5 Harrington Ct inventory formThursday, August 04, 2016 at 9:33: AM
Inventory No:SAL.1583
Historic Name:Webber, Mendell S. House
Common Name:Timiny House
Address:5 Harrington Ct
City/Town:Salem
Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem
Local No:117; 26-567
Year Constructed:c 1895
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):Victorian Eclectic
Use(s):Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:Architecture
Area(s):SAL.HD: Federal Street
SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District
Designation(s):Local Historic District (3/3/1981)
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Wall: Aluminum Siding; Wood
Foundation: Brick
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Assessor's Number
26-567
USGS Quad
Salem
Area(s)
HU
Form Number
1583
Recorded by Leslie Donovan
Organization Salem Planning Department
Date (month/year) 2/96
Town Salem
Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem
Address 5 Harrington Court
Historic Name Mendell S. Webber House
Uses: Present Single Family Dwelling
Original Single Family Dwelling
Date of Construction Circa 1895
Source Directories
Style/Form Victorian Eclectic
Architect/Builder Unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation Brick
Wall/Trim Aluminum Siding
Roof Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
None
Major Alterations (with dates)
Late 20th Century siding and iron porch
columns
Condition Fair
Moved x no yes Date
Acreage Less than 1 Acre
Setting At end of short street with Bridge Street
to the rear of the property. Adjacent houses are also
late 19th Century structures.
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Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
JUL 0 8 1996
MASS, HIST. COMM.
BUILDING FORM 5 Harrington Court, Salem
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION see continuation sheet
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
5 Harrington Court is a modest example of a Victorian Eclectic house. Set almost on its front property line, it is a
one-and-a-half story house on a rectangular plan. Two bays wide by two deep, this south-facing house has a
front-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles and pierced by one chimney centered on the ridge. The walls are clad in
aluminum. A one-story porch with heavy cornice spans the front facade and is decorated by thin wrought iron
supports and a railing. Three concrete steps capped with brick lead to the porch deck and front door. Windows
have 2/2 sash with the exception of a pair of 1/1 on the facade.
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.
By 1897 there were three relatively new houses on the north side of Harrington Court and all three were owned by
R. Harrington, who did not occupy any of them. Harrington also owned the vacant land on the south side of the
street suggesting he developed the block and had the houses built. Appearing in the city directory in 1895, 5
Harrington Court (then Flint Street Court) was probably the first of the three to be built, which is also likely
because it is at the dead end of the cul-de-sac. The first occupant was Mendeil S. Webber, followed by Mrs. AM
Steele, a widow. By 1911 the house had been sold to W.F. Timiny, a laborer, whose family occupied the house at
least until 1930 when it was the residence of Patrick F. Timiny, a foreman at the water department. Later
occupants included a bookkeeper and a grinder working for Atwood and Morrill.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES see continuation sheet
Salem City Directories. 1836-1970.
Maps
Hopkins, G. M. Atlas of Salem Philadelphia, 1874.
Mclnryre. H. Map of the Citv 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. Assembed 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.
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Exterior wall fabric
Outbuildings (describe)
Other features
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5. Lot size:
Less than one acre V^* Over one acre
Approximate frontage HO'
Approximate distance of building from street
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7. Original owner (if known)
Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal
Agricultural
Architectural
The Arts
Commerce
Communication
Community development
Conservation
Education
Exploration/
settlement
Industry
Military
Political
Recreation
Religion
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invention
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Humanitarian
Transportation
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early maps, etc.) GIerences <such <*s local histories, deeds, assessor's records, assessed