sectlon number _ - Page _2 Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts Archaeological Description Historic archaeological remains described above have the potential for providing detailed information on the changing social, cultural and economic patterns that characterized two centuries of life in Needham and the lives of some of it's leading citizens. Archaeological research can determine whether or not the original early to mid-18th century structure was dismantled or incorporated wholly or in part into the existing 19th century structure. Archaeological research can also document the presence or absence of outbuildings which likely existed with the earlier 18th and later 19th century house. These remains can document the complete layout of the house for both 18th and 19th century components.

Archaeological research can help document the construction date for the 18th century house. (end) Kingsbury-Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: nationally statewide X locally Applicable National Register Criteria XA XB C D Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) A IB C D E G Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Architecture Community planning and Development Exploration/Settlement Period of Significance ca. 1720-1930 Significant Dates 1840 ca.11829 ca. 1920 ca. 1930 Cultural Affiliation N/A SkingsuBury/Deacon Timothy Whitaker, Edgar Kimball Architect/Builder N/A State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. The Kingsbury Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts, retains integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

The house is architecturally significant as a reflection of the evolution of an early dwelling into a substantial farmhouse, and later, a suburban residence. A portion of the house is believed to have been built in the mid 18th century, while the main block was substantially re-worked and expanded ca. 1840. With additions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the present house reflects changing building practices over two centuries. The property holds associations with two important citizens of Needham, Deacon Timothy Kingsbury and Edgar Kimball Whitaker, and illustrates the change in Needham from an isolated rural community to a prosperous Boston suburb. The Kingsbury Whitaker House therefore fulfils National Register Criteria A, B, and C on the local level.

Colonial settlement of Needham started as early as 1636, when the General Court of the Province granted 200 square miles of wilderness to thirty families. Present-day Needham lay in the northeast corner of the large land grant, in the curve of the Charles River and directly across that river from the site of the parent town of Dedham. Parts of Needham were granted to English immigrant families from 1643 onward. The traditional beginning of settlement occurred in 1680 when the Town of Dedham purchased 20 square miles within the loop of the Charles River from the Ponkopaug Indians. At its center was rolling, gravelly terrain that became known as the Great Plain. Deacon Timothy Kingsbury (1680-1760), the first owner of the land on which the nominated house stands, arrived in Needham from Dedham in 1702.

In 1709, he acquired 92 acres of farmland on the Plain, on the north side of an early 18th century highway that was already known as Great Plain Avenue. In 1710, forty householders, including Kingsbury, petitioned the General Court to incorporate as a separate town because of the isolation and distance from Dedham's institutional center across the river. The petition was granted, and the Town of Needham was incorporated in 1711. [X] See continuation sheet Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Previous documentation on file (NPS): preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of property - less than one acre UTM References A 1,9 Zone 3 1/5 280 Easting CL 14683260 Northing X See continuation sheet Primary location of additional data: X State historic preservation office Other State agency Federal agency Local government University Other Specify repository: Massachusetts Historical Commission; Needham Historical Commission Zone Easting orthin D See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description See Assessor's Map See continuation sheet Boundary Justification The nominated property includes the present acreage now associated with the Kingsbury - Whitaker House following a 1989 subdivision. See continuation sheet 11.

Form Prepared By Nancy hartford & Elizabeth Rich, Consultants with Betsy Friedberg, National Register Massachusetts Historical Commission _ date March, 1990 street & numbår Boylston Street telephone 617-727-8470 city ortown Form - United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet Aaprovel No. 1024-0010 Sectlon number & Page -1 Kingsbury Whiteaker House, Needham, Massachusetts Needham, like most communities in Colonial New England, began with an agricultural economy, some grazing, and winter lumbering. The first meetinghouse (not extant) was established at the base of North Hill along the Great Plain. Among those who helped in its construction was Deacon Kingsbury, a cordwainer by trade.

