Nomination for Roslindale Congregational Church

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925 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 8-86) No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form BOUICE JUN 24 1991 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 Roslindale Congregational Church other names/site number N/A 2. Location street & number 25 Cummins Highway and Summer Avenue clty, town Roslindale state Massachusetts code 027 county Suffolk N/A not for publication N/Avioinity code 025 zip code 02131 3. Classification Ownership of Property private public-local public-State public-Federal Category of Property X bullding(s) district site structure object Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing bulldings _sites structures objects Total Name of related multiple property listing: N/A Number of contributing resources prevlously listed in the National Register- 4.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this Xnomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the NationalRegister of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. L See continuation sheet. uerh B. Masonongl Signature of certitying official Date Judith B. McDonough, Executive Director, State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau Massachusetts Historical Commission 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 1, hereby, certify that this property is: 1entered in the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the National Register. antored in jationad Rogiate TelnuBgur 7/26/91 removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) fu Sonia noa Kopor Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Religion: Religious Structure Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) Religion: Religious Structure 7.

Description Architectural Classification (enter categories from instructions) Late Victorian: Romanesque Materials (enter categories from instructions) foundation - walls- Granite Wood: Shingle roof other Asphalt shingles Describe present and historic physical appearance. DESCRIPTION The Roslindale Congregational Church, at 25 Cummins Highway, is a shingle style church prominently located in the Roslindale Village section of the Roslindale neighborhood. The Church faces southeast on Cummins Highway at the corner of Sumner Avenue, with a set back of about 15 feet creating a small neatly landscaped lawn with low hedges that border the public sidewalk. Adjacent to the Summer Avenue side of the Church are two parking lots -- one serving the Church and the other serving the adjacent funeral home.

Roslindale Village is a crossroads community located at the intersection of three early routes: Washington Street, South Street, and Poplar Street. Roslindale Village has been the institutional and commercial core of this including the Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (1887), the Roslindale Baptist Church (1889) and the Bethany Methodist Church (1874, destroyed by fire in the 1940s). Notable late 19th century commercial buildings in the village include 49 Poplar Street (1891), 756 South Street (1896), and the Masonic Building at Belgrade and Birch Streets (1899) (all prominently located on corner lots). Today this area remains an important institutional center with a commercial strip that experienced a rejuvenation in the 1980s. The Roslindale Congregational Church is an outstanding example of the shingle style influenced by the Richardsonian Romanesque.

Its design emphasizes massing, with details of both shingle and Richardsonian styles. The Church's timber frame rests on a solid foundation of rough-cut granite which is original to the structure. Round-arched particos on clustered squat columns mark entrances at the nave/tower juncture and on the east side of the church. The Church's parsonage is located at 9 Primrose Street in Roslindale. The Church's cross-gable plan is made asymetrical by the three story square tower at the northeast and by a one story semi-circular bay at the southeast. The Church is two and one-half stories high and has a full basement. The cross-gable roof has a cupola which sits at the intersection of the two roof lines. A large chimney rises from back of the Church, a smaller chimney sits ehind the semi-circular front bay, and the roof of the tower has four ctagonal turrets.

The original slate roof was replaced with asphalt shingles [X See continuation sheet Oea No. 10210010 -#S Form 10-000 (800) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number7 Page Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts in the mid-twentieth century. The exterior of the Church has cedar shingles that are painted grey. The original shingles, which were stained brown, were replaced in 1986. The Church's fenestration is dominated by a tripartite scheme. The facade has at the one story level a tripartite arched window with a pair of rectangular windows on each side. On the second story level of the facade is a large, deeply inset arched window divided by heavy, shingled mullions and simple frame muntins. This central window is set between two vertically narrow arched windows.

An arched vent with a drop bracket sits above the central window. The tripartite window scheme is repeated at the cross-gable elevations, where large arched, divided windows are flanked by sets of rectangular windows divided into thin vertical openings. At the apex of each of the four cross-gable elevations is a louvred opening supported by an elongated drop bracket. The rear elevation has a central gabled mass which is flanked by lower hipped wings which house office space. the rear elevation the Church's northwest office has a bay window which replaced a small rectangular window in 1986. The square clocktower is divided by an open belvidere on the second story level. A large circular clock is located at the third story level on each of the tower's four sides.

