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21 Winter St inventory form Inventory No:SAL.2308 Historic Name:Safford, Nathaniel - Ives, Benjamin House Common Name: Address:21 Winter St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Salem Common Local No:35-70 Year Constructed:c 1810 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Federal Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture Area(s): SAL.FN: Winter Street Area SAL.HW: Salem Common Historic District SAL.HX: Washington Square Historic District Designation(s):Nat'l Register District (05/12/1976); Local Historic District (09/26/1977) Building Materials(s): Roof: Asphalt Shingle Wall: Brick; Wood; Wood Clapboard Foundation: Granite; Stone, Cut The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has converted this paper record to digital format as part of ongoing projects to scan records of the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth and National Register of Historic Places nominations for Massachusetts. 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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc This file was accessed on: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 1:42: PM FORM B - BUILDING NRDIS 5/12/1976; LHD 9/26/1977 Assessor's number TJSGS Quad 35-70 Salem Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Organization Salem Planning Department Date (month/year) June 1998 Follow Massachusetts F;°*orical Co, Area(s) HX,HW Form Number J23W~ Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Salem Common Address 21 Winter Street Historic Name Safford-Ives House Uses: Present Residential Original Residential Date of Construction c.1810 Source visual inspection Style/Form Federal Architect/Builder unknown Exterior Material: Foundation Granite Wall/Trim Wood Clapboard, Brick Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures none Major Alterations (with dates) c. 1870 - front door hood Condition Moved Acreage good no L_ yes 2805 SF Date Setting densely built-up 19th century residential north of the Common SEP * 0 1998 rnmissjor lurvey Manual instructions for ^mpleting this form. mass. hist, mm x- BUILDING FORM (21 Winter Street) ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the community. A common Salem building type of the early 19th century, 21 Winter Street is a simple, three-story, 5 x 2-bay, clapboarded dwelling oriented with its narrow end to the street. The north elevation, located just a few feet from the adjacent building at 19 Winter Street, is constructed of common brick laid in a bond alternating six courses of stretchers to a single course of header brick. As is typical of the Federal period, the building is capped by a low hip roof and displays a foreshortened third story. Simple cornerboards and a plain water table outline the building under projecting eaves. The entrance, altered c. 1870, displays double doors which are sheltered by a flat door hood, decorated by small, paired brackets and supported by bold jigsawn brackets. Windows retain 6/6 sash with molded surrounds and exterior storms; those on the third floor contain 3/6 sash. Extending to the east of the main block is a two-story wing. 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 early history of this house is not available without conducting deed research, although it almost certainly dates to the late 18th or early 19th century. The earliest available directory, published in 1836, indicates that in that year Nathaniel Safford, iron and lime dealer, was living here (then 17 Winter Street). The 1851 map lists the owner as Mrs. Safford; Ives and Safford is listed as the owner on the 1874 map. Benjamin Ives, who worked initially as a deputy collection of internal revenue and later as a bank clerk, lived here from 1866 until the mid 1890s (and was responsible for the Italianate-style alterations to the front entrance). After Benjamin's death, the house was occupied for many years by his widow, Sarah E.S. Ives, who is shown as the owner on both the 1897 and 1911 maps and continued to live here until here death in 1912. Miss Mabel Ives owned and occupied the building from about 1913 until about 1955. The property was broken into two or three units for much, if not all of its existence. Other long-term occupants included Harrison Wiley, who worked as a salesman for Eldridge Baker Co. Thelma Wiley continued to live here until about 1975. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Hopkins, GM. Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874. Mclntyre, Henry CE. Map of the City of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851. Reardon, Elizabeth. Salem Historic District Study Committee Investigation. 1969. Richards, L.J. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897. Salem City Directories, 1836-1970. Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of the Citv of Salem. Massachusetts. Boston: 1911. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. ~~~~NdlWnal Register Criteria Statementformr* — If checked, you must attached a completed INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET SALEM 21 WINTER ST MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 SAL. HW, SAL.HX, SAL.FN SAL.2308 Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, January 2017 RECEIVED JUN 20 2017 MASS. HIST. COMM. FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 0 Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston yQ 7°T 4Vy |DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE jUSGS Quadrant |MHC Photo no. (over) In Area no. Form no. 5M-2-75-R061465 1. Town Salem Address_ Name 21 Winter Street Present use Residence Present owner Thelma Wiley 3. Description: Date c. 1790-1830 Source S.H.D.S.C.R. Style Federal Architect Exterior wall fabric wood and brick Outbuildings (describe) Other features Altered Moved Date Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less x Over one acre Approximate frontage 33 feet Approximate distance of building from street 6 feet , 6. Recorded by Jacob S. Wolf son Organization Salem Historical Commission Date May 5.. 197 7 'VEP' 7. Original owner (if known) Original use residence " Jc Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development x Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The north wall of this three-story plus hip roof, wooden house is brick. The house is rectangular in shape with the narrow end on Winter Street and the entrance on the south side in the yard. The original Federal entrance has been replaced by simple, heavy Italianate consoles which support a roof over the doorway. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Salem Historic District Study Committee Report-Elizabeth K. Reardon