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8 Lynn Street inventor form Inventory No:SAL.1625 Historic Name:Boden, William House Common Name: Address:8 Lynn St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26-56 Year Constructed:c 1802 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Federal Use(s):Boarding 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: Brick; Granite 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: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 11:16 AM FORM B - BUILDING Recorded by Leslie Donovan Organization Salem Planning Department Date (month/year) 2/96 NRDIS 8/28/73; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) 26-56 Salem HU Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 8 Lynn St. Historic Name William Boden House Uses: Present Single-Family Dwelling Original Single-Family Dwelling Date of Construction ca 1802 Source HSI Research Style/Form Federal Architect/Builder Exterior Material: Foundation Granite Wall/Trim Wood Clapboard Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures Major Alterations (with dates) Condition Fair Moved x no yes Date Acreage Less than 1 Acre Setting Stands at the sidewalk in an 18th & 19th century residential area Form Number 1625 Follow Massachusetts Historical C^ynis^jdfy S\$ftiey Manual instructions for completing this form. ...cc UtsT. COMM. BUILDING FORM 8 Lynn Street Salem ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION see continuation sheet Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. This is a modest 2 1/2 story Federal style house, which is common in the district and similar examples are found nearby on Anderson and River Streets. It is sheathed in wood clapboard, and is rectangular in plan, 5 bays wide by 2 bays deep, with a side gable roof pierced by two interior brick chimneys on the east slope and a metal heating stack on the west slope. The symmetrical facade, which faces west on Lynn Street, features a central entry with a trabeated surround made of flush panels and a wood panel door framed by sidelights. The windows are set in simple molded surrounds and have 6/6 sash. An enclosed wooden bulkhead on the north elevation sits on a brick foundation. There is a secondary entrance on the east elevation with a flat surround and one rectangular window, both appear to be later alterations. The building sits at the sidewalk along Lynn and Andover Streets and there is a parking space paved with granite pavers to the north of the house. The yard east of the parking space is enclosed by a wood fence on the west and a chain link fence to the east. 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. 8 Lynn Street was constructed circa 1802 for William Boden, a mariner. This parcel of land was originally part of the Beckford family landholdings. A portion of that land was purchased and then subdivided by Benjamin Goodhue, who sold a parcel to William Boden in 1783. Boden served in the Revolutionary War and built a small house here following his return. According to HSI research of deed and tax assessments, it is likely that a larger house was later constructed here probably about 1802. Following Boden's death in 1807, his wife, Experience Boden, was granted the northern half of the "mansion house." She owned the property until 1815 when it was sold to her mortgagor, James Bott. It is unclear who inherited the southern portion of the mansion house. Bott granted her lifetime use of the northern half of the house with right of way access to the stairs, outhouse and cellar for the rent of 1 cent per year. Experience Boden lived here until her death in 1838 at the age of 90. Since James Bott predeceased Mrs. Boden, the property was inherited by Bott's grandchildren. William Bott, a currier, purchased his siblings' shares and lived here until 1850. The property was then sold to Jonathan Perkins, who rented the house out and then sold it to John Flanagan in 1855. Flanagan lived here with his family and boarders, all working in the leather industry. The Flanagan family owned the property until 1874 when it was sold to Michael McCarthy, also a leather industry worker. The McCarthy family lived here until 1876, when they built the house at 12 Andover Street and then they leased this property to tenants. The property remained in the McCarthy family until 1953. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X see continuation sheet Booth, Robert. "8 Lynn Street House Report." Prepared for Historic Salem. Inc. October 27. 1977. Maps Hopkins. G. M. Atlas of Salem. Philadelphia 1874. Mclntyre. H. Map of the City of Salem. Philadelphia 1851. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Property Address Salem 8 Lynn St. Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Area(s) Form No. HU 1625 Phillips, James Duncan. Map of Salem ahout 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 Philhps, 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. FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston Lc*~T So In Area no. Form no. 1. Town "SCAQTCX Address % ^gCj^Mg£.\^ Name Present use ^g^\A{_TlC_(- mr7 Present ownerC\\^Qe\ \\. 1_gC^eVy 3. Description: pate Vflfo tmW^ j eift Source ^>.\V^.Q,.~X . Style tion and Architect [jjf[[frl.m f2 Ccl KfU Exterior wall fabric <^KV\ftV_.Cf\ x Outbuildings (describe) Other features __Af\K_L V-flUv eoncs Altered_ Moved Date Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less ^ Approximate frontage Over one acre DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. (over) 20M-5-73-075074 Approximate distance of building from street & 6. Recorded by gjg^ \^V\.(_>_\(\ Organization \\. . Date y^^ffl^F^fl^ i ' • OCT 7 1975 MASS. Hiot. COMM. 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 Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 3/73 *_