The tower has a turreted pyramidal roof, bracketed cornice, and fenestration that repeats the tripartite scheme of the rest of the structure. Interior Contained beyond the small, rectangular vestibule, at the base of the clock tower, 1s the sanctuary; a cross-axial plan creates a specific focus reinforced by the orientation of the elliptical pew configuration. This expansive volume is defined along its principal axis by the chancel distinguished by an arch: opposite this are located folding doors beyond which lies the chapel. On the main axis and above the chapel is situated the balcony that rises to the base of the grand tri-partite window set within the primary gable. volume of the transverse axis. Major structural members are expressed internally by exposed wooden beams at the ceiling and at the span of the balcony.

The interior elevations are typically composed of a wainscotting base and beige plaster walls. All interior hardwood surfaces, which include floors, wall panelling, pews, trim, finishes (some of the wood treatments in the basement have been painted). (continued) OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 NPS Form 10-800-e (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts Section number _ Page< Vertical circulation is arranged symetrically at either of the entrances from the street facade. These stairs lead to the balcony level, mult-purpose rooms on the second floor, and basement facilities. Typically the windows within the sanctuary and chapel are of a simple, geometric pattern of stained glass. Colors predominantly consist of light, warm tones.

One notable exception, however, is a single stained glass panel in the chapel that was donated in memory of Alice Broughton Grover, the wife of the congregation's founding minister, Rev. Richard B. Grover, 1890-1899. In contrast to the other windows, this particular panel is composed of richly colored floral patterns. Above the chancel arch, since painted over, was stenciled an inscription reading "Ye Shall Keep My Sabbaths And Reverence My Sanctuary." There are no records of the designer(s) for the church's stained glass. The first organ was installed in an enlarged chancel space in the year 1906. The organ, built by the Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro, Vermont, was inaugurated with a recital in October of the same year. The Estey Organ was removed and replaced by the present organ in November, 1965.

The new organ was donated in the memory of deceased members and friends of the Church. The original Estey organ pipes remain in their original place solely for aesthetic purposes. In 1912-14, meeting rooms were added to the basement, and in 1914 the entire interior was painted. Folding chairs in the sanctuary were replaced by the present elliptical pews in 1915. The original folding chairs remain in the balcony. In 1935 the interior was again repainted and the roof repaired. Modernization in 1940 included the installation of new kitchen facilities and the construction of a stage, both in the basement. In 1956 an additional restroom was installed next to the chapel.

Most recently, lexan covers were installed over the exterior openings of the stained glass windows, insulation was installed in the ceiling cavities, the roof was reshingled with asphalt shingles, and interior ceiling fans were hung. In 1985-86, the Church's Centennial Restoration Committee proceeded with the reshingling and painting of the exterior. (end) OMB Aapronel No. 1024-0018 NPSForm 10-000e (8-08) United States Department of the Interior NationalPark Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number..1 Page. 3 Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES It is unlikely that intact archaeological resources are present at the Roslindale Congregational Church site. The church occupies nearly half of its 15,356 square foot lot.

The central location of the building on the lot and the presence of a cellar hole beneath it suggests that archaeological resources predating its 1893 construction date are probably not preserved. However, archaeological evidence may exist for the changing landscape treatments of the site since 1893. These resources may include evidence for plantings, walkways, and refuse generated by functions held at the church. These resources may be considered significant in the context of the study or restoration of the church's original landscape treatment. (end) Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: Jnationally -statewide IX locally D Applicable National Register Criteria Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) XA Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Architecture Community Development LE LG Period of Significance 1893-1941 Significant Dates 1893 Cultural Affiliation N/A Significant Person N/A Architect/Builder James: Murry State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. SIGNIFICANCE The Roslindale Congregational Church possesses integrity of location, des1gn, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The Church is an outstanding example of the shingle style influenced by the Richardsonian Revival style.

The church is a rare example of its type in Boston, and its monumental scale and prominent location make it an essential part of the Roslindale Village section of Roslindale. The founding of this congregation illustrates the migration of Boston's population to the surrounding suburbs, and the exemplifies the success of Congregationalism in and around Boston during this. period. The Roslindale Congregational Church meets Criteria A and C and Exception A of the National Register of Historic Places at the local level.

