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123 Federal St inventory form Inventory No:SAL.1556 Historic Name:Saunders, Robert S. House Common Name: Address:123 Federal St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26-537 Year Constructed:c 1843 Architect(s):Carlton, Jonathan F. Architectural Style(s):Colonial Revival; Greek 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: Wood; Wood Clapboard; Wood Flushboard 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: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 2:16: PM Area(s) HU Recorded by Leslie Donovan Organization Salem Planning Department Date (month/year) 2/96 NRDIS 8/28/73; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's Number TJSGS Quad 26-537 Salem Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 123 Federal St. Historic Name Robert Saunders House Uses: Present Single-Family Dwelling Original Single-Family Dwelling Date of Construction 1843 Source HSI Research Style/Form Greek Revival Architect/Builder Builder: Jonathan F. Carlton Exterior Material: Foundation Granite Wall/Trim Wood Flushboard facade; clapboard sides Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures Garage (SftU . ?? 7 Major Alterations (with dates) Col. Revival alterations include rear porch and (E) side bays Condition Excellent Moved xno yes Date Acreage Less than 1 Acre Setting Set near sidewalk with gable end facing street in 18th & 19th C. residential area Form Number 1556: 3795 Follow Massachusetts Historical Ce$m\ss^k^url>ey Manual instructions for completing this form. MASS! HIST. COMM. c BUILDING FORM ( SftL ,\<55(p 123 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. Tolles pairs this house with its neighbor at 121 Federal Street calling them "'the finest local examples of vernacular Greek Revival domestic architecture." The Robert S. Saunders House is a 2 1/2 story residence, approximately L-shaped in plan with the gable end facing the street. The front section is 3 bays wide by 4 bays deep and an ell projects at the rear. It has a flushboard facade, clapboard sides, wide pilasters at the comers, and a cross gable roof. The closed pedimented front gable sits above a plain but wide entablature, which wraps around the house. The asphalt shingle roof has a cross gable and a pedimented dormer on the east elevation and is pierced on the west slope by two tall brick chimneys and a pedimented dormer. The sidehall entry is approached by granite steps and has a recessed vestibule. The exterior storm or screen door is framed by sidelights and a transom. The interior door is one step up, repeating the sidelights and transom. The entrance is framed by flushboard pilasters, supporting a wide entablature with a projecting cornice. The shuttered windows typically have 6/6 sash, and the surrounds on the facade have a narrow rounded molding. The first story windows have early 12-light wood storms. The dormer sash are 2/2, there is a diamond shaped window and one window with 4/4 sash on the E elevation and a segmental arched window under the east gable. The east gable also has wood flushboard siding. There are some later changes visible on the east elevation. These include an entry door hood supported on a carved bracket with a dentilated cornice. The wood panel entry door is topped by a transom. A projecting 1st story bay with 4/4 sash and a dentil cornice is located at the base of the cross gable. Just south of this is an elliptical, multi-light, oriel at the first story. The rear ell is two stories, with clapboard siding and has a continuous roof with the main block along the east slope. A brick chimney rises at the ridge of the asphalt shingle gable roof. There is a two-story wood porch with a flat roof at the west elevation of the ell. There is also a wood deck at the rear (S) of the ell. The building has a slight setback from the sidewalk. There is a driveway west of the house with a wood gate and an open wood picket fence along Federal street on both sides of the house is set between square posts. There is a granite carriage step on the sidewalk in front of the entrance at the curb. The drive at the west of the house leads to a 2-story stucco garage with an asphalt shingle gambrel roof. It is four bays wide with two garage bays and one pedestrian door facing north. One garage entry has double swinging glass and wood panel doors, one bay has a typical 20th c. overhead garage door. A brick endwall chimney rises above the roof on the east elevation. The windows are 6/6 with shutters at the second story. (Sf\u . 2>11*5) HISTORICAL NARRATIVE X 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. 123 Federal Street was constructed c. 1843 for Robert S. Saunders, a shoe merchant. The land on which this property stands was owned by the Ropes family during the 18th Century. Saunders hired Jonathan F. Carlton, a local housewright and real estate developer, to construct the house. Carlton was himself responsible for developing much of lower Federal Street, at one time called Carltonville. After Saunder's death in 1846, Andrew Ward, a sea captain and merchant, purchased the property. In the 1850s, the address for this property changed from 55 to 123 Federal Street. In 1873. a small strip of land was acquired along the west lot line from 125 Federal St. Descendants of Ward resided here until 1916. The 1911 map identifies Abbie W. Tay as the owner. Tay was the daughter of Abby Richardson Ward In 1900, the property line between 121 and 123 was adjusted Tay sold the i, property in 1916 to Margaret G., wife of William F. Carney. Carney sold the property to Josiah H. Gifford in 1918 and the ownership transferred one monthTater to May B.. wife of Ralph C. Browne. After her death in 1952, her INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Salem Property Address 123 Federal St. Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Area(s) HU Form No. 1556; 3795 husband inherited the property. Ralph Browne died in 1960 and his second wife, Florence, became the next owner. In 1930, a small strip of land was purchased to straighten the property line between 121 and 123 Federal Street. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X see continuation sheet Booth. Robert. "123 Federal Street House Report." Prepared for Historic Salem, Inc. February 8. 1977. Tolles, Bryant J. Architecture in Salem. Salem: Essex Institute. 1983. 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. 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. Maps INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET SALEM 123 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.1556 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 cs Brail I. 11 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. A/' n j xU**AA a In Area no. Form no. 1. Town Address /fl^ 7^0^^ jg tT / Name Present use i^^iL^jc^jg. Present owner Description: Date fg^CU-l^f3 /frj 3 Source S.^V^trrefX- //r< Style ^ugjL.& FhjUztKxO Architect CA./" MM . ii Exterior wall fabric /AJ<20CC, 1 Outbuildings (describe) 2 C£ftAs'$4'€jl_ Other features r^g^j^epC ^JssJLxd^^- Altered_ Moved Date Date Lot size-. One acre or less ^ Over one acre Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. Recorded by f3 <? -r*jJe_Cc / Organization y£\ f-f • Date jd^Q&Jjzju/dxtf /? (over) _____ 7. Original owner (if known)_ Original use \Aiy\CJL - Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural .The Arts • ' . 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