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13 Lynn St inventory form Inventory No:SAL.1598 Historic Name: Common Name:Glover, Benjamin - Morse, Nathaniel House Address:13 Lynn St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26-582 Year Constructed:c 1874 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):No style Use(s):Boarding House; Multiple Family Dwelling House; Speciality store Significance:Architecture; Commerce Area(s): SAL.HD: Federal Street SAL.HL: Chestnut Street Historic District Enlarged SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District Designation(s):Nat'l Register District (10/04/1978); Local Historic District (03/03/1981) Building Materials(s): Roof: Asphalt Shingle Wall: Vinyl Siding; Wood Foundation: Concrete Unspecified 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, October 13, 2016 at 12:34 PM NRDIS 10/4/78; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's Number USGS Quad 26-582 Salem Area(s) Form Number HU 1598 11U Recorded by Leslie Donovan Organization Salem Planning Department Date (month/year) 2/96 Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 13 Lynn St. Historic Name Uses: Present Multiple-Family Dwelling Original Multiple-Family Dwelling Date of Construction by 1874 Source Atlas & Directories Style/Form Architect/Builder Exterior Material: Foundation Parged Wall/Trim Vinyl Siding Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures None Major Alterations (with dates) Siding and rear porch, 20th c. Condition Fair Moved x no yes Date Acreage Less than 1 Acre Setting Stands at the sidewalk in a neighborhood of 18th & 19th C. residences Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission SurveyManual instructions for completing this form. rft<vCQ HIST. COMM. MASS. woli, ^ ( ( BUILDING FORM 13 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 3 1/2 story, modest, 19th-century residence, which has been altered. The main block is rectangular in plan, four bays wide by three deep, with a side gable roof and a south facing entry. There is an ell at the northwest corner. This building seems to have unusually tall proportions, that seem a bit awkward. It has been sided with two-tone vinyl siding and the windows have 2/2 wood sash with exterior storms. The facade has asymmetrical fenestration but the entrance is centered. The only architectural feature remaining is a Victorian door hood supported on carved brackets with drop pendants. The main entrance door has lower wood panels and an upper. 4-light glazed panel and is topped by an entablature. A 20th c. casement window has been installed in a smaller opening in the west bay of the facade. A small brick interior chimney on the south slope of the roof does not appear to be original. There is a steep drop at the rear of the site toward Bridge Street and the full basement is exposed at the rear (N). The north elevation has a full width, three-story enclosed porch, which has bands of 1/1 windows at each story and vinyl siding. The ell, which is visible from Bridge Street, has a gable roof and is three stories at the rear. A gable addition sits on top of the ell roof. An entrance with a simple surround is centered at the basement level of the ell, facing Bridge Street. The ell appears on the 1874 map, and the porch was probably added in the 20th century. The 2/2 sash and the Victorian door hood would suggest this had been an Italianate building or at least that it dated to about that period. It is not clear, because of subsequent alterations, whether this was an earlier building that was upgraded at that time or whether an earlier building was demolished to build this structure. 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^ The 1837 city directory lists Benjamin Glover, painter, and Nathaniel Morse, saddler, living at 13 Lynn Street. By 1846, Morse had moved to West Place, but Glover was still listed at this address. A Somes N. Larrabee, a shoe manufacturer at Sewall, was listed as living at 13 Lynn, rear in 1846. This may have referred to a second house on this lot that later was number 23 River Street. The 1851 map shows a building located at the site of the present building at 13 Lynn. On the 1874 map, John Morgan is shown as the owner of the building at this address. Morgan, a laborer, was living here by 1864 and remained until the 1880s. In 1884, several boarders were listed as living at this address, along with John Morgan. By 1897, the owner was William H. Morgan, a letter carrier. He also lived here with several boarders. The 1897 directory also lists a vacant store at this address which is listed again as vacant in 1900, but does not appear on the listing for this address in 1905. By 1910, the property was owned by M. & I. Collier, who occupied the building with several boarders. M. Collier's occupation was listed as a cigar manufacturer and his company, Witch City Cigar Co., was listed at 13 Lynn Street In addition, one tenant, S. Solanch, operated a variety store at 21 River Street, which was the address at the rear of the ell. In 1931, 1950 and 1970, the building appears to have been occupied as a rooming house or apartments, with between three and five residents listed. The building continues to be occupied as multi-family housing. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X see continuation sheet Salem City Directories. 1836-1970. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Property Address Salem 13 Lynn St. Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Area(s) Form No. HU 1598 Maps Hopkins. G. M. Atlas of Salem. Philadelphia, 1874. Mclntyre. 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. FORM B - BUILDING Lo7^ 5>U i . ISSION oston In Area no. Form no. ML, 1. Town So\<l\T\ Address Y^riD ^rVU_g;T Name Present use Present owner vA.^VvAeO ) 3. Description: Date \C\^V\ffl'\C\cAe- Source Style other buildings. Indicate north. Architect_ Exterior wall fabric C\\^Vn\^OTn Outbuildings (describe) Other features e\\ &fV WCSX Qfi Altered Moved Date Date 4. 5. Lot size: One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage V 7 |DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE IUSGS Quadrant !MHC Photo no. Approximate distance of building from street 0' 6. Recorded by g ,\toq\c,r> Organization *S-^\ .0. Date Pp^PVmiX^ (over) OCT 7 1375 20M-5-73-075074 Mm. MM. ition of themes checked above) 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) ^ \\^) *5 d~SI assesses \e<&c_s 3/73