Historical Congregationalism has played an important role in the history of Massachusetts histor Both the development of the public school system and the founding of Harvard University were products of Congregationalist "thought and purpose." The Centennial History also chronicles the important roles that Congregationalists played during the American Revolution and throughout the Anti-slavery movement. During the period 1880-1930, the Congregational denomination in Boston expanded its membership and maintained its prominent role in society. In 1880 Boston had 27 Congregational churches with 9795 members -- by 1930 there were 34 churches with 18,677 members. The Reverend George A. Gordon, who had a long ministry at the Old South Church in Copley Square, did much to liberalize the theology of the Congregational denomination during this fifty year period.

Reverend Gordon's assistant pastor at Old South was the founding minister of the Roslindale Congregational Church, Reverend Richard B. Grover. X See continuation sheet Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts 9.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References "A Pretty Structure," unattributed newspaper article dated August 3, 1893. Boston Landmarks Commission, "Roslindale and West Roxbury Project Completion Report," 1988 Survey and Planning Grant, (submitted to Massachusetts Historical Commission July 31,1989). Cole, Miss Ruby H., "History of The Church," The Golden Jubilee Book (Boston: Roslindale Congregational Church), 1940. Fruh, Mrs. Albert, "Reflections of the Church History, 1890-1965," The Diamond Jubilee Book (Boston: Roslindale Congregational Church), 1965. Harris, Cyril M., ed., Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture (New York: Dover Publications), 1977. Inspectional Services Department, City of Boston, building jacket for 25 Cummins Highway, Boston.

X See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NPS): ] prellminary determination of Individual llsting (36 CFR 67) has been requested previously listed in the National Register prevlously determined ellgible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Bulldings Survey # recorded by Historic American Engineering Primary location of additional data: State hlstorie preservation office Other State agency Federal agency Local government University _]Other Specify repository: Record # 10. Geographical Data Acreage of propertyLess than one acre UTM References AL19 1312,45,2,0 Zone Easting CL 14,618,415,2,01 Northing Easting Northing LIIL See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description The nominated property conforms to the City of Boston Tax Assessor's parcel number 4229,ward 19.

-See continuation sheet Boundary Justification The present legal boundary conforms to the original/historical boundary of the Roslindale Congregational Church. See continuation sheet 11. Form Prepared By Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission name/title James Labeck, Boston Landmarks Commission, with Betsy Friedberg, National Register organization Massachusetts Historical Commission date June 1991 street & number_ 80 Boylston Street telephone (617) 12/-84/0 city or town _ Boston state _ zip code 02116 *U.S.GPO:1988-0-223-918 MPS Form 10-000e (8-06 OMB Approvel No. 10240010 United States Department of the Interior National ParkService National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page - Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts Roslindale's development after 1870 can be attributed largely to better transportation systems.

As early as 1834, a rail line ran through this area, although a station was not built until the 1870s. providing convenient transportation to Boston, Roslindale began to develop as a suburban community with stations at Roslindale, Mt. Hope, Hills. The railroads tried to boost its ridership on these lines by promoting residential development near these station stops. The Providence Division of the Old Colony Railroad, created byan 1888 consolidation of the Old Colony and the Boston & Providence, published a directory for those seeking to build suburban homes. The 1889 directory outlined the population and cost of building lots in the communities of Forest Hills (pop. 1000), Mt. Hope (pop. 3000), Roslindale (pop. 5000), Highland (pop. 600), and West Roxbury (pop. 1500).

More expansive residential growth to the south and west of Boston was spurred by the introduction of streetcar lines and other transportation improvements beginning in the 1890s. Unlike the railroads, which produced nucleated development near station stops, streetcar lines promoted linear growth, with development of land along the length of the line rather than focused at specific points. The West Roxbury branch trolley operated through Roslindale via Belgrade Avenue and Centre Street, with connections to Dedham and Grove Streets. Trolleys also ran down Grove Street to Germantown in West Roxbury, and a cross-town route on Ashland Street (now Cummins Highway), connected Roslindale Village to Mattapan. Roslindale Village, which included the local fire station and library, became the commercial hub of this area.

