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Inventory No: Historic Name: HRV.G Civilian Conservation Camp Common Name: Address: City/Town: Village/Neighborhood: Local No: 13-7.

1 Inventory No: Historic Name: HRV.G Civilian Conservation Camp Common Name: Address: City/Town: Village/Neighborhood: Local No: Year Constructed: Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): Use(s): Significance: Area(s): Civilian Conservation Corps Abandoned or Vacant; Agricultural; Camp; Other Residential Agriculture; Archaeology, Historic; Architecture; Politics Government; Social History 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: Monday, December 09, 2013 at 11:42 PM

FORM A - AREA Assessor's # USGS Quad 13-7.

2 FORM A - AREA Assessor's # USGS Quad Ayer 80 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts Area Form # 2oS-ZDS Town Place Name Outlying CCC Camp Address 131 Littleton Road Date Condition fair Alterations demolition Acreage acres x ZoS Sketch Map Setting rural Recorded by Dempsey & FitzPatrick Organization Historical Commission Date April 1994 RECEIVED JUN MASS. HIS", COM I

3 rfjcl/. G AREA FORM 131 Littleton Road, Outlying ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The remnant of a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp stands on an 11- acre parcel, located on the north side of Littleton Road, just west of the four-way intersection with Poor Hill and Pinnacle roads. This camp is believed to have encompassed seven structures, of which the following four survive: two dormitories (# 205and # ZoC ), an enclosed well (#2o7 ), and an out-house (# Zot ) The camp's clustered structures were recessed 150 feet from the road. Arranged in an orderly fashion, each structure's ridge is aligned along a north/south axis. These non-insulated, single-story, utilitarian structures share the same vertical plank siding and truss rafter construction. Their shallow overhanging eaves rest on exposed rafters. Window treatment consists of nine-paned awning windows. The western dormitory measures three bays in width and five wide bays in depth. Its southern gabled end has a centered hinged batten door with windows in the outer bays, and two narrow windows in the gable. The western elevation has a double door in its central bay and a batten door in the last bay. The eastern facade has an entry in its fourth bay. A smaller dormitory, measuring three bays along its lateral walls, stands to the east of the longer dormitory. The gap between these two structures is believed to have been the site of the camp's mess hall. A small, three-hole out-house is segregated from the dormitories, occupying a position to the north and west. This shed-roofed structure has hinged batten doors on its southern and eastern elevations. A small gableroofed structure shelters the camp's well. This hut is situated to the east of the smaller dormitory. A contemporary house was recently erected on this lot; i t stands to the north of the long dormitory. This construction coincided with the destruction of at least two of the camp's structures. The property owner uses the dormitories as storage space. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE The four structures located on a wooded Littleton Road parcel are a rare remnant of a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp. The C.C.C. was a federal agency which provided employment and training for young men during the 1930s. This depression-era program was noted for its reforestation and highway improvement projects. 's C.C.C. camp provided living quarters for apple orchard laborers. REFERENCES Nourse, History of, Savage, Memoirs of Old Days, Holman, Map of, Beers, Atlas of Worcester County, Richards, Atlas of Worcester County, Walling, Map of Worcester County, Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

4 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community 80 Boylston Street Area Boston, Massachusetts Property Address 131 Littleton Road Form # Z65- Zc-f # Zol I

5 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community 80 Boylston Street Area Boston, Massachusetts ^ Property Address 131 Littleton Road Form # 205- Z&? 4

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts Inventory No: Historic Name: Common Name: Address: HRV.165 Blood, Joseph House Farnsworth, Jonathan - Beaman, Jonathan House 74 Poor Farm Rd City/Town: Village/Neighborhood: Local No: 9-17 Year Constructed: