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The resemblance between the Atwater Kent Museum and Salem City Hall is remarkable. I will add this information to our National Register file on City Hall. Thank you again. Sincerely, j-"e ViW, Debra Hilbert Preservation Planner i ALEXANDER JACKSON DAVIS Romantic Architect, 1803-1892 John Donoghue x bj off' 4xv" /U ' o� d^" moo„ ��I ,✓✓ R ARNO PRESS 6.A� l/ R A New York Times Companya New York • 1982 I d F a w .v� This is a volume in the Arno Press collection DISSERTATIONS IN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY Advisory Editor Richard B. Morris Editorial Board Robert H. Ferrell Linda Kerber Robert V. Remini See last pages of this volume fora complete list of titles Editorial Supervision: Steve Bedney First publication in book form 1982 by Arno Press Inc. Copyright m 1977 by John Donoghue. Reprinted by permission of John Donoghue DISSERTATIONS IN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY ISBN for complete set:0.405.14075-4 See last pages of this volume for titles. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cauloging In Publica loo Data Donoghue, John. Alexander Jackson Davis, romantic architect, 1803- 1892. (Dissertations in American biography) Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.-- Nev York University, 1977) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892. 2. Archi- tects--United States—Biography. I. Title. II. Series. NA737•1)34D66 1982 720'.92'4 CB1 80-2908 ISBN 0-405-14078-9 AACN2 g y' - Tw �y •rY gq THE CHORAGIC MONUMENT OF TARASSYLLDS, FROM -' STUART AND REVETT, THE ANTIQUITIES OF ATHENS, 5P VOL.II, CHAP.IV, PL.III t ¢ r 51 THE ATWATER KENT MUSEUM (1825-1827) FORMERLY THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. PHILADELPHIA. JOHN HAVILAND, ARCHITECT �f yrs�5� �4 uirY H��"rFa t.}-5it'�'�n�g,•�� i ��.,aJ4. -Ply Axa`fid A'r� inn YYA.n RFt{' �d15i '°�C rw'a�"-t'��'��G.''y`'+.♦ 'py, rVV'S�'p' } c'c'i M�i.Si* t?,' 5110 J t a 1 l i 010 /. z_ s ,t general curiosity. y'. Cne of these structures that would undoubtedly have e� + _a;'iaerossed Davis was the Franklin Institute. This building "xas' insoired by the Choragic monument of Thrsssyllus in 7 e jtpene. In ttavll ands derivation, the facade of the ilding has four antes instead of tte two antes and one aQliare column of the Greek structure. The entablature is mijar in that it 1s flat and decorated by laurel wreaths.35 z� QaPiei'.aast have seen the building on one of his trips, since Franklin Institute was a center for Philadelphia hltects of the time. The leading architects of Philadelphia a Oluding Davis' friend Thomas V. Walters, Robert Mille, �amin Latrobe, John Haviland, and James Strickland ° 1 Y ill}lectured there on architecture and art, and Davis for z, thia;,jre&son would have had a special interest in the Ate. �uildlag and Its design. The obvious artistic qualities Rf'= z and entrance on the receded wall plane behind the antes. With such a precedent already established, it would heve been natural for Davis to see this as a possible solution of putting a perlpteral row of columns around a building and still provide access for light and air to the interior.3� Davis took these antae and thickened them so that not only did they provide proper light and shade in a perspective view of the building similar to a columnated temple but he made them function like columns in a structural sense. It was dust a matter of time and familiarity with the possibilities that made Davis aware of the great variety of uses and stylistic variations to which this feature could be adapted. The source of Haviland's inspiration, the Stuart and Revett plate of the Choragic monument, indicated other features that were used in Town and Davis designs. The flat entablature without pediment, for example, appears In the early studies for New York University and the Ohio State Capitol designs. In both instances, the entablature is carried by columns in the central entrance section and antae in the wings.37 It 1s evident that from the very beginning of his careeravis was an innova D tor, and although much of what he designed was eclectic in nature and borrowed both from ancient and contemporary sources, he tried to present his work honestly and with taste. his engineering ability was 3 3� ?mbt a strong poJnt, and he worked at devolouinp, new uses (or the technology thou davelopinp 1.n t.ha construction field. ;,'$oma. of his adaptations wore ahead of their time. In the A'jrsctice of architecture he tried to follow his own advice LO Fellow members o1' the Apollo Association when he declared '`L6Qt-architecture was: , d9 i' V 0 true priesthood of the arts . . . and architecture z -;•as the Queen of the Fine Arts assisted by her handmaidens, �Palnting and Sculpture, combining and disploving all the mighty Powers powers of Music and Poetry /the architect] addresses the imagination . . . /5ut he must slso YY'satisfy the understanding . . . 