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113 Federal St inventory form Inventory No:SAL.1552 Historic Name:Felt, Capt. Joseph House Common Name: Address:113 Federal St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26-533 Year Constructed:c 1795 Architect(s):Felt, Joseph; Sanderson Brothers; Sanderson, Elijah; Sanderson, Jacob Architectural Style(s):Federal; Greek Revival Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House; 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: 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 1:45: PM FORM B - BUILDING NRDIS 8/28/73; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's Number USGS Quad 26-533 Salem Area(s) HU Form Number 1552 Recorded by Leslie Donovan Organization Salem Planning Department Date (month/year) 2/96 Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 113 Federal St. Historic Name Capt. Joseph Felt House Uses: Present Multiple-Family Dwelling Original Single-Family Dwelling Date of Construction ca 1795 Source HSI Research and Tolles Style/Form Federal Architect/Builder Exterior Material: Foundation Granite Wall/Trim Wood Clapboard Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures Shed Major Alterations (with dates) Greek Revival E. & W. entries, and W. bay Condition Excellent Moved x no yes Date Acreage Less than 1 Acre Setting Set directly on sidewalk in 18th and 19th C^nguiy residential area RECEIVED JUL 0 8 1996 Follow Massachusetts HistoricalCommissipn Snrpuey Manual instructions for completing this form MASS. HIST. uuMfvi. I- I BUILDING FORM 113 Federal Street, Salem ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION see continuation sheet Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. 113 Federal Street is an excellent example of a three-story Federal style residence, one of several in the Mclntire district and somewhat more detailed but extremely compatible with a row of three similar structures directly across the street at 108-110. 112-114 and 116-118 Federal Street. Tolles characterizes this as "a nicely proportioned and handsomely detailed example of early Salem Federal domestic arcmtecture." The main block is rectangular in plan, with a symmetrical 5 bay facade, facing north on Federal Street with a rear ell. The clapboard walls rise from a granite foundation to an asphalt shingle ridge-hip roof, which is penetrated by two large interior brick chimneys, one on the east and one on the west slope. The building is three bays deep and has features typical of the style including cornerboards and a simple cornice. The facade is notable for detail such as the central Palladian doorway, framed by Doric Pilasters supporting a closed molded pediment set on an entablature enriched by triglyphs and guttae. There is a granite stoop at grade in front of the entry and a single light transom sits above the six-panel door. The first story window cornices repeat the ornamented entablature found at the entry. The windows at the second story of the facade and at the 1st and 2nd story of the side elevations have a simple cornice cap molding. The third story windows have molded surrounds. Shuttered windows contain 6/6 sash at the 1st & 2nd stories and 8/8 sash at the 3rd There are secondary entries at the center bay of the east and west elevations which are set in eared surrounds each with a transom over the door surmounted by a cornice molding. At the west elevation, a one story bay with a flat roof projects from the south bay. The rear two-story ell has a shed roof, clapboard siding and is one bay deep. The building sits at the sidewalk with the sill almost at the level of the sidewalk. There is a wood gate at the east side of the building and a picket fence rims the east border of the lot. A paved parking area is west of the house and a wood fence encloses the rear yard which has a brick patio. There is a clapboard shed in the rear yard with a wood shingle gable roof. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE see continuation sheet Discuss 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. 113 Federal Street was constructed c. 1795 for Joseph Felt, a housewright. The previous owner of the land was William Pickman. According to Tolles, the house was originally planned as a double house but was apparently occupied by the Felt family alone for many years. As a housewright, Felt may have constructed this building, but no definitive evidence has yet confirmed this. The Felt family owned the house until the early 20th century, when Eliza A Hoffman (a relative) left it in her will to the Proprietors of the North Meeting House in Salem. They sold it to Anna J. Coan in 1906. The 1911 map indicates that this property was owned by Alice J. Gove, which may have been a misspelling of Anna J. Coan. The property was acquired by the Salem Savings Bank from Anna J. Coan through foreclosure in 1938 and it subsequently changed hands a number of times between 1941 and 1964. This property currently is occupied as two or more units. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES x see continuation sheet Bailey, Joan M. "113 Federal Street House Report." Prepared for Historic Salem, Inc. December 6, 1967. Cousins, Frank and Riley, Phillip M. The Colonial Architecture of Salem. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1919. Tolles. Bryant J. Architecture in Salem. Salem: Essex Institute. 1983. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Salem Property Address 113 Federal St. Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Area(s) Form No. HU 1552 Maps Hopkins. G. M. Atlas of Salem. Philadelphia. 1874. Mclntyre. H. Map of the City of Salem Philadelphia. 1851 Phillips, James Duncan. Map of Salem about 1780. Based on Research by Sidney Perley and the accounts of Colonel Benjamin J. Pickman and Benjamin F. Browne with additional information assembled by Jones Duncan and Henry Noyes Otis. Salem: James Duncan Phillips. 1937. . Part of Salem in 1700. From the research of Sidney Perley. Assembled by William W. K. Freeman. Salem: James Duncan Phillips. 1933. Richards. L. F. Atlas of Salem 1897. Salem Board of Health. Map of the Burned District of Salem. June 1914. Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of Salem. Boston. MA: 1911. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET SALEM 113 FEDERAL ST MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 SAL. HD, SAL.HJ, SAL.HU SAL.1552 Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, April 2017 RECEIVED JUN 20 2017 MASS. HIST. COMM. FORM B - BUILDING "MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston -3 st\u mi. In Area no. Form no. C5 WD Town rJ^C / / Address // _? 7__- dsJ>ajX sT/ Name '' r • '-*•.' . i' • < I ill 4—-i ft J Id U| r \j I Present use /g^<2±_C__L N I r -j ill I fell i * Map. uraw sKetcn oi ouiiamg ibeaTlbiT in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. h 5V 'A DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. (over) 'Present owner JUg y/ (yp~&f Description: Date C /tOQ Source .//.}). f. /. C9 Style !&^<=>6zA CLJ? Architect Exterior wall fabric £dd~Op(__ Outbuildings (describe) _5__[____ 5/Wi V Other features Altered Moved Date^ Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage /Q _) /> Approximate distance of building from street C_^2_fe& 6. Recorded by c^> ~CCJJL^Q / Organization yf~"t C° Date ^jd^iU^jai/?><f T\ Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 3. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Conservation Recreation Agricultural Education Religion Architectural __k^L Exploration/ Science/ The Arts settlement . invention Commerce ZZZ Industry Social/ Communication Military ' humanitarian Community development Political Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) C2^h£refi-z, jf<-*~£' p£&>Tlrl. ^JrUju^^eJ^ ^ _ U i —' ; - j 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessorls records, early maps, etc.) 3/73