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w u" :~ :;, - FORM B - BULDNG Assess6r'~ number USGS Quad Massachusetts Historical Commission : «69 367 Town nr" Marlborough (neighborhood or village) rdress Central Street storic Name Saints

1 w u" :~ :;, - FORM B - BULDNG Assess6r'~ number USGS Quad Massachusetts Historical Commission : « Town nr" Marlborough (neighborhood or village) rdress Central Street storic Name Saints Anargyroi Church r (Sts Anargyroi, Cosmas, & Damian) ses: Present Greek Orthodox Church Original Greek Orthodox Church fte of Construction >w~urce Centen~ial '90 i Moineau Photo Coll le/form chitect/builder :exterior Material: eastern revival Thomas apage,ketch Map Draw a map of the area indicating properties within it Number each property for which individual inventory forms have been completed Label streets including route numbers, if any Attach a separate sheet if space is not sufficient here ndicate north Foundation Wall/Trim' Dlbble and concrete wood shakes' Roof aspbalt shjngle; pressed metal in dome Outbuildings/Secondary Structures _ DOne Major Alterations (with ~ates), _ N extfmsion on front, wconcrefe east l-s addjtion on ~est steps; tamp ()]') Condition f,u,m""' r _ Moved [X] no [ ] yