Nomination for Trinity Episcopal Church

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NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form OMB No. 1024-0018 1060 RECEIVED 413 APR 2 8 1985 e appropriate box by entering the information requested.If any item does not apply to the property being documentéa,TeReAN/RABK"foi applidable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions.Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name_Trinity Episcopal Church other names/site number_Trinity Church 2.

Location street & number_131 West Emerson Street -N/A not for publication city or town_Melrose N/A vicinity stateMassachusetts .code_MA _ county_ Middlesex code_017 zip code_02176 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ZNneets - does not meet the National Register Criteria.I recommend that this property be considered significant Jnationally D statewide Nocally. (- See continuation sheet for additional comments.) uditz B. MiDonouah Sighature of certitying official/Title Judith B.

McDonough, Executive Director Date 4/24/95 Massachusetts Historical Commission, State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets - does not meet the National Register criteria. (O See continuation sheet for additional Comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is: Y entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet. - determined eligible for the National Register - See continuation sheet. - determined not eligible for the National Register - removed from the National Register - other (explain): Date Jnature of the Kpeper ason o. 1eal Entered in tRato of Actor Nationa1 Roglstor. 5/26/95 Trinity Episcopal Church Name of Property 5.

Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) X private _ public-local _ public-State _ public-Federal Middlesex County, MA County and State Category of Property (Check only one box) X building(s) _ district site structure _ object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing 1 Noncontributing Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION: church; church school buildings sites structures objects 1 0 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register N/A Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION: church; church school 7.

Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) LATE VICTORIAN: Shingle Style LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: English Revival Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation_Stone, Concrete walls_Granite, Wood Shingle, Stucco roof Slate, Asphalt, Rubber other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (om 108000 United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet Approvel No. 1094-0018 RECEIVED 413 Sectlon number _ - Page - Trinity EpscofR 2A1R Melrose, (Middlesex Countx) MassachAGttiCY RESOURCES DIVISION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 7. DESCRIPTION Trinity Episcopal Church is located 7 miles north of Boston in the city of Melrose, Massachusetts.

Set on the northeastern corner of West Emerson and Tremont Streets on a level lot of less than one acre (.865 acre), the church is set backapproximately 40 feet from West Emerson Street and 190 feet from Tremont Street. On the westerly side, there is a paved parking lot which separates the church from Tremont Street. Landscape features are limited to several large pine and ash trees, as well as some mature shrubbery located around the entrance. The area in which Trinity Church is located contains a mix of residential and commercial buildings dating from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Specifically, to the east and north are residential properties while across West Emerson and Tremont Streets, to the south and west, are residential and commercial properties. To the east, at 63 West Emerson Street, is the 1904 Melrose Public Library.

The Neoclassical-style Melrose Public Library was listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Located about 600 feet to the north of the church is Ell Pond, which covers approximately 30 acres. The site of the church property is about ten feet above the pond level. Although technically considered one building, the church is comprised of the 1886 church, an attached 1936 parish house, and a large 1956 addition to the parish house. Constructed in 1886, in the English Revival style, Trinity Church was designed by noted architect Charles Brigham, of the Boston architectural firm of Sturgis & Brigham. The builders for the church were Miller & Ladd, also of Boston. The church building is a high single story with a full basement and a bell tower rising to a height of three stories.

The parish house consists of a basement and first floor; the addition also includes a basement and single floor. The church rises from a stone foundation to a steeply pitched, slate-covered gable roof. Wall material for the church consist of a mixture of pink, black, and gray granite from a Gloucester quarry.. Window trim and surrounds are a dark green granite quarried from Lynnfield. The south elevation, or main facade, of the church features an arched projecting gabled entrance portico. Set on raised granite walls projecting from the building are small colonnades of turned columns supporting the gabled entrance portico. The gable features an intricate design, which also can be found in the other gables of the church.

To the east of the (continued) NPS Form 10-800-a (6-86) United States Department of the Interlor Natlonal Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number - Page _ Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts entrance portico, in the middle of the south elevation, is a projecting bay, which on the interior houses a small chapel. The lower half of the bay features three narrow, evenly spaced, stained-glass windows, set within green granite window surrounds. The gable of the bay features a half timbering pattern surrounding a large rectangular stained-glass window which rises to the peak of the gable. The vergeboard design is again present in this gable as well. The eastern corner of the south elevation features a bell tower with a conical spire.