The meetinghouse was built in 1712, the year after incorporation, at the junction of Central Avenue and Nehoiden Street, approximately one half mile north of the nominated property. The burying ground (still extant) was near this meetinghouse location on Nehoiden Street. The early town of Needham, centered near Nehoiden Street and Great Plain Avenue, remained a rather isolated rural village well into the 19th century, with the area along the Great Plain a prime agricultural district. The nominated building stands on a portion of Deacon Kingsbury's original land grant. Its components reflect more than two centuries of construction history. Local tradition has held that the present house includes timbers taken from an earlier structure which may have been built as early as ca. 1710 veture wilsch may ha by Kingsbury.

Documentary evidence confirms that Deacon Timothy Kingsbury built a house on this land, perhaps a fragment of the nominated property, in the early 18th century. Recently, the Needham Historical Commission, architectural historian from the Society for the Preservation of New England present building's main block, but suggests that it occurred anywhere between 1720 and the end of the 18th century, thus somewhat later than the date given by local opinion. (Evidence of early construction in the building's eastern end includes post and beam framing, feather-edged clapboards, and large-headed nails, all characteristic of First Period construction; this portion's boxed beams, however, reflect slightly later 18th century building practices.) The original house may have been a two-room, 1 1/2-story dwelling on a full basement, five bays wide, with central entrance and large central chimney.

The house probably faced located close to that street. se to that street. Rugther west onto the curve of Nehoiden Street and was Further study of the cellar and of attic framing would be needed to establish a more precise construction date and estimate the building's original plan and appearance. In 1729, Kingsbury petitioned the town, asking them to accept "a road built from the Brook by William Ockinton's house - . . to the house of Deacon Timothy Kingsbury - - - laid out 3 rods wide - - - unto the old original Great Plain Road. That new road was Nehoiden Street, which would be relocated west of the property in 1840. Timothy Kingsbury occupied the house until at least 1740. During his long life in Needham, he acted as a deacon of the First Parish Church (for twenty-seven years), was Needham's first town clerk (for twelve years), and served as a selectman (sixteen years).

He held other town offices and was a (continued) Borm 10,000 United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet No. 1084-0010 Sectlon number 8_ Page _2 Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts representative to the General Court in 1723. About 1740, he gave 33 acres--the eastern portion of his property--to his son, Cornet Timothy Kingsbury Jr. (1703-1778), including the house. In 1757, three years before his death, Deacon Kingsbury deeded the remaining acreage--22 acres in the western end of the property and 37 acres at the center--to his grandson Moses (b. 1736). Cornet Kingsbury Jr., like his father active in town affairs, retained the 33 acre property until he died in 1778. The house remained in Kingsbury family ownership until 1839, when it was sold to Edgar Kimbal1 Whitaker (1806-1883), a Boston merchant.

Whitaker bought the 33 acres of Kingsbury land on which was located the nominated property. this change in ownership, the house was substantially re-worked to near its present appearance. At the time of Whitaker's purchase, the house was said to be in poor condition. While his wife and six children remained in Boston, Whitaker hired carpenters to vastly expand and improve the house. At the same time, at Whitaker's request, the town relocated the southern portion of Nehoiden Street 150 feet west of its original course, and brought it into Great Plain Avenue nearly at a right angle instead of a curve. This gave Whitaker space to add onto the original property to the west. The western end of the newly expanded house would stand on the former path of Nehoiden Street. In all likelihood, Whitaker's additions more than doubled the size of the original building.

He added a large room west of the original, off a new, wide central hall, and re-oriented the house so that its front entry was now centrally located on the southern side. The original entrance was probably incorporated into the core of the new dwelling at this time. Two chimneys were set just behind the ridge. Unlike the earlier house, the expansion was built on a crawlspace rather than a full cellar. Previously located close to the roadway, the enlarged house now sat well back from both Nehoiden Street and Great Plain Avenue and faced onto the latter. (It would not be until 1924, with the addition of Glendoon Road, an arc cutting from Nehoiden Street to Great Plains Avenue, that the house would become sited so close [about 30 feet] to the road. See maps.) Edgar Whitaker became a leading citizen of Needham.