Roslindale had become the "garden suburb" of Boston; it was promoted as a healthy place ir which to live, with its "clean air and rolling hills" creating a "salubrious climate" for its residents. As Boston's population spread to the outlying suburbs, the establishment of Congregational churches kept pace. By 1880 new Congregational churches were established to the south and west of Boston -- Highland Church (1869), Walnut Avenue Church (1870), Church of the Hollanders (18/3), and Boylston Church 1n Jamaica Plain (1879). The Roslindale Congregational Church was founded on November 10, 1890, with sixty-seven charter members. The Reverend Richard B. Grover had commissioned a survey from the Massachusetts Home Missionary Committee to determine the need for Congregational services in Roslindale.

That survey showed that a Congregational church could be supported in the growing community of Roslindale. Services were held in Association Hall on South Street for several months prior to the organization and during the construction of the church on Ashland Street. The congregation purchased the building lot from Catherine Havey in 1891 and ground was broken by Rev. Grover on August 2, (continued) OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 NPS Form 10-800- 6-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Roslindale Congregation Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts Section number - Page - 1893. Church records show that most of the original charter members resided in the neighboring communities of Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, and Dedham.

Architecture The Roslindale Congregational Church has a cross-gable plan with projecting bays, dormers, and entrance porticos, and a two-story square clocktower. The design emphasizes the building's complex mass, which is unified by the smooth shingle surfaces. The Church exhibits influences of both the Shingle and Romanesque Revival styles. The emphasis of mass within shingled surfaces, and the use of curved walls and grouped windows are typical of the Shingle style. The recessed entrance porches with heavy arches on squat columns, the rectangular windows with a common transom, and the use of decorative panels on the tower are examples of Romanesque Revival influence. The interior of the Church reflects the Church's cross-gable plan.

The sanctuary space occupies main volume of the first floor, and a chapel, a ladies parlor (built out of two smaller offices in 1956), a storage room and two offices are organized around that main space and reflect the exterior shape of the Church. The basement is made up of a function hall with a stage, a kitchen, two classrooms and two small offices (one of which was originally a kitchen). On the second floor are the balcony and several offices and smaller classrooms. Detailing throughout the interior is typical of the period, with extensive use of dark wood surfaces, exposed structural members,and paneled wainscotting. Roslindale's building boom from the mid-1880s through the 1890s produced large quantity of houses, churches and institutional structures, predominantly in the Stick, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival styles.

High style examples of the Shingle and Romanesque Revival styles, however, are uncommon in the study area; the most notable exception is the Roslindale Congregational Church, which is one of the finest shingles style buildings in Boston. Plans for the church were commissioned in 1893 from the architect James Murray of 120 Tremont Street, Boston. A special committee of the congregation had chosen Murray, who was a member of the Roslindale Congregational Church. At the time of the Church's design he was practicing on his own. The Church appears to have been constructed as Murray designed it; however, a newspaper n ec, s lons a at i Lomer thet article dated August 3, 1893, shows a small tower where the 1 1/2 story bay was built. Later in his career Murray collaborated with James G. Hutchinson (1905-1910), forming the firm of Murray and Hutchinson, and with William Dykeman around 1915.

(continued) 100000 OMAG Approvel No. 1024-0010 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - 8 Page. 3 Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts Murray's primary works, executed between 1891 and 1942, were multiple family dwellings of wood-frame construction located in the city's developing neignbornoods of Roxbury, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain. Murry's other Roslindale works are finely detailed, single family, Colonial Revival houses (9, 14, 23, a 21 Whitmore, & 5/ Weld Hill Streets). single and multiple family that combine Queen Anne, Shingle, and Colonial Revival styles (903 South & 37 Fairview Streets), and an early twentieth century one-story commercial strip (120-120 1/2 Park Street).

The Roslindale Congregational Church was Murry's earliest and most elaborate design in Roslindale. By 1894, the date of the cornerstone, one room in the front of the church had been completed and was used for services. This room is the present chapel and still used for some services. The construction of the church building was completed in 1896 at the cost of about $25,000. (end) 56 1ooo United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet M0. 1004-0018 Roslindale Congregational Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts Section number 9 Page _ BIBLIOGRAPHY (cont.'d) MacGraburfdang"R., "A History of the Roslindale Congregationat Church " an address given February 8, 1987. McAlester, Virginia and Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses ( New York: Alfred A. Knopt), 1984.