The bottom section of the tower is of the same granite as the rest of the church; the mid- section of the tower features the same half timbering found in the gables, as well as an arched, colonnaded openings around the bell, the tower is then capped with a slate-covered conical spire. Topping the spire is an iron-crested finial. The tower continues around the corner to the east elevation. There are two secondary entrances located at the base of the tower, one on the south side and one on the east side. Also on the east elevation is a projecting curved bay, which houses the apse on the interior. The bay features small rectangular stained glass windows, which are set beneath the slate covered curving roofline. Adjacent to the bay is an entrance to the 1956 parish house addition.

The 1956 addition is relatively simple and utilitarian in design and does not detract from the architectural magnitude of the church or the 1936 parish house. Set on a concrete foundation, the low single-story addition features a stucco exterior finish and sets of windows with simple surrounds. Windows in the addition are a variety of nine-over-six and six-over-six. By providing unobstructed views of the steeply pitched gables of the church and parish house, the flat rubber roof of the addition further illustrates the minimal impact the addition has on the rest of the building. On the north elevation, the 1956 addition connects with the original 1936 wood-shingled parish house. Designed in the Shingle Style, the 1936 parish house compliments the rustic English Revival design of the 1886 church. The 1936 parish house was designed by Boston architect and parish member William H. Smith.

The contractor for the parish house was Malcolm Fillmore, also a parish member. Rising from a granite foundation, the wood-shingle parish house also rises to a steeply pitched gable roof. However, unlike the church, the steeply pitched gable roof of the parish house is covered with asphalt shingles rather than slate. Detailing on the north elevation of the parish house is limited to a secondary entrance with a simple door surround, and a window that appears to have been added later. The most interesting details of the parish house are the flaring shingles found in the first three rows of shingles. (continued) NPS Form 10-000-0 (8-88) United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Section number - 7 Page - 3 Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts The west elevation of the parish house projects out further than the church building. Located below the gable of the parish house are three sets of evenly spaced windows. The windows to the left and right contain eight-over-eight divided lights, while the center paired windows contain six-over-six divided lights, topped with a Gothic arched fanlight. All windows are set within a simple surround. In the gable of the west elevation of the parish house is more half timbering detail, in this case surrounding a center vent. Unlike the church, the parish house gables do not contain vergeboard detailing. On the south side of the parish house is a slightly projecting entrance. The west side of the entrance contains six-over-six divided lights, set within a simple surround.

Like the west elevation of the parish house, the west elevation of the church also features a gable end. The west elevation of the church features three Gothic-style arched stained-glass windows, arranged in a tripartite order of a center window flanked by two smaller ones. In the gable of the west elevation of the church is again more half timbering, in this case surrounding a trefoil-shaped stained-glass window. The gable features the same vergeboard detail found elsewhere on the church. The roof of the building includes two chimneys. The parish house heating chimney passes through the vestibule roof adjacent to the apse. The sanctuary heating chimney passes through the roof west of the apse. The full basement under the church is used for storage and houses the facility's heating system. The full basements of the parish house and addition are used for Sunday School classes and offices.

The main floors of the laiter are used for offices, assembly hall, kitchen, chapel, and church parlor. A thrift shop also occupies the basement rooms of the addition, except for a small room used for a food pantry. The interior of the church is cruciform in shape, with nave and chancel, and a small chapel in the half transept on the south side of the building. The roof trusses are natural wood and extend over the nave and chapel areas. The pews are oak and are placed with a center aisle and two side aisles. The walls above the dark stained wainscoting are painted off-white, as are the walls in the chancel and chapel. In the front of the interior of the church are three Gothic arches. One is over the organ screen. The one in the center is over the chancel steps, and the one on the right is a small Gothic arch over the entrance to the sacristy.

(continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-88) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 4 Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Supporting one of trusses on the southerly wall of the church is a carved stone from the remains of Melrose Abbey in Melrose, Scotland, which was presented to the church by James C. Herdman, minister of Melrose Parish in Melrose, Scotland, and installed here during construction in 1886. Melrose Abbey was originally built in the year 1136, only to be destroyed in an English invasion two centuries later. It was rebuilt in the later part of the 14th century andseriously damaged again one hundred years later and never rebuilt. In 1933, Thomas Hawley, the then Senior Warden of the Parish, and Henry D.

