HomeMy WebLinkAboutForm B -BRN.1584Inventory No:BRN.1584
Historic Name:Hallett,L.House
Common Name:
Address:115 Main St
City/Town:Barnstable
Village/Neighborhood:Hyannis;
Local No:327-202;
Year Constructed:C 1820
Architectural Style(s):Altered beyond recognition;Federal;Victorian Eclectic;
Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House;Single Family Dwelling House;
Significance:Architecture;
Area(s):BRN.AE,BRN.AU
Designation(s):Local Historic District (10/03/1996);
Building Materials:Roof:Asphalt Shingle;
Wall:Wood;Wood Clapboard;Wood Shingle;
Foundation:Concrete Unspecified;
Demolished No
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FORM B-BUILDING
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
327/202 Hyannis
Town Barnstable III?*
Place (neighborhood/village) Hyannis
15 Park St.
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•F-T- : -me L. Hallett House
t Residential
1 Residential
truction ca. 1820
Assessors record
Federal, Queen Anne, Colonial Rev.
ilder Unknown
«fca3erial:
Concrete
nearest cross streets and/or major natural features. Show all
buildings between inventoried building and nearest intersec-
tion or natural feature. Label streets including route numbers,
if any. Circle and number the inventoried building. Indicate
north.
Wall Trim Wooden clapboard, wooden shingle, wood
Roof Asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures Bam
Major Alterations (with dates) Queen Anne and
Colonial Revival decorative elements added (late 20th c);
one-story rear ell (ca. 1965)
Condition Good
Moved 0no Qyes Date
Acreage .41 acre
Recorded by Lisa Hartmann
Organization Barnstable Historical Commission
Date (month/year) June 1996
Setting Located in an area with residences and office
buildings (most converted from residences.)
RECEIVED
JUN 2 8 1996
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
MASS. HiST. COMM.
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BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION \X\see continuation sheet
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
The L. Hallett House rises two stories to a wide side-gable roof. It is L-shaped in plan formed by a nearly j^. . .
square house with a long intersecting one-story gabled ell on the rear (east) facade. This ell houses two lb
apartments.
The main entrance is located on the side (south) facade, which features a six-sided Colonial Revival porch
with an entablature supported by narrow Tuscan columns and a simple balustrade. A small entrance block
projects underneath the porch with a wooden paneled entrance door. A two-sided cant bay window
featuring a 20/1 sash is asymmetrically located on the roof of the porch.
The front (west) facade has a one-story bay window located on the northern bay of its three-bay facade.
This bay window has a shed roof, and features a large fixed-light window with tracery at the top. A shed
roof dormer with wide 2/1 windows is also located on this facade.
The north side facade features a massive outside end brick chimney, a first-floor oriel window, and a
small Queen Anne window.
(cont.)
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE \Jsee 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.
Maps indicate that the L. Hallett House was in the Hallett family until at least the beginning of the 20th
century. Constructed in ca. 1820, the house is located in an early Hyannis residential neighborhood
located on the far eastern part of Main Street. During the second part of the 20th century, many of the
houses in this area were converted to commercial use as office space. The house at 15 Park Street retains
its residential use.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES \Jsee continuation sheet
Atlases/Maps:
Sanborn Maps. 1932. 1949.
( Walker, George H. & Co. Atlas of Barnstable County. 1880.
, Walker Lithograph Co. Atlas of Barnstable County. 1907.
( Walling, Henry F. Atlas of the Counties of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket. 1857.
I I 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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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Town
Barnstable
Property Address
15 Park St.
Area(s) Form Number
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION (cont.)
Fenestration, except where already noted, includes 2/1, 2/2, and 1/1 sashes. The house is clad in
wooden clapboards, and features cornice returns and a narrow entablature at the eaves.
The house shares its plot with a well preserved barn. It rises two stories to a front-gable roof with a
one-story shed roof ell. The gabled section features cornice returns, simple entablature, and a blocked \t^e^Cp
diamond-shaped window. Large double shed doors are centered on the front (west) facades of the gabled
section and the ell. Until the middle of the 20th century, the barn was connected to the house with a
series of one-story outbuildings.
The L. Hallett House is located on a plot of land bordered by Park Street on the west. The house is set
back a short distance from the street, and is highly visible on its north, south, and east facades. The bam
is located southeast of the house. The two buildings are an unusual example of a well-preserved house
and bam in the historic district. The house, according to the Assessors Records, was constructed in ca.
1820. It is an example of a simple Federal style house with later Queen Anne and Colonial Revival
updates. The house and bam together make an important contribution to the historic district.
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Massachusetts Historical Commission
80 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Community Property Address
Barnstable 15 Park St.
Area(s) FormNo.
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National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form
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Check all that apply:
& Individually eligible • Eligible only in a historic district
Contributing to a potential historic district • Potential historic district
Criteria: fj£ A • B ^ C • D
Criteria Considerations: • A • B DC • D • E • F • G
Statement of Significance by Candace Jenkins The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here.
The L. Hallett House at 15 Park Street, in the Hyannis Inner Harbor area possesses integrity of location,
design, setting (early-20th century; partial), materials, workmanship, feeling, and associations. Dating to
ca. 1820, it is significant as one of the earliest surviving buildings in central Hyannis, and one that
embodies the residential aspect of the village's long and varied history. Originating as a typical Cape
Cod cottage, it also displays a series of well-conceived changes and additions in the Queen Anne and
Colonial Revival styles. The most prominent of those later features is a verandah. Increasing numbers of
dwellings in this area have been converted to commercial and office use in recent use, a trend that has
not yet effected this property. The fine residential character of the Hallett House is enhanced by
retention of an end-gable barn. The L. Hallett House thus meets criteria A and C of the National Register
of Historic Places. It is important on the local level, with a period of significance extending from its
construction ca. 1820 to the present.
RECEIVED
JUL 1 8 1996
MASS. Hi ST. COMM.
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