91 Green Street (House), Boston

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houses of the first quarter of the century, demolished for the Boston West End Redevelopment. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History 1. Original and subsequent owners: E. F. Ames owner in /G. M, Hopkins & Co., Atlas of the County of Suffolk, Mass., (Philadelphia, Vol. I, Ward 4, PI. 2. Date of erection: C. (on basis of style). 3. Notes on alterations and additions: 'The lower floor was altered for shops, probably in the late century. The building was covered with modern composition shingles. B. Likely Sources Not let Investigated: Suffolk County'Land Records. Boston City Assessor Records. PART II.. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION A. General Statement 1.

Architectural character: The house, though not elabor- ate, is typical of the better frame houses built In the West End during first quarter of the century. 2. Condition of fabric: Fair to bad. B. Technical Description of Exterior 1. Overall dimensions: This is a rectangular building, 5 bays v/Ide, three stories high. Faces south on Green Street. # 2. Foundations: Masonry. HOUSE KABS No. MASS-671 (Page 2) A^A$S ; 3. Wall construction: Frame9 clapboarded, later covered with asphalt composition shingles in a "bride pattern. 4* Openings: a. Doorways and doors: Present openings date from the late century. b. Windows: First floor windows replaced. Double-hung windows on second and third floors. Third floor win- dows have three-light sash over three-light.

Second- floor windows have six-light sash over two-light sash, which are apparently replacements for earlier six-light sash. Windows are set in simple molded frames. 5. Roof: a. Shape, covering: Hip roof covered with shingles. b. Eaves: Boxed and molded eaves project and support eave troughs. 5, Chimneys: Two brick chimneys on rear wall of the house. C. Technical Description of Interior 1. Floor plans: Central-hall type plan, one room deep with rooms on either side of the entry. Apparently this house and that behind it on the north (#3 Leverett Street, shown in photograph) were built as separate structures, but later connected and thrown into one house. 2. Stairways: The original stairway is gone between the first and second floors.

From the second to the third floor the original U-shaped, open string stair remains, with square balusters, simple rail, and decorative cut work at the end of the steps. 3. Flooring: Floors covered with linoleum. 4- Wall and ceiling finish: Lath and plaster; some walls papered. 5. Doorways and doors: Original six-panel doors with sunk panels. Three-part molded doorways with mitred corners. 6. Trim: The southwest second floor room has an elaborate molded plaster cornice. 7. Hardware: Butt hinges; knobs largely replaced by modern hardware. 8. Lighting: Modern electric lighting. 9. Heating: Present heating is central and original fireplaces are closed; original mantels remain. Prepared by .Abbott L.

Gummings, Assistant Director Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities Boston, Massachusetts - January I960