He was a member of both the General Court and the Governor's Council of the Commonwealth; and he was a leader of town civic and religious groups. He was at various times a schoolteacher, a school committeeman, and founder of the Norfolk County Agricultural Society. Perhaps his greatest contribution to Needham was his work in bringing the railroad to Needham; he was Needham's representative to the committee center Tad a bajor tapact on the tom. responsible for the arrival of the Charles River Railroad in The arrival of the railroad at a location east of the original town. Commercial activity--and ultimately, civic and institutional activity--was relocated to the newly active Great Plain Village, leaving the original center of increasingly secondary importance. (continued) NP& Porm 10-000 OMB Approvel Ne.

1084-0010 United States Department of the Interlor NatlonalParkService Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuatlon Sheet Sectlon number - Page. Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts Whitaker also contributed to Needham's beautification. According to Clarke's History of Needham (1912), on October 25, 1848, Whitaker and his sons set out a row of elm trees, extending from Nehoiden Street to the Baptist Church along Great Plain Avenue. The trees commemorated the opening of the 14 1/2-mile-long Cochituate Aqueduct, supplying public water to Boston. Edgar Whitaker left Needham for Boston in 1869, after which the house had a succession of owners and its acreage became gradually reduced. From ca. 1870 until 1924, the house stood on an 11-acre parcel. In the 1870s, owner John J.

Morgan developed the ravine area behind the house as a small park, with formal gardens, terraces, and pools. (While the ravine remains, its gardens are now so overgrown and neglected that only bare traces of its former beauty can be imagined. In January 1989, the Historical Society, present owner of the property, deeded the ravine and terraces to the Town of Needham to form a greenbelt from the town center to Rosemary Lake, about 2/5 mile north of the nominated property.) Morgan also appears to have planted an allee of trees between the house's front entrance and Great Plain Avenue. Alterations to the building itself occurred in the 1870s, and again in the early 20th century. John Morgan may have been responsible for the house's northeastern ell, which appears to have been added ca. 1860-1870.

Some time in the late 19th century, a second ell was built off the aforementioned ell, joining the house to a large barn (no longer standing). In 1920, a large chimney stack--probably the original to the earliest portion of the house--was reportedly taken down from the middle of the building's eastern portion. Andrew M. Clinard, owner in 1919, removed the attached barn and the ell that linked it to the main block. A garage would replace the barn (and remain standing, just northeast of the present property line, until very recently). A two-story sleeping porch and single-story sunroom on the house's northern side were added in the 1920s and 1930s, respectively, and a small, single-story rear addition also dates to ca. 1930. The pedimented front entry porch and dormers also date to ca.

1920, and reflect Colonial Revival-style updating- In 1924, the property was bought by real estate developers David Murdoch and David Simon, who subdivided the eleven acres, leaving 3 1/2 acres with the house. They also laid out a new street, Glendoon Road, passing through Morgan's allee in front of the house. The house acquired its present name, Glendoon House, at that time. A few of Morgan's elm trees survive in the back yards of the 1920s development. In 1949, the house, with John Morgan's park, was bought by the Needham Historical Society Inc. from the Marshall family, and has since been adapted by the Society for use as a meeting place, library, and museum.

The house's interior plan has been altered over time to satisfy the needs of (continued) Porm 10,800~ United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel Ne. 1084-0010 Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts Sectlon number _ 8 Page _ 4 its occupants, most recently by the Needham Historical Society. In 1951, the Society agreed to remove the partition between the parlor and the billiard room to form a large meeting room. The partition was removed and a steel arch beam was installed in its place to carry the load of the upper floors (west side). Eventually, the meeting room, known as the "Marshal1 Room," was extended into the area of the two porch additions on the west side. The bedrooms on the second floor today serve as exhibition rooms.

