3 Carpenter Street inventory form sal_1575
Inventory No:SAL.1575
Historic Name:Webb, William G. House
Common Name:Millett, Capt. Nathan H. - Walsh, James House
Address:3 Carpenter St
City/Town:Salem
Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem
Local No:26-557
Year Constructed:1889
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):Colonial Revival
Use(s):Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:Architecture
Area(s):
SAL.HD: Federal Street
SAL.HJ: Chestnut Street Historic District
SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District
Designation(s):Nat'l Register District (08/28/1973); Local Historic District
(03/03/1981)
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Wall: Asbestos Shingle; Wood
Foundation: Brick
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FORM B - BUILDING
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NRDIS 1973 ;LHD 3/3/81
Assessor's number
26-557
USGS Quad Area(s)
Salem HD,HR,HU,HJ
Form Number
1575
Town Salem
Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem
Address 3 Carpenter Street
Historic Name William G. Webb Rental Property
Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction 1889
Source Building Permit
Style/Form
Architect/Builder unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation Brick
Wall/Trim Asbestos Shingle
Roof Asphalt Shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
none
Major Alterations (with dates) c. 1940 - asbestos siding
Condition good
Moved M no yes Date
Acreage less than one acre
Setting set back slightly from sidewalk, narrow
street lined by 18th-20th century dwellings
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf
Organization Salem Planning Department
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BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
3 Carpenter Street is a late 19th century, two-story dwelling displaying an elongated, L-shaped plan and capped by a hip-on-
mansard roof with straight sides. Resting on a brick foundation, the house is clad in asbestos siding and the roof is asphalt-
shingled. The house is set with its narrow end, two bays wide, to the street. The projecting to the south is just a single bay
wide and two bays deep. The main entrance is located at the junction of the two sections and is sheltered by a single-story
porch supported by chamfered posts with incised lines at the top. The spindle balustrade has a narrow frieze and ends with a
balled newel post. Located on the south wall, the wooden glass-and-panel door is capped by a rectangular transom.
Windows contain 2/2 sash with molded surrounds and exterior storm windows. Those on the first floor of the facade are
capped by pedimented lintels while the first floor windows on the adjacent elevations have entablature lintels. Windows on
the second floor extend to the pulvinated frieze and dentil course which encircle the building under projecting eaves. Multiple
pedimented dormers, decorated by dentils, punctuate the roof. A three-sided, single-story bay window projects from the south
elevation, capped by a pulvinated frieze.
The house is set back slightly from the sidewalk by a row of hedges. To the south of the house there is a paved parking area
and a paved path leads to the rear yard.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and
the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
The 1874 map indicates that this land was vacant in that year, owned by John Bertram. After Bertram's death, the ownership
^ of the land passed to his daughter, Annie, wife of William Webb. In June 1889 William Webb was granted a building permit
for a two-story, mansard-roofed dwelling. The first directory listing for this property appears in the 1890 directory and
J indicates that Capt. Nathan H. Millett, a bookkeeper with an office in the Asiatic Building was in residence. By 1910 the
property was occupied by Arthur R. Millett, also a bookkeeper. The property was acquired by James Walsh about 1943.
Mr. Walsh was still li/ing here in 1994.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
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City of Salem Building Permits, 1871-1889. [Salem City Hall].
Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874.
Mclntyre, Henry C.E. Map of the Citv of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851.
Richards, L.J. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897.
Salem City Directories, 1836-1970.
Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1890, 1906, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1970. [Massachusetts State Library].
Tolles, Bryant F., Jr. Architecture in Salem: an Illustrated Guide. Salem: Essex Institute, 1983.
Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. Boston: 1911.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.
FORM B - BUILDING
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