'Eo svoTd absurd composition, bad taste and Irratlonality.37 r0,- z°- t � ti" through Schlnkel's teacher, Frederick Gilly. The writings of the French architect" Boulee, Ledoux and Lequeu were well known in Europe and had a wide influence on the generation of architects of the early nineteenth century, Including Maximilllan Godefroy, Benjamin Latrobe, and Il John Haviland. i 30011christ, "Haviland." Talbot Hamlin, Benjamin Henry Latrobe (New York; 1925) , pp. 155-67, 233-54. 310ilebriet, "Haviland." Baigell, "Haviland" i I (dissertation) , passim. 32Balge11, "Haviland" (article) . l33Ibld. George Bishop Tatum, Penn's Great Town (Philadelphiai 1961) , p. 70. 34Baigell, "Haviland! (dissertation) , pp. 176-80. Although Davie claimed to have received the premium for the Tombs , for his classical-style prison, Haviland received a prize of two hundred dollars more than Davie and was charged to bring the beet features of all the prize designs into one final design. 36T&tum, Penn's Town, p. 70. Baigell, "Haviland" (article) , p. 205. A building of similar inspiration, built in 1836, whose authorship is unknown, is the Salem, fMassachusetts, City Hall. � tuart and Revett, Antiquities, II.29-36. 37Ibid. Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Architecture; abused by an overruling building committee never held responsible for the abuses which ere forced upon them architect. If the latter protests, the said comsdtteei. attributes the said protest to the overscrupulous pedantry of the artist, and his name goes down to �� posterity soiled by the deformities of comma semen cam„ who become unknown and escape all the blame. He concluded these complaints by proposing a solution-i'. e' k "the architect should have the precaution to obtain a 0 z certificate relieving him from the damage of hewing any, . 'Rx '. part in a monstrosity or departure from hie specification N Throughout their careers, both Davie and Walter',,, l ; Interested in maintaining architectural standards. They:'h " tibt visited each other during the 183018 and between them they,', ,. must have known virtually every architect In the eastern, ;.. part of the United States. Davie was familiar with the ,.:yyj�.,� Boston school which Included Charles Bullfinch, Alexander`, Parris, Solomon Willard, Ammi B. Young, and Isaiah Rogers,.. and had trained in the American Academy of Fine Arts wltih'M John Trumbull, Ithiel Town, and Martin Thompson; Welter ,+^s � had trained at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphle an a� was familiar with the school of national classicism ; exemplified by Benjamin Latrobe, William Strickland, J haviland, and Robert Mills. As early as the 1820 8 the mingling of the New England school and the architects of the Middle Atlantic States led to the development of American school of architecture. Architecture by the late , 1830'e was being professionally practiced by men who were. %, z i ` s no longer gifted amateurs like Jefferson, Bullfinch, and Dr. William Thornton, but had been trained in drawing schools under one of the older amateur architects. Davie himself, as we have seen, maintained what amounted to an atelier and trained many of the new architects In his office before they went out to practice on their own in New York or other parts of the country.57 Many of this new generation of architects felt that it was time in the 1830's to formalize the profession and to establish standards and criteria for the practice of archltecture.58 Both Davie and Welter participated in founding the American Institution of Architects in 1836, forerunner of the later American Institute of Architects. This organization was patterned after the Royal Institute of British Architects which had recently been established in London. Several factors contributed to the founding of a similar architectural institution in America. Not only was there a desire to establish professional standards for the practice of architecture, but the mid-1830's was an optimistic time favoring large construction projects.59 There was plenty of money available. At the same time, much federal and state building was going on, both because of the increase in size of the government In the Jacksonian period. and as a result of the policy of federal redistribution of surplus government funds to the individual states. Commissions for the building of customs houses , i I � + r 54Agnes Addison Gilchrist, "The Girard College Architecture Competition (1832) ," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 16 (May 1957) :20-26. .55Letterbook, p. 108, A. J. Davie to T. U. Walter, ' October 1879, Davis Collection, New York Public, Library. 