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1 Inventory No: Historic Name: Common Name: Address: HRV.166 Hapgood, Shadrach House and Farm Lounger, Stephen N. - Roberts, Walter S. House 150 Ayer Rd City/Town: Village/Neighborhood: Local No: 8-43 Year Constructed: C 1730 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): Use(s): Significance: Georgian Agricultural; Secondary Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling House Agriculture; Architecture; Recreation Area(s): Designation(s): The (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. Efforts are ongoing and not all inventory or National Register records related to this resource may be available in digital format at this time. The MACRIS database and scanned files are highly dynamic; new information is added daily and both database records and related scanned files may be updated as new information is incorporated into MHC files. Users should note that there may be a considerable lag time between the receipt of new or updated records by MHC and the appearance of related information in MACRIS. Users should also note that not all source materials for the MACRIS database are made available as scanned images. Users may consult the records, files and maps available in MHC's public research area at its offices at the State Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, open M-F, 9-5. Users of this digital material acknowledge that they have read and understood the MACRIS Information and Disclaimer ( Data available via the MACRIS web interface, and associated scanned files are for information purposes only. THE ACT OF CHECKING THIS DATABASE AND ASSOCIATED SCANNED FILES DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A DEVELOPER AND/OR A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT, LICENSE OR FUNDING FROM ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY YOU MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT NOTIFICATION FORM TO MHC FOR MHC'S REVIEW AND COMMENT. You can obtain a copy of a PNF through the MHC web site ( under the subject heading "MHC Forms." Commonwealth of Massachusetts 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts This file was accessed on: Friday, February 08, 2013 at 11:34 PM

$FORM B - BUILDING Assessors # 8-43 t3c r\ USGS quad Ayer area outlying 80 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 form # ILL Town Place outlying Address 150 Ayer Road Historic Name Hapgood Farm Use: Present$

2 FORM B - BUILDING Assessors # 8-43 t3c r\ USGS quad Ayer area outlying 80 Boylston Street Boston MA form # ILL Town Place outlying Address 150 Ayer Road Historic Name Hapgood Farm Use: Present farm Original farm Date of construction c Source Style Scorgie colonial Form central chimney Architect N/A Exterior Material: Roof asphalt Wall/trim clapboard Foundation stone Outbuildings multiple Alterations rehab Condition good Moved no Recorded by: Dempsey & FitzPatrick_ Organization: Historica Commission Date: March 1994 ^he DtlVED JUN MASS. HIST. COMM. Acreage 49 acres Setting rural

3 BUILDING FORM 150 Ayer Road, Outlying ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION x see continuation sheet The Hapgood Farm is situated on a 49-acre parcel located in northern, partially bounded by Ayer Road to the west, Route 2 to the north, and Bowers Brook to the east. The property encompasses three dwellings, a New England barn, and three outbuildings. A long tree-lined drive provides access to these clustered resources. The centerpiece of this farm, a circa-1730 Colonial home, has experienced several phases of enlargement and alteration. A late-19th century photo depicts a center-chimney structure, measuring twoand-a-half -stories in height and five bays in width. It remains unclear whether the house originally had a saltbox profile or symmetrical side elevations. According to Nourse, the house's gabled ends were l i t with diamond-paned windows with bottle-green glass. A two-and-a-half-story, gableroofed wing, constructed in 1812, projected from the rear pile of the left lateral wall. Sometime in the 20th century, this lateral wing was relocated to a site approximately 125 feet to the east of the core dwelling. It was converted to a separate residence and is currently situated at a perpendicular angle to the main house. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE The prominently-sited Hapgood Farm contains one of 's earliest homes, albeit substantially altered. The house was constructed shortly after 1725 when Shadrach Hapgood inherited 350 acres in the northern region of, then known as Stow Leg. According to Nourse, this dwelling "was reputed the finest in when the town complimented i t in 1734 by instructing a committee to engage board for the ministers who should come to supply the pulpit, at Shadrach Hapgood's" (Nourse,1894:93). The house remained in Hapgood possession for four generations, passing from Shadrach to Shadrach, Jr. in the late-18th century. Grandson Joel inherited the property in the early-19th century; he is credited with the construction of the lateral wing in Joel's son, Jonathan, constructed the property's large New England barn in Of Jonathan, Savage wrote, "he was a large and successful farmer." The final Hapgood associated with the property was Jonathan's brother, Warren, a Boston merchant who used the estate as a summer residence. Warren was a generous benefactor of the library, known as the Hapgood Memorial. In the early 1900s, the property was purchased by Stephen N. Lounger, who was listed as a farmer in the local directory. Circa 1915, the farm was acquired by Walter S. Roberts, a Boston native who used the property as a summer residence. REFERENCES Nourse, History of, Savage, Memoirs of Old Days, Holman, Afap of, Beers, Atlas of Worcester County, Richards, Atlas of Worcester County, Walling, Map of Worcester County, 1857T *»» Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