Turner, another parishioner, both of English parentage, transformed the transept of the church building into what was named St. Mary's Chapel, after the chapel in Melrose Abbey, Scotland. Both were skilled craftsmen and the carved screens in the Chapel follow the design of those in Dunster Parish Church in England. In 1991, some changes were made in the chancel to incorporate a new freestanding altar. The original altar was cut back to decrease the width. The altar rail was removed and replaced with a new altar rail extending across the nave of the chancel steps. New choir stalls were installed perpendicular to the center line of the church. The organ console was moved from the nave to the chancel.

The only major nonhistoric alteration to the building since its original construction is the addition, to the parish house, which, as discussed above, has only a minimal impact on the buildings architectural significance. Archaeological Description While no prehistoric sites are currently recorded on the church property or in the general area (within one mile), it is possible that sites are present. The physical characteristics of the property, level terrace and close proximity to Ell Pond indicates favorable locational criteria for prehistoric sites. In general, however, the potential for significant archaeological survivals, either prehistoric or historic is low because of the small size of the parcel (0.865 acres) and church/parish house construction which included basement structures and covered much of thelot. (end) Trinity Episcopal Church ne of Property 8.

Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) XA Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. _B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. _ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: X A owned by religious institution or used for religious purposes. _ B removed from its original location.

_C a birthplace or grave. _D a cemetery. _E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. _F a commemorative property. _G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Middlesex County, MA County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE SOCIAL HISTORY RELIGION Period of Significance 1886 - 1945 Significant Dates 1937 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A Cultural Affiliation N/A Architect/Builder BRIGHAM, CHARLES (church) SMITH, WILLIAM (parish house) COLLENS, WILLIS, & BECHONERT (1956 addition) Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9.

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Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: _ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 X State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested -Other State agency _ previously listed in the National Register Federal agency _ previously determined eligible by the National X Local government Register _ University _ designated a National Historic Landmark Other _recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # Massachusetts Historical Commission _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Melrose Public Library Record # Trinity Episcopal Church Name of Property 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of Property Less than 1 acre (.865 acre) UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1.19 Zone 329860 Easting 4702640 Northing 2. Zone Easting Northing Middlesex County, MA County and State Zone 4. Zone 3. Easting Easting _ See continuation sheet Northing Northing Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title_Robert W. Graham, Melrose Historical Commission, and Douglas J.

Kelleher, Preservation Planner, MHC organization_Massachusetts Historical Commission street & number_220 Morrissey Boulevard city or town_Boston _ state MA _ date_April 1995 telephone (617) 727-8470 _zip code_02125 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property.

Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Completethis item at the request ofthe SHPO or FPO.) name Trinity Episcopal Church street & number 131 West Emerson Street telephone city or town Melrose state MA zip code_02176 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.0. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. Form Approvel No. 1024-0018 (6:00) United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page - Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts 8.

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Trinity Episcopal Church meets National Register Criterion A for its social history and associations with the development of the city of Melrose, and Criterion C as a complex which includes a well-preserved late 19th century English Revival style church and an attached Shingle Style parish house. The Trinity Episcopal Church is of local significance. The period of significance is from 1886, when the cornerstone was laid, until 1945, to reflect the significant role the church continues to play within the community. The first settlement within present city boundaries occurred as early as 1650 when Melrose was part of Malden, an adjacent city. Despite this early settlement date, there was only sparse activity until the early 1800s. The primary transportation and development route was on a north-south axis along what continues to be Main Street.

In the early 1800s, the agricultural economy was supplemented by shoemaking, which became the only significant industry for Melrose with the 1883-1884 construction of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company. With the arrival of the railroad in 1845, came a wave of suburban residential development. The town was incorporated in 1850. By 1899, when Melrose became a city, it had become a substantial northern residential suburb of Boston. Melrose continues to be a suburban city with many of its residents commuting either by car or by train to Boston. Following the incorporation as a town in 1850, Melrose grew rapidly from a population of nearly 4,000 by 1875 to over 14,000 by 1905. With the exception of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company, Melrose saw little industry and the commercial and civic center remained on Main Street.

Located west of Main Street, the church is set on the corner of West Emerson and Tremont Streets near the railroad station. West Emerson Street is a main thoroughfare between Main Street (the old Reading Road), the railroad station, and the old Stone Road. Most of the houses on the street were constructed during the late 1800s and reflect a variety of Victorian styles. The growth of the steam railroad system locally and statewide led to new housing developments in many areas in the 1880s. Thus, existing parishes were growing along with the growth in population, and new parishes were being established in many areas. The members and clergy of Trinity Church played a prominent part in the establishment of Episcopal parishes in surrounding areas, particularly Malden, Wakefield, and Saugus.