561bid. 57Talbot Hamlin, The Greek Revival In America, (New York; 1944; paperback edition, New York: 1964) , pp. 144-45 gives a list of some of Davis' students. Davis' papers are peppered with references to students who apprenticed in his office and there are occasional lettere from them to their teacher. 58The first meeting of the Institution was held at the Astor House in New York City in December 1836 and a later meeting was held in Philadelphia in May 1837. Diary, p. 56, Davis Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art. This organization was preceded by an architectural society at the turn of the nineteenth century called The Brethren of the Workshop of Vitruvlus. Little is known of this group except that it probably included builders and Joiners. Rawson Woodman Haddon, "First Architectural Society in America: Early Predecessors of the American Institute of Architects," Architectural Record 38 (August 1915) :287-88. 59Everard M. Upjohn, Richard Upjohn, Architect and Churchman (New York: 1939; reprint edition, Now York: 1968) , pp. 157-58. January, 1987 Information from J. Donohue, 6 Cambridge St. City Hall Similar td Atwater-Kent Building, South 7th St. , Phalidelphia, 1834 John Haviland, architect Haviland and Bond founded first architectural assoc. in 1834 Building copy from Stuart & Rivett, Antiquities of Athens CITY HALL- SALEM MA. Historic Significance Salem was the second city in Massachusetts to be incorporated (1836) and Leverett Saltonstall was Salem's first mayor. The City Hall was built in 1837-38 under the super- vision of Mayor Saltonstall and a committee appointed for that purpose. Besides the Mayor, the Committee included Council President John Glen King, Aldermen Abijah Northey and Oliver Parsons and Councillors John Russell, David Putnam and Richard S. Rogers. The cornerstone was laid on September 6, 1837. Artifacts buried beneath the cornerstone included copies of local newspapers, the Mayor's speech for the organiza- tion of city government (May 9, 1836), and the City Charter. The City Hall was built from the surplus revenue of the United States Treasury distributed in 1837 to the states and by the latter to t re- ceived nearly $34,000 of the $40 million U. S. surplus. The building cost $2 87g when finished; this is perhaps one of the few municipal structures in existence paid for with- out taxing the citizens. It was first occupied by the City Council on the evening of May 31, 1838. The formal dedication was on June 8, 1838. Since 1837, the building has served as the focal point for the decision-making process in Salem. Such men as Saltonstall, Reverend Charles W. Upham, General William Cogswell, General Henry Kimble Oliver and George J. Bates not only occupied City Hall as mayors of.Salem, and thereby took part in the political process, but subsequently went on to serve the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the Congress of the United States, in a distinguished manner. The City Hall is architecturally significant because of its excellent Greek Revival design. It is perfectly proportioned and in spite of its comparatively small size, gives a feeling of strength and dignity. The architect, Richard Bond (1797-1861), was des- cribed in contemporary reports as "an architect of great fame", "an architect of high reputation" and "a distinguished architect". He also designed Gore Hall - the old Library at Harvard, and Bowdoin Square Church in Boston, both no longer standing. The facade is reminiscent of Robert Mills, with the ceiling rosettes in the Council Chamber exact duplicates of those done by Alexander Parris for Faneuil Hall Market in Boston. Salem City Documents of 1837, 38 record the following expenditures for the construction of City Hall: Land (bought from Josiah Orne) $ 4,000.00 Simon M. & Augustus M. Coburn, masons 5,385.00 John Clark, Jonathan Brown, Ephraim Brown, Jr., carpenters 1,900.00 Granite Co. for facade. 