The back, rear bedroom is now part of the caretaker's apartment,which is primarily in the ell. The "Director's Room," the southeastern front parlor, today contains a series of murals painted in 1961 by Arthur Oakman, a Needham artist. The murals depict Needham scenes. Architecturally, the Kingsbury-Whitaker House is significant as a representative of the evolution of building practices over two centuries. Its outward appearance is that of a large but unpretentious mid 19th century vernacular farmhouse, typical of rural dwellings of the period.

(See, for example, the Israel Whitney House, Needham, NR 1988.) Updating in the form of modest decorative treatment--on the sunporches and entry porch--reflects the interest in the Colonial Revival in the early 20th century, while the property's subdivision and the dismantling of the barn during that period is evidence of the suburbanization of Needham. But interior studies reveal that the house also contains the remnants of one of Needham's earliest residences, also the dwelling of an important early citizen, Timothy Kingsbury. Few 17th and early 18th century dwellings survive in Needham. Further study of the Kingsbury-Whitaker House could reveal more information both on this particular dwelling and on 18th century building practices in a community that was rather isolated during much of its earliest history.

(continued) Rom United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet No. 1084-0010 Kingsbury - Whitaker House, Needham, Massachusetts Sectlon number _ 8 Page 5 Archaeological Significance No prehistoric sites are currently recorded on the property or in the general area (within one mile). In general, the property lacks locational criteria favorable for prehistoric site location. The probability for locating prehistoric sites is low. A moderate to high potential exists for locating historic archaeological remains on the property. Systematic survey and testing of the property can help locate the remains of the early to mid-18th century house and/or construction features (builder's trenches, wall remains) associated with 19th century rebuilding of the house.

Structural remains are also probably present from a now demolished 1870s ell. Similar research can also determine the locations of any outbuildings or occupational related features (trash pits, privies, wells) associated with the different occupations of the house. (end) Porm United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuatlon Sheet No. 1084-0010 Kingsbury - Whitaker House Needham, Massachusetts Sectlon number - Page. 1 9. Major Bibliographic References Books Clarke, George Kuhn. History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911. 1912. Jones, Frederic A. Old Houses in Needham, Massachusetts. Privately printed, ca. 1965; reprinted 1979.

Unpublished sources Extensive research notes on Glendoon House by Leslie Crumbaker, Needham Historical Commission member, in the Needham Historical Society Files: Glendoon House (folder), Society Property (folder), Whitaker Family (folder), and Kingsbury Family (folder). Maps & atlases Bailey, O. H. & Co., publ., "Needham, Massachusetts" (Birds Eye View). Boston: 1887. Sherman, W. A., Atlas of Norfolk County, Mass. New York: Comstock and Cline, 1876. Map of ca. 1775. Map of 1836. Map of 1850. Neednom, KINGSBURY-WHITAKER-MORGAN-MARSHALL HOUSE "GLENDOON HOUSE"' Headquarters and museum of the Needham Historical Society, Inc. _RECORD OF EVENTS pertaining to the "early house" of 1710 and the "new house" of 1840.

-according to history of the property as written by Les Crumbaker 1702 1709 1711 1729 1760 1775 1814 1831 1831 1835 1839 1839 Deacon Timothy Kingsbury married in this year and about this time came to Needham. (Deacon Timothy b. 1680-d.1760) He acquired land on the no. side of Great Plain Av. (92 acres) and commenced building a house on this property. (Henceforth referred to as the c. 1710 house) The Town of Needham became Incorporated Deacon Timothy petitioned the town to accept "a road from the Brook by William Ockinton's house ... to the house of Deacon Timothy Kingsbury laid out 3 rods wide -- unto the old original Great Plain Road'. (this was Nehoiden St. first location). Deacon Timothy died. Will provides this information: re: 92 acre farm Grandson Moses Sr. was given the western 22 and central 37 acres. and sometime before 1760, the Deacon's son Cornet Timothy Jr.