4 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community P r o p e r t y Address 150 Ayer Road, O u t l y i n g M a s s a c h u s e t t s H i s t o r i c a l Commission 80 B o y l s t o n S t r e e t B o s t o n, Massachusetts ARCHITECTURAL NARRATIVE (continued) I n i t s p r e s e n t c o n f i g u r a t i o n, t h e c l a p b o a r d - s h e a t h e d C o l o n i a l c o r e has an e x t e r i o r b r i c k chimney c e n t e r e d a l o n g i t s l e f t l a t e r a l w a l l ; t h e o r i g i n a l c e n t e r chimney s t a c k has been removed. The house was e n l a r g e d w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h e f o l l o w i n g secondary masses: a s i n g l e - s t o r y p o r c h, w h i c h p r o j e c t s from t h e l e f t l a t e r a l w a l l and wraps around a p o r t i o n o f t h e r e a r f a c a d e ; a bay window c e n t e r e d i n t h e f i r s t - s t o r y o f t h e r e a r f a c a d e ; and a t w o - s t o r y g a b l e d e l l w h i c h p r o j e c t s from t h e r e a r p i l e o f t h e r i g h t l a t e r a l wall. Tuscan columns s u p p o r t t h e l e f t l a t e r a l p o r c h w h i c h has a p l a i n r a i l and an o r n a m e n t a l t r e l l i s. The r i g h t l a t e r a l e l l measures f o u r bays i n w i d t h ; a d e e p l y r e c e s s e d e n t r y i s l o c a t e d i n t h e second bay and a p o l y g o n a l bay window p r o j e c t s from t h e f o u r t h b a y. A l a r g e, contemporary g a b l e d e l l p r o j e c t s from t h e h o u s e ' s r i g h t r e a r c o r n e r. Due t o a s l o p e i n t h e p r o p e r t y, t h i s e l l expands t o a h e i g h t o f t w o - a n d - a - h a l f - s t o r i e s. A rustic, exterior s t o n e chimney i s c e n t e r e d i n t h e e l l ' s r e a r w a l l. The c e n t e r e n t r y was a l t e r e d w i t h the a d d i t i o n of a gable-fronted e n t r y porch. While the facade's f e n e s t r a t i o n appears u n a l t e r e d, i t s 8/12 sash windows, v i s i b l e i n a l a t e t h c e n t u r y p h o t o, were r e p l a c e d w i t h 12/12 s a s h. S h u t t e r s and pedimented l i n t e l s were added t o t h e p r e v i o u s l y unadorned o p e n i n g s. The r e a r e l l i s l i t w i t h t r i p a r t i t e p i c t u r e windows and g l a z e d p a t i o d o o r s. The f r e e - s t a n d i n g 1812 wing measures t w o - a n d - a - h a l f - s t o r i e s i n h e i g h t, f o u r bays i n w i d t h, and a s i n g l e p i l e i n d e p t h. This clapboard-sheathed s t r u c t u r e has a double-chimney arrangement. A single-story, hip-roofed front p o r c h spans t h e f a c a d e ' s c e n t r a l two b a y s. The f i r s t - s t o r y o f t h e facade i s i r r e g u l a r l y f e n e s t r a t e d w i t h a window i n t h e f i r s t bay, an e n t r y i n t h e second bay, two c l o s e l y - s p a c e d windows i n t h e t h i r d b a y, and an u n l i t f o u r t h b a y. The f a c a d e ' s s e c o n d - s t o r y i s s y m m e t r i c a l l y l i t ; t h e g a b l e d ends have two windows a t t h e f i r s t - s t o r y and a s i n g l e window i n t h e s e c o n d - s t o r y and a t t i c. Window t r e a t m e n t c o n s i s t s o f replacement 2/2 s a s h. A r e c e s s e d, s h e d - r o o f e d, s h i n g l e - s i d e d e l l p r o j e c t s from t h e r i g h t l a t e r a l w a l l. This p r o j e c t i o n c o n t a i n s a secondary e n t r y. The