r's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 206 1 Town Kingston Place (neighborhood or village) Triphammer I^1NL2JLHO Address 21 Wapping Raod Historic Name William Bradford house Uses: Present residence Original residence of Construction 0.1798 Source Bartlett papers & maps Style/Form Federal style Architect/Builder _ Draw a map showing the building's location in relation to the nearest cross streets and/or major natural features. Show all buildings between inventoried building and nearest intersection or natural feature. Label streets including route numbers, if any. Circle and number the inventoried building. Indicate north. Exterior Material: Foundation granite Wall/Trim wood clapboard ft shingles Roof asphalt shingles Outbuildings/Secondary Structures Major Alterations (with dates) Recorded by Deirdre Brotherson Organization Kingston Historical Commission (month/year) May 1998 Condition good Moved Kino Dyes Acreage 1 acre Setting linear village next to Jones River RECEIVED AUG 2 5 1998 Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions when completing this form. MASS. HIST. COMM
BUILDING FORM ^ ( j j N 2Dip ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION M see continuation sheet Describe architectural features Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. SEE CONTINUATION SHEET HISTORICAL NARRATIVE M 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. SEE CONTINUATION SHEET BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES B see continuation sheet SEE CONTINUATION SHEET Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. If checked, you must attach 7/92
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Kingston Property Address P1 Wapping Road Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Blvd. Area(s) Boston, Massachusetts 02125 C 1206 FormNo. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: The residence at 21 Wapping Road was built in 1798 in the Federal style. This 5x3 bay, wood frame, 2-story building its on a random granite block foundation. The building is clad with wood clapboards on the facade and wood shingles on the elevations. The hip roof is covered with asphalt shingles. A large brick chimney is in the center of the roof. The center entry is located in a 1x1 bay, 1-story, front gable, projecting vestibule. The 6-panel wood door is flanked by pilasters. The windows contain 12/12 wood sash with fiat surrounds and a molded drip cap. The comer boards are thin and flat. A bay window projects from the west elevation. A contemporary 2-stall garage is attached to the rear of the east elevation. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: FROM: Bartlett, Cornelius A. Houses. Occupants, etc. in Kingston. Massachusetts (Between the Forge Bridge and the Great BridgeV. 1867-1879. Annotations of 1942 by E.F. Drew and of 1972 by Doris M. Johnson, Kingston, MA. 1879. (#1) Built by William Bradford - son of Stetson - 1798. - This I have from Mr. Geo. Adams - Mr. U. Bartlett says 1800 - Occupied and owned by Mr. George W. McLaughlin, wife and two children - Dau. and Son. FootNote: He (William Bradford, son of Stetson) removed to the State of Me. & died about 186-(last number worn). Notes,E.F.D. The deed of the land from his father (Stetson), 1805, March, mentions no buildings. If they belonged to William, they might not be mentioned, but usually were, in a deed. In 1807, Willam conveys to Jesse Reed and mentions buildings. This place became the propedy of George Washington McLaughlen in ; inherited by his son George, and is now (1942) owned and occupied by the latter's widow who was Leona Shaw of Kingston. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Bartlett, Cornelius A. Houses. Occupants, etc. in Kingston. Massachusetts (Between the Forge Bridge and the Great Bridge): 1867-1879. Annotations of 1942 by E.F. Drew and of 1972 by Doris M. Johnson, Kingston, MA. 1879. Melville, Doris Johnson. Major Bradford's Town: A History of Kingston: 1726-1976. Kingston, MA, 1976. [KPL] MAPS: 1726 Kingston. John Gray [MHC] 1795 A Plan of the Town of Kingston. John Gray. [MHC] 1820-30 Five School Districts [KPL] 1876 Town of Kingston. Boyden (w/directory). [KPL] 1876 Town of Kingston, Enlargement of Village. Boyden. [KPL] 1879 Atlas of Plymouth County. George E. Walker. [MHC] 1896 Bird's Eye View of Kingston [KPL & MSL] 1903 Atlas of Plymouth County. George E. Walker. [KPL]
INVENTORY FORM UUN 11NUATI0N SHEET Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Massachusetts 02125 HISTORICAL NARRATIVE (continued): community Kingston rrupeny Aaaress 2-1 i&xppm^ gog.d Area(s) FormNo. PHOTOORAPH OF A HOUSE BU.LT BY W.LUAM BRADFORD. THE SON OF STETSON BRADFORD, ABOUT THE YEAR,300.
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Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Massachusetts 02125 Community Kingston Property Address 21 Wapping Road Area(s) Form No. C [206 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: Individually eligible Eligible only in a historic district IE Contributing to a potential historic district Potential historic district Criteria: IE A B EC D Criteria Considerations: A B DC D E F G Statement of Significance by Deirdm Brotherson The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here. This property is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building to a Historic District (Area C). This district is eligible under Criterion A for the association with the development of the Triphammer Village and mills. This property is also eligible under Criterion C for architecture and its association with the evolution of the Triphammer village.
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