(1703-1778) had been given the remaining 33 acres on which stood the c. 1710 house. Map of Needham shows Cornet Timothy Jr. living in the house on the eastern 33 acre lot at that time. This piece of land and the c. 1710 house remained in the possession of sons and grandsons, etc. up until at least early 19th c. Lemuel Kingsbury, son of Moses Sr. was living in Deacon Timothy's c. 1710 house. Town of Needham relocated Central AVenue westward to higher ground... The Map of Needhamshows Kingsbury's c. 1710 house as occupiedby "Field & Smith" (also shows on 1836 Map) Another transfer of land took place - from Kingsbury descendents - two parcels of land, the central 37 acre lot and the eastern 33 acre Lot of Deacon Timothy's farm with a dwelling house. this land was described as being bounded as follows; "Starting at the W corner by the Road to the Meeting House (Nehoiden St.) and land of Wm.

Ritchie... Edgar Kimball Whitaker (1806-1883) a Boston merchant, came to Needham, and boarded with his uncle, Rev. William Ritchie whose home was on Nehoiden St. Y* see above) Edgar Whitaker purchased the 33 acre Lot with Deacon Timothy's c. 1710 house east of Nehoiden St. WHITAKER®-MORGAN-MARSHALL House RECORD OF EVENTS continued: "GLENDOON HOUSE" p.2 - 1839/1840 1840- 1840 Whitaker purchased this property in July, 1839 and because the Old Kingsbury house (c. 1710) was in poor condition and too small for his family, he hired carpenters to build him a new home on the 33 acre Lot. "To keep himself occupied during the winter of 1839/1840 Edgar Whitaker taught at the Upper Falls School at the junction of Webster St. and Central Avenue, walking the four mile round trip each day." L.C. When the house was completed, Edgar brought his wife and 6 children from Boston and moved in..

In 1840 the town relocated the southern end of Nehoiden Street to the westward of its original course and brought it into Great Plain Avenue nearly at an a right angle, as we see it today. (This is Nehoiden Street's second location.) (See Town of Needham Maps for 1836 and the 1836 map updated for use as a Map for 1850.) Needham . W PLAN #1 Istou |930 2 story porch 1924 N E 1930 L1840 1J C.1710 GLENDOON HOUSE Ell up by 1870 - puhaps carlier <|/1 (NOT TO SCALE) Needham. PLAN # 2 N E S Nehorden st running south to meet qreat Plain chimney Deacon Timothy Kingsbury's C.1710 (Not to scale) Needham. ¿ Nehoiden st. moved approx. 150' to WEST , (Thin is not to scale) 1129 Nehoiden st PLAN #3 New 1840 Location of Nehoiden Street W E -First Period' Clapboardin Clapboarding ough-hewn girt Baxed post 41'- Mr. Edgar K. Whitakers new house c.

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Richardson KINGSBURY-WHITAKER HOUSE ASSESSOR'S MAP NEEDHAM , MA naufalh Co UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Kingsbury--Whitaker House NAME: MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Norfolk DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: 6/12/90 7/12/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 90001080 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 6/26/90 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 7/27/90 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: OTHER: REQUEST : N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS:N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N YACCEPT RETURN REJECT 2/14/90 _DATE Entered in the Natlaral Registas 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 __USGS maps -photographs -presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone _ Signed Date Kingsbury-Whitaker Fouse (Conmon Name-Glencoon House) 53 Glendoon Road, Neechan, MA Kenneth Watson 1988 Negative in photographer's files 1 of 3 Front (South) elevation showing East facing side Kngshmy-Whiteke thme Hufulk co MA 53 AlendomRdl.

Nechurmt Kemth Watso 1988 Negatene phatoguptas fer 142 7umnt (Sruit) lwaten shoue, Gast frei, sile Kingsbury-Whitaker Fouse (Common name -Glendoon Fouse) 53 Glendoon Roaa, Neechan, MA Kenneth Watson, 1988, Negative, photographer's files West elevation showinc front (South) 20f82 Yeen vofulkComA tuy-whitakes Kan 53 Mlendon Rond, Mecdhem, M$ Kenneth Walsm, 1988 Negaline, Phalograprcia file, west elevatin chowing font (south)