3,050.00 J. B. Ferguson for glass 624.75 David Tillson for Zinking 406.00 Kelly for Stucco work 381.50 Overseers of Poor for Cellar Rocks 284.09 Sundry bills 871.86 Chimney Pieces 233.00 f I Among the historic items inside the building are the following: The Indian deed, dated 1686 on parchment in obsolete handwriting. The original is in a vault in the City Clerk's office, a copy is displayed in the Council Chamber. The deed, for which the Indians were paid 20 pounds, establishes title to the land for the Selectmen of Salem from the heirs of the Indian, Nanepashem et. Records of the City from 1634 are also in the Clerk's vault. Two plaques: one a memorial to the U.S.S. Maine, made from metal recovered from the ship; the other, given by the crew of the U.S.S. Salem in 1909 to commemorate their visit to the City during Old Home Week. Portraits of General Henry Kimble Oliver; Leverett Saltonstall, the first Mayor; Marquis de Lafayette (a copy by Charles Osgood of a painting by S.F.B. Morse); George Washington (a copy of a Gilbert Stuart painting, done by his daughter, Jane); also a copy of a Stuart painting done for William Kerin Constable and given to the City by Abiel Abbott Low, a Salem native; Andrew Jackson, as a young man by Major R.E.W. Earle, 1833. Physical Appearance The City Hall is located on Washington Street, the main thoroughfare of Salem, with commercial structures on either side of it. Completed in 1838, this two-story building is late Greek Revival in style. The original dimensions were 32 feet high, 45 feet wide and 68 feet long. The side and rear elevations are unadorned brick while the main facade is dressed granite. Three bays wide, this facade is broken by four giant pilasters, one on each corner and one on either side of the recessed center bay. The bays are set with tall windows, 6 over 6. The central entrance is reached by a short flight of granite steps; a cast iron lamp on a bracket projects from above. The tall front double doors are made of mahogany with brass studs outlining the center panels. The pilasters support a massive entablature whose frieze is decorated with carved stone laurel wreaths. A parapet rises from the entablature and, over the center bay, this forms a partial pediment. The latter is topped by a gold leafed eagle. This eagle is an exact copy of a Samuel McIntire carving which adorned the original gateway to Salem Common. The first floor is occupied by various city offices. The Mayor's office and City Council Chambers are on the second floor, unaltered since 1838. The Council Chamber is notable for its fine center and corner rosettes in the ceiling, repeated in the corner rosettes of the fluted door and window framing. The original furnishings are still used in the Council Chamber. The building was enlarged in 1878 by an extension in the rear which in no way altered its original appearance as seen from the street. The extension doubled the size of the building and brought all existing city offices under one roof. -From documents in the Library of the Essex Institute, Salem, MA. _ Form 10.300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR S7 AT C! (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Massachusetts COUNTY: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Essex INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE (Type all entries — complete applicable sections) 7.. NAME COMMON: City Hall AND/OR HISTORIC City Hall 2.`-LOCATION - ongresssiona is ric - M.j . HaTrington STREET ANC NUMBER: 93 Washington Street CITY OR TOWN: Salem STATE CODE COUNTY: CODE Massachusetts Essex 009 3. ;:C LASSIFICATION sn - CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS ACCESSIBLE (Check one) TO THE PUBLIC Z Public Public Acquisition: Yes: ❑ District . Building ® 9 g] Occupied ❑ Site ❑ Structure ❑ Private ❑ In Process ❑ Unoccupied ❑ Restricted ❑ Object ❑ Both ❑ Being Considered ❑ Preservation work Unrestricted f— in progress ❑ No V PRESENT USE (Check One or Alore ns Appropriate) 7 ❑ Agricultvrol ® Government ❑ Park ❑ Transportation ❑ Comments ❑ Commercial ❑ Industrial ❑ Private Residence ❑ Other (Specify) F ❑ Educational ❑ Military ❑ Religious ❑.Entertainment ❑ Museum ❑ Scientific to _.._.. Z :f 4. OWNE.f?OF PROPER.TY- OWNER'S NAME: a y City of Salem N W STREET AND NUMBER: P m n LLI 93 Washington Street G N N CITY OR TOWN: TATE: CO M S _ Salem Massachusetts 025DE rt rt 3. L OCATION OF LEGA DESCRIPTION .. -- --- - CU HOUSE. OF DEEDS. ETC: O Essex County Registry of DeedsEn i STREET AND NUMBER; N H (D 32 F deral Street X CITY OR TOWN: STATE CODE Salem Massachusetts 025 6.-REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: m Z Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth "n T < p DATE of SURVEY: 1972 ❑ Federal - �I State ❑ County ❑ Local i n DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: E z 3 � Massachusetts Historical Commission ° c T u, STREET AND NUMBER: m 40 Beacon Street o z CITY OR TOWN; STATE: CODE r K Boston Massachusetts 025 D H m • rte: - 7. DESCRIPTION —_-- — -- (Check One) .