(continued) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number 8 Page - Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Trinity Church was the first Episcopal Church to be built in the Melrose area. Services were first held in a private home on Lake Avenue on April 13, 1856. As the parish grew in size, services were later held in several local halls. It soon became apparent that a permanent home was needed; accordingly, in 1859, the parishioners began to think in terms of their own church building, and at a meeting on June 1, 1859, the Building Committee reported that $1,415 had been subscribed for a lot on West Emerson Street about 190 feet east of Tremont Street, which was owned by Webster and Company.

Webster and Company agreed to sell the lot to the parish for $1,000 and to donate $400 toward the cost of the building to be erected there. On that basis, the parish voted to authorize the purchase of the lot. Plans for the new building were prepared by W. Thomas Sears, a Boston architect, and were approved at a parish meeting on September 13, 1859. Thomas M. McKay Company of South Reading started construction shortly thereafter. The building was completed in the spring of 1860 and dedicated on Easter Sunday, April 8, 1860. The one-story, timberframe building cost about $2,800, and measured 39 x 64 feet in dimension. Several months later, horse sheds were built to the rear of the church. The purchase of the lot did not include the lot at the immediate corner of West Emerson and Tremont Street (the site of the current parking lot).

Later, in 1925, the lot was purchased from the Page Family, who had come into possession after the death of the Websters. The threat of selling the vacant lot to a developer for a commercial enterprise forced the parish to act quickly. The parish continued to grow through the 1870s and 1880s; as a result the need for expanded church school facilities became evident. Therefore, in 1885, a one-story, freestanding, frame building was constructed to the north end of the church. The cost of the building was $3,000. Catherine Louis Tyer was a prominent and active member of the parish, and following her death in 1885, she left in her will $10,000 for the construction of a "stone church" to replace the existing 1860 timber frame structure. With the need for better and larger facilities, the parish decided to proceed with her wishes for a new building.

Charles Brigham, of the Boston architectural firm Sturgis and Brigham, drafted some plans for a new building with a construction estimate of more than double Miss Tyler's gift. Whereupon, Miss Tyler's surviving family members agreed to make up of the difference. The final cost of the new church was $28,000. (continued) NPS Form 10-800- (8-08) OMB Approvel Ne. 1024-0010 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Natlonal Register of Historlc Places Continuatlon Sheet Section number 8 Page - Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Charles Brigham (d. 1925), was a noted Boston architect in the late 19th and early 20th century. In partnership with John Sturgis (Sturgis & Brigham), Brigham was active in designing a number of public buildings in Boston and elsewhere. Trinity Church is the only known local example of Charles Brigham's work.

Examples of his work include the Fairhaven Public Library of 1893 (NR 1986), Fairhaven Town Hall of 1894 (NR 1981) and the Fairhaven High School of 1905 (NR 1981). In a later period (1905-1909), Brigham collaborated with the firm of Coveney & Bisbee in the plans for the Christian Science (Mother Church) in Boston. Construction for the church started on July 31, 1886, and the cornerstone was laid on September 28, 1886. The church was dedicated by the Bishop of the Diocese on June 21, 1887. The contractor for the construction of the building was Miller and Ladd, then at 166 Devonshire Street, Boston. The timber frame Sunday School building which had been completed the previous year remained in place and continued in use. The new church was constructed on the site of the 1860 church, and actually incorporated portions of the original foundation in the new building.

Before the new building was constructed, the old timber frame church was sold to the Benson Coal Company for $225 and moved about 300 feet to their coalyards on the west side of Tremont Street, where it was used for the storing of hay and later for horse stables. The old church was later destroyed by fire in 1938, but several of the designed tiles from the chancel floor were recovered after the fire and were embedded in the stucco covering of the south wall of the 1956 church addition. In 1911, a substantial addition to the Sunday School building was completed at a cost of $5,000, and at that time, the building (then referred to as the parish house) was joined to the church and a connecting door installed. On January 16, 1936, the parish house was completely destroyed by fire, which necessitated temporarily renting outside quarters for church school classes.