Murray, James, Boston Public Library/Fine Arts Department, Architect File. Tucc1,Douglas Shand, Built in Boston, City and Suburb 1800-1950 (Boston: New York Graphic Society), 1978. Winsor, Justin, ed., The Memorial History of Boston, 1630-1880, vol. VI (Boston: James R. Osgood and Company), 1883. 94 4401 4955 1225 17 21 3426 020E 402 13 1 S 34,088 :PARK W.

ADAMS CUMMINS 1000 4210 HEALTH 16,137 BOSTON DEPARTMENT WALL ROSLINDALE POST OFFICE 17,688 CHARLES ELEMENTARY 30 STREET WALL 47.521 SUMNER SCHOOL STREET 4252 Pas 6- IRVING 4232 4234 4238 6390 4236 4240 4244 18,065 PARKING ROSLINDALE BOSTON PUBLIC IBRARY BRANCH POPLAR 4040 14 666/ 69 5286 5435 244 30 PARKING 13 8807 9182 25 3923 SUMMER 15,356 4145 LINDALL 3494 15,590 4100 8351 5030 6220 5000 4266 1268 1° 580B 14,690 16 20 24 26 36 FLORENCE 18,000 ROSLINDALE .365 6558 6541 87 95 5724 9821 4880 4817 a914 38 40 42 Roslindale Congregational Church 25 Cummins Highway, Boston, MA Boston Redevelopment Authority Map No.

12N-6E; 1"=100' WALL THORNE 6174 - 1L 4980 78 HIGH WÁY 5, 3706 52 50 STREET 4° 4725 4365 STREE 4365 5016 4365 4000 4000 4000 4000 WALL 125,195 10 HIGH 113 9200 STREET SCHOOL * 16,544 STREET 26 7500 3520 6245 6374 7556 7670 6985 * 660 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Roslindale Congregational Church NAME: MULTIPLE NAME : STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Suffolk DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 6/24/91 7/24/91 DATE OF PENDING LIST:7/08/91 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 8/08/91 REFERENCE NUMBER: 91000925 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: Nº LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER : N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N N N COMMENT WAIVER: N _ACCEPT RETURN _REJECT 7/26/91.

_DATE Entored in the National Begiata ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: TAU YHOASE JADIH9A 906910. eMTU 01tsrtlaut Yasbauod VOI DA RECOM./CRITERIA REVIEWER.

DISCIPLINE_ DATE DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N ag6m see i attached SLR Y/N bonpre 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 105 100 121 Roslindele Congeryatronal Church 25 cummias High way Bosten, mA AON AON photogruph by James Labeck, BLC 10-90 (neg.

located at BLC oftice) view of altar Roslindale Congregatinal Church 25 Lummins Highway Boston, mA photographed by James Labeck, BLC 10-90 (neg at BLC ofice) Kodalux 'Kodalux NOV onilose 90 N view rooking south Rostindale Longregationa, Church 28 Commias Hish maay Boston, mA Kodalux photojeaph by Jame yor Eabeck, BLC 10-90 (heg located at BLCoffice) new lookin) west Roslindale longregutinal church 25 Cummins Highwaye Bostn Mt photograph by Sames Labeck, BLC 10-90 (neglocated at BLC offici) AON xnjepoy VED ulew looking santhwest at clocktover D-OEOVE JUN 2 4 1991 NATIONAL REGISTER ISVE LBEATY *COMMISSIONT June 11, 1991 Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, DC 20013-7127 Dear Ms.

Shull: Enclosed please find the following nomination: Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway, Roslindale (Suffolk County), Massachusetts 02131. There have been no owner objections for the property listed above. The nomination has been voted eligible by the State Review Board and has been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer. Owners were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 30-75 days before the meeting and were afforded the opportunity to comment. No comments have been received to date. Sincerely, Betey Fredhere Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure CC. James LaBeck, Boston Landmark Commission Claude MacGray, Chairman, Church Historical Committee Stephen Cole, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Roslindale Congregational Church Massachusetts Historical Commission, Judith B.

McDonough, Executive Director, State Historic Preservation Officer 80 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (617) 727-8470 Office of the Secretary of State, Michael J. Connolly, Secretary