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Recorded by De i rd re Bro the rson

Organization Kingston Historical Commission

Date (month/year) May 1998

Plymouth B 199

Town Kingston

Place (neighborhood or village)

Address 978 Main Street

Historic Name Capt. Charles Adams house

Uses: Present residence

Original residence

Date of Construction *SSft \&o(&

Source Bartlett papers ft maps

Style/Form Federal style

Architect/Builder

Exterior Material:

Foundation granite block

Wall/Trim hrink ends ft vinyl siding

Roof asphalt shingles

Outbuildings/Secondary Structures barn

Major Alterations (with dates) c. 1873 front porch added, c.1980 porch removed

Condition good

Moved _ n o Dyes Date

Acreage .75 acres

Setting linear village

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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

The residence at 278 Main Street was built in 1806 in the Federal style. This 5x3 bay, wood frame with brick ends, 2-story building sits on a granite block foundation. The building has brick ends and the facade is clad with vinyl siding. The hip roof is covered with asphalt shingles. Two brick chimneys are located at opposite ends at the side elevations. The center entrance contains a 6-panel wood door flanked by 3/4 sidelights and pilasters topped by a broken pediment. The cornice is boxed and built close to the wall plane. A 2x3 bay, wood frame, 2-story, ell is at the rear of the building. A wood frame barn sits toward the rear of the property. In c. 1873 a one story porch was added to the facade. This porch was removed c. 1960.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:

FROM: 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.

(#6) This house was built by Capt. Charles Adams, son of Ebenezer, 1806 - Brick ends. Owned padly by him, and padly by his son Nathaniel. Now occupied by Capt. Adams, and his wife. (He died Aug. 13th 1867, ae 87y. 10m 12d. His 1st wife died Nov. 3d 1842, ae 64. 1d wife died Feb. 8th 1873, ae 75y 5(worn). FootNote: 1872 Octr 3rd This house was occupied by Rev. Mr. DeNormandie. He purchased it of Mr. Nathl Adams - $2750. he (Mr. Adams) purchased it at auction Sept. 12th 1868 - $1300. In the summer of 1873, it was thoroughly repaired, with some additions, by Mr. DeNormandie. Notes, E.F.D. The Rev. Mr. DeNormandie died in 1910, at the Minister's home (Parsonage) given to the First parish by Mrs. Joseph S. Beal. His widow died in , at No. 6 (278 Main Street), to which she returned after her husband's death. After the mother's death, the place was taken over by the daughter Kate (Mrs. George H. Wilson) who made it her summer home for a time and after retirement, her permanent home. A second daughter Sarah (Mrs. Thomas W. Bailey) lived with her during her last years. Mrs. Bailey died in ; Mrs. Wilson in February 1942. In 1939 or 40, Mrs. Wilson sold a piece of the original lot, at the rear of her house and barn to St. Joseph's Parish rector, who had previously purchased No. 7 (272 Main Street). In 1939 or 1940, she sold about one half the frontage of the original lot, leaving a very small to on which stands the house and barn. It was understood that the new owner of the last land sold was to build a house immediately, but to date, no building has been done (1942). DMJ: 278 Main Street was purchased in the 1960's by Ruth and "PeeWee" Hunt, as the famous jazz musician was reaching retirement age. The Hunts removed the Victorian-era porch and did other repairs to return the house to its original exterior. In 1993, the house is occupied by the Hunt's son Lawrence, and his wife Diane. 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]

Community Kingston

Property Address J ^ J ^ J P7R Main Street ^ ' '

Area(s) FormNo. B 199

INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET

Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Massachusetts 02125

Community Kingston

Property Address *| \C\C^ 978 Main Street

Area(s) FormNo. B 199

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] 1928 Map of Kingston with Key. Anonymous 1977 USGS Map Sanborn Insurance Company Maps: Plymouth: 1896 June 1901 April (1896, 1901, 1906 include Kingston Village 1906 Feb. and Factories in Kingston)

Kingston: 1912 (6 sheets) 1925 (7 sheets) 1943 (7 sheets) 1954 (8 sheets)

Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, Massachusetts 02125

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Property Address

278 Main Street

Area(s) FormNo. B 199

National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form

Check all that apply:

_ Individually eligible • Eligible only in a historic district „ Contributing to a potential historic district • Potential historic district

Criteria: _ A • B EC • D

Criteria Considerations: • A • B • C • D • E • F • G

Statement of Significance by Deirdre B ro the rson 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 B). This district is eligible under Criterion A (associated with events that have made a contribution to the broad pattern of our history) as a building which is part of a linear village on Main Street which has evolved from a village area to a residential neighborhood (there are few commercial establishments on Main Street - they have shifted to areas near the railroad) but the architecture in this linear district continues to tell the story of the evolution of this area through the variety and high quality of the architectural styles (Criterion C: the building embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction - as a contributing architectural member of this district.)

This property is also individually eligible under Criterion C as a good example of brick end Federal style architecture in Kingston although the alterations to the front door may have damaged the architectural integrity.

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