With the fire insurance company recovery and financial help from several sources, a new large one-story parish house was constructed and was completed in January 1937. William H. Smith with a Boston architectural firm was the architect for the 1936 parish house, and Malcolm Fillmore, the contractor (both were members of the parish). (continued) (PO 10900-0 United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Natlonal Reglster of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet Approvel No. 1084-0010 Section number 8 Page. 4 Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Due to continued growth of the church school, a large, new addition to the existing parish house was completed in January1956. This addition encompassed ground floor and basement church school classrooms, administrative office, a church parlor, and a large Children's Chapel.

The total cost ofthe1956 addition totaled $140,000, and was paid for with money raised by the parish. Collens, Willis and Bechonert of Boston, Massachusetts, were the architects for the 1956 parish house addition, and Hollett Building Trust of Wakefield, were the contractors. While Melrose experienced the construction of many Shingle Style residences at the turn of the century, few residences or institutional buildings were constructed in the English Revival style; thereby, further supporting the buildings architectural significance as a unique architectural style in the city. (end) (ePS For 10-900-0 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - 9, 10 Page 1, 1 OMB Approvel No. 1084-0018 Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts 9.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Melrose Historical Commission, with Gretchen Schuler, editor, "Melrose Public Library National Register nomination", Boston, MA 1988. Goss, Elbridge H., The History of Melrose, City of Melrose, 1902. Kemp, Edwin C., Melrose,Massachusetts 1900-1950, Fiftieth Anniversary Committee, Melrose, MA, MA 1950. Massachusetts Historical Commission, "MHC Reconnaissance Survey Report; Melrose", Boston, MA 1981. Williams, Arnold W., A History of Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose, MA 1982. Withey, Henry F. & Elsie R., Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased), Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., Los Angles, CA 1970. (end) 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Verbal Boundary Description: See attached Melrose assessor's maps C-9 and B-9.

Verbal Boundary Justification: The property as nominated includes all the land historically associated with Trinity Episcopal Church, as achieved during the period of significance. (end) NPS Form 10-900-a (8-88) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number photos Page - Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts PHOTOGRAPHS The identification information listed below pertains to all photographs: Photographed by: Robert W. Graham, Melrose Historical Commission Date: 1992 Original negative at: Melrose Historical Commission c/o Robert Graham 116 Conant Road Melrose, MA 02176 Photo 1: South facade. Photo 2: West facade. Photo 3: West and south facades. Photo 4: Southeast facade: tower, apse and 1956 addition.

Photo 5: Apse of 1886 church and 1956 addition. Photo 6: Northeast facade, 1956 addition. Photo 7: North facade, facing south: 1956 parish house on left & 1936 parish house on right. Photo 8: West facade. Photo 9: cornerstone. Photo 10: 1993 chancel arrangement. Photo 11: Alter, St. Mary's Chapel. Photo 12: 1993 chancel arrangement. Photo 13: Interior south wall showing Melrose Abbey stone and St. Mary's Chapel. Photo 14: Carved stone from Melrose Abbey, Scotland Photo 15: Plaque below carved stone from Melrose Abbey, Scotland.

(end) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Trinity Episcopal Church NAME : MULTIPLE NAME : STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 4/28/95 5/26/95 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 5/10/95 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 6/12/95 REFERENCE NUMBER: 95000660 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: REQUEST: N N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N N COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT RETURN REJECT 5/26/95 DATE ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: Entered in the National Register.

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of this town-and byhimto - ÖRIDIGY PARISE-4-D-1586- Teivy FRiscomne CHURCH MELROSE, MASS PLAQUE BELOW GARUEO STONE FROM MEUROSE ABBEY, SCOTUANO N PHOTO *15 of 15 Kodalu 15 LavI XEVE UIATAN The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Gommorrwealth Massachusetts Historical Commis RECEVED 413 April 24, 1995 APR 2 8 1996 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places Department ofthe Interior National Park Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, DC 20013-7127 Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed please find the following nomination form: Trinity Episcopal Church, 131 West Emerson Street, Melrose (Middlesex County), Massachusetts 02176. 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. Sincerely, Betry tredberg Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure CC: Trinity Episcopal Church Mayor Richard Lyons, City of Melrose Ruth Conti, Chairperson, Melrose Historical Commission Robert Graham, Melrose Historical Commission Dennis Kewy, Melrose Public Library 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 - (617) 727-8470 Fax: (617) 727-5128 TDD: 1-800-392-6090