® Excellent ❑ Good ❑ Fair ❑ Deteriorated ❑ Ruins ❑ Unexposed CONDITION -- " (Check One) (Chock One) Altered ❑ Unoltered ❑ Moved ® Originol Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (II known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE , The City Hall is located on Wa:.hington Street, the main thoroughfare f Salem, with commercial structures on either side of it. Completed in 1838, this two-story building is late Greek Revival in style. The side and rear elevations are unadorned brick while the main facade is dressed granite. Three bays wide, this facade is broken by four giant pilasters, one on each corner and one on either side of the recessed center bay. The bays are set with tall windows, 6 over 6. The central entrance is reached by a short flight of granite steps, a cast iron lamp on a bracket projects from above. The tall front double doors are made of mahogany with brass studs outlining the center panels. The pilasters support a massive entablature whose frieze is decorated with carved stone laurel wreaths. A parapet rises from the entablature and, over the center bay, this forms a partial pediment. The latter is topped by a gold leafed eagle which is an exact copy of the original, hurricane- damaged one done by Samuel McIntire. M The first floor is -occupied by various city offices. The Mayor's office M and City Council Chambers are on the second floor, unaltered since 1838. _ The Council Chamber is notable for its fine center and corner rosettes in Z the ceiling, repeated in the corner rosettes of the fluted door and window N framing. 1 The building was enlarged in 1878 by an extension in the rear which in A no way altered its original appearance as seen from the street, e n . z _ N SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or Afore es Appropriafo) ❑ Pre-Columbian; ❑ 16th Century ❑ 18th Century ] 20th Century ❑ 15th Century ❑ 17th Century Pq 19th Century SPECIFIC DAT EI SI (1I APPlic a ble end Xnown) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or Afore as Appropriate) Aboriginal -- ❑ Education ® Politicalr . - E3Urban Planning ❑- Prehistoric - ❑' Engineering Religion/Phi- [3 eli - other (5Pecifv7 ❑ gion/Phi- ❑ Historic ❑ Industry losophy ❑ Agriculture ❑ Invention ❑ Science if ® Architecture ❑ Landscape ❑ Sculpture ' ❑ Art Architecture ❑ Social/Human. ❑ Commerce ❑ Literature itarian ❑ Communications ❑ Military ❑ Theater ❑ Conservation ❑ Music ❑ Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Salem's City Hall was built in 1837-38 under the supervision of Mayor Leverett Saltonstall and a committee appointed for that purpose. Salem was ,n the second city in Massachusetts to be incorporated (1836) and Saltonstall Z was Salem's first mayor. The City Hall was built from the surplus revenue of the United States Treasury distributed in 1837 to the states and by the latter to the towns and cities. The building cost $22,878 when finished; this is perhaps one of the few municipal structures in existence paid for ~ without taxing the citizens. U Since 1837, the building has served as the focal point for the decision making process in Salem. Such men as Saltonstall, Reverend Charles W. Upham F- General William Cogswell, General Henry Kemble Oliver and George J. Bates not only occupied City Hall as mayors of Salem, and thereby took part in the political process, but subsequently went on to serve the Commonwealth of Z Massachusetts, as well as the Congress of the United States, in a dis-r tinguished manner. W The City Hall is architecturally significant because of its excellent W Greek Revival design. It is perfectly proportioned and in spite of its comparatively small size, gives a feeling of strength and dignity. At present the architect is unknown, in spite of extensive research. He was described in contemporary reports only as "an architect of great fame", "an architect of high reputation" and designed by"a distinguished architect." The facade is reminiscent of Robert Mills, with the ceiling rosettes in the Council Chamber exact duplicates of those done by Alexander Parris for Faneuil Hall Market in Boston. I9. MAJOR 61BLIOG RAPHICAL REFERENCES 1. Essex Institute, Visitor's Guide to Salem, Salem, Mass. 1953 2. Webber, C.H. , Old Naumkeag, Salem, Mass. 1877 3. Winwar, Frances, Puritan City, New York, N.Y. 1938 4. Official City documents and records, Office of Salem City Clerk 5. Salem Gazette, newspapers for 1837-38, at Essex Institute, Salem 6. Robotti, Frances Diane, Chronicles of Old Salem, New York, N.Y. 1958 r1D. . GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY O DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY O OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE RLATITUDE LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds NW 42 ° 31 ' 19 ' 70 ° 53 ' 45 " NE o 0 SE o .o .. ...:1:.r. ... Sw APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: eSS an acre ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES M STATE: CODE COUNTY