p r o p e r t y ' s t h i r d d w e l l i n g i s a c i r c a , t w o - s t o r y c o t t a g e w h i c h r e s t s on a cement b l o c k f o u n d a t i o n. Located t o t h e r e a r o f t h e 1812 s t r u c t u r e, t h i s s h i n g l e - s i d e d c o t t a g e i s s i t u a t e d a t an a n g l e t o t h e m a i n driveway. T h i s g a b l e - r o o f e d s t r u c t u r e measures t h r e e bays i n w i d t h and two p i l e s i n depth. F u l l - w i d t h, s h e d - r o o f e d dormers span b o t h s l o p e s. The e n t r y i s l o c a t e d on t h e s o u t h e r n exposure i n a s h e d - r o o f e d p r o j e c t i o n w h i c h c o v e r s t h e r i g h t two b a y s. The f a r m ' s ample t h r e e - t i e r e d New England b a r n d a t e s t o This c l a p b o a r d - s h e a t h e d s t r u c t u r e stands t o t h e e a s t o f t h e main house. Large s l i d i n g b a r n doors a r e c e n t e r e d i n t h e f r o n t and r e a r w a l l s and a c u p o l a v e n t marks i t s r i d g e. The l o n g w a l l s are l i t w i t h s h u t t e r e d 6-paned windows, w h i l e s h u t t e r e d 12-paned windows a r e c e n t e r e d i n e i t h e r tympanum. A s h i n g l e - s i d e d l e a n - t o spans t h e b a r n ' s l e f t l a t e r a l w a l l. The b a r n was f u r t h e r e n l a r g e d w i t h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f an "L"-shaped, g a b l e - r o o f e d a d d i t i o n w h i c h o c c u p i e s a lower e l e v a t i o n along the northern h i l l s i d e. A two-story, shingle-sided g a b l e - r o o f e d o u t b u i l d i n g stands t o t h e r e a r o f t h e b a r n. Two o u t b u i l d i n g s a r e s i t u a t e d i n the farm's eastern f i e l d. A d r y - l a i d s t o n e w a l l marks t h e f a r m ' s Ayer Road b o u n d a r y. The f i e l d s a l o n g Ayer Road c o n t a i n two fenced paddocks. An i n - g r o u n d swimming p o o l o c c u p i e s a s i t e a c r o s s from t h e main house.

5 80 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts Community Property Address 150 Ayer Road Area Form # 166 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: X Individually eligible. Contributing to a potential district. Eligible only in a historic district. Potential historic district. Criteria: X A B X C D Criteria Considerations: A B C D E F G Statement of Significance by Claire W. Dempsey. The Hapgood Farm is a well-preserved early house that retains both its agricultural outbuildings and much of its surrounding farm land. The farm was established during the colonial period and remained in the Hapgood family until late in the 19th century. The house is a central chimney, reputed to have been among the town's finest when constructed; it was later expanded with a large wing that remains on the property as a separate residence. Its 1854 New England barn is one of the few dated outbuildings in town. The Hapgood Farm meets criteria A and C at the local level. It retains integrity of location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

Multiple Family Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling House

Multiple Family Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling House Inventory No: Historic Name: HRV.50 Patch House Common Name: Address: 20 Fairbank St City/Town: Village/Neighborhood: Center Local No: 17D-54; 262 Year Constructed: R 1750 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):