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160 Federal St inventory form Inventory No:SAL.3524 Historic Name:Saint James Catholic Church School Common Name:Saint James Christian Donation Center Address:154 Federal St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No: Year Constructed:1906 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Italianate Use(s):Other Religious; Other Social; Parochial School; Public School Significance:Architecture; Education; Religion; Social History Area(s):SAL.HD: Federal Street SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District Designation(s):Local Historic District (03/03/1981) Building Materials(s): Roof: Slate Wall: Brick; Granite; Wood; Stone, Cut 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: Monday, March 23, 2020 at 10:16 AM LHD 3/3/1981 FORM B - BUILDING Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02125 26-2 Salem HU 3524 Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem 154 Federal Street St. James Church School Educational ic Name Present Original f Construction 1906 Building Plaque Form Italianate „ FEDERAL STREET i' -<! i •-'••\ m % m %^ "—o CD0; £ i oc "—o CD0; 114 : fMHMiWMM-i Iff ect/Builder or Material: tion Rockfaced Granite Wall/Trim Brick Roof Slate Outbuildings/Secondary Structures Major Alterations (with dates) Condition Good Moved X no yes Date Acreage Located on the same lot with 1.76-acre lot with St. James Church. Recorded by: Susan Ceccacci, Lisa Hartmann and Dianne L. Siergiej Organization: Commonweal Collaborative Date: July 1995 Setting set close to street behind a small landscaped lawn enclosed by an iron fence and next to largely paved area of church properties in a densely-settled, residential neighborhood of primarily i • /i— rA9th-century houses. RtCblVED SEP 2 9 1995 !vlASS. HIST. £™M. BUILDING FORM 154 Federal Street ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION See continuation sheet. Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. This 3-story, hip-roofed, brick school building has and 8-bay wide facade with a 2-bay, gabled, projecting, center pavilion. The building is deeper than it is wide and has a pair of full-height wings near the center and at the back of each side elevation. Like many, New England school buildings of the period, no entrance exists on the facade. Two, main entrances, one on either side of the building, are located in the facade (south elevation) of each of the two southernmost wings. Windows are 4/4, double-hung sash surmounted by segmental arches on the ground floor of the front section of the building and on all floors in the remaining sections. Windows in the upper levels of the front section have Roman arches reflective of the main entrances. Several asymmetrically-arranged chimneys add a massive character to the building and accent its vertical lines. Italianate features include the Roman arched openings, the gabled, central pavilion, the bracket-like corbelling and gabled, center pavilion with oculus. The vertical emphasis and Italianate style of the school suggest a much earlier date of construction. In this case, it is likely that the vertical lines were chosen to complement the strongly vertical character of the adjacent church. The Italianate style was popular for Roman Catholic buildings during the mid and late nineteenth century. ) 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. St. James parish, the second Catholic parish in Salem, was established in 1850 and a church was constructed at 154 Federal Street. St. James Parochial School was built in 1906 on the site of this first church and became part of a parish campus that had expanded significantly by the turn of the century. This expansion was due in part to a land grant made for one dollar by Archbishop John J. Williams, who had acquired several plots adjoining the original church lot in the 1890's. Parochial education at the parish began with the founding of a boy's school ') operated from 1852 to 1868 under the direction of Father Thomas Shahan. v In 1864, the Sisters of Notre Dame joined the parish and formed a girl's school called the Notre Dame Educational Institute and later the St. James Educational Institute. By 1884, the school included 12 sisters, 500 students and operated in a rear addition (c. 1870) on the 1850 church. When the new church was built in 1891 at 150-152 Federal Street, it appears the old church was converted for educational use. St. James Parochial School was constructed in 1906 under the direction of Father Michael J. McCall. By 1922, approximately 700 grammar and high school BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X See continuation sheet. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; If checked, see attached National Register Criteria Statement form. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Salem 154 Federal Street Area HU Form No. 3524 HISTORICAL NARRATIVE (continued) students were enrolled. The school closed c. 1971. The building was used for a time as the St. James Christian Information Center. Currently, the school is leased to the City of Salem which utilizes it as the Federal Street School BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Arrington, Benjamin F., Ed. Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1922) pp. 352 356. Campbell, Dan. Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Form B. No. 3524, 184 Federal Street, Salem, Massachusetts. April 14, 1978. Interview with Claire Mahoney, Church Secretary, July 26, 1995. Tolles, Bryant F., Jr. and Tolles, Carolyn K. Architecture in Salem: An Illustrated Guide. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1983) pp. 148-149. Massachusetts Historical Commission, Reconnaissance Survey Report: Salem, Massachusetts, 1985. Beers, D. G. & Company, Atlas of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1872. Hopkins, G. M. & Co., Atlas of Salem, Massachusetts, 1874. Mclntyre, Henry C. E., Map of the Citv of Salem, Mass, 1851. Richards, L. J., Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts...., 1897. Sanborn Fire Insurance Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1890, 1906, and 1906/51. Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company, Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts, 1911. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET SALEM 154 FEDERAL ST MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 SAL.HD, SAL.HU SAL.3524 Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, April 2017 RECEIVED JUN 20 2017 MASS. HIST. COMM. 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