CODE M STATE: - CODE COUNTY: CODE STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE Z N STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE -I 111. FORM"PREPARED.BY .._ C NAME.AND TITLE: Elizabeth R. Amadon, Regional Director (617-727-8470) nJ ORGANIZATION DATE -1 .Massachusetts Historical Commission 7/22/72 STREET AND NUMOER: O 40 Beacon Street Z CITY OR TOWN: STATE CODE N Boston _ Massachusetts 025 12- STATE.L IAISON:OFFICE R-CERTIFICA-I ION :.NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law I hereby certify that this property is included in the 89-665), 1 hereby nominate this property for inclusion National Register. in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Nation.] State Local Date Name The He able JO N F.X. DAVOREN A1"11:ST: Secre y of the Commonwealth, Title Chairman of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Keeper of The National Register Date Late GP 901 .0e7 Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Massachusetts NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES coUNTY Essex ex PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY yt (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) ENTRY NUMBER DATE Z I. NAME .._ . . O COMMON: 1 y a AND/OR HISTORIC: 1 y a F- 2. 'LOCATION STREET AND NUM BER: U 93 Washington Street CITY OR TOWN: Salem STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE N Massachusetts Essex Z Z. AMP REFERENCE SOURCE: U.S.G.S. Salem, Mass. W SCALE: 1: 24,000 W DATE: 1956 d, REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundories where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude end longitude reference. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Massachusetts NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY Essex PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY to (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER DATE Z 1.• NA.M£ 1'1 0 COMMON: City Hall ANO/OR HISTORIC: City Hall F- 2. LOCATION U STREET AND NUMBER: 93 Washington Street CITY OR TOWN: Salem F STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE N Massachusetts Essex 009 Z 3. PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: Gregory Senko, City Planner DATE OF PHOTO: 1972 W EGATIYE Ci LLJ yAp Planner's office, 60 Washington St. , Salem, Mass. 01970 w 14'rIDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Looking at the west facade and south elevation corvohga c� o ��fIHE 0 CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS v W. GREGORY SENKG PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY PLANNER ONE SALEM GREEN 01970 July 27, 1977 Mr. Joseph R. Orfant National Register Editor Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Dear Joe: Greg has come upon some information that he requested I pass along to you. Evidently when the application for placing the Salem City Hall was being completed, the Architects name was unknown. Recently Bryant Tolles, the Director of the Essex Institute, was reading the September 12, 1837 edition of the Salem Gazette, and came across the Architects name. It is Richard Bond. Would you please forward this information to the National Register? Very truly yours, Staley Mc et Architect for Community Development SM/kms cc Salem Historical Commission C�LL;D fu LES'Duir-t+ �(� � 'RECFIVED JUL 28 1977 PASS. ,I , . COMM. � � E va eE ,rte CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS W. GREGORY SENKG PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY PLANNER ONE SALEM GREEN 01970 July 27, 1977 Mr. Joseph R. Orfant National Register Editor Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Dear Joe: Greg has come upon some information that he requested I pass along to you. Evidently when the application for placing the Salem City Hall was being completed, the Architects name was unknown. Recently Bryant Tolles, the Director of the Essex Institute, was reading the September 12, 1837 edition of the Salem Gazette, and came across the Architects name. It is Richard Bond. Would you please forward this information to the National Register? Very truly yours, Staley Mc et Architect for Community Development SM/kms cc Salem Historical Commission - (lJ27 r• �tate�BuQr, � 02/9. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COM14ISSION 40 Beacon Street, Boston 02108 The Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to inform you that the following properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to notification received from the National Park Service. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact the Commission at 40 Beacon Street, Boston 02$08. Telephone: (617) 727-8470. City or Town Name of Property Date Entered in Register Sal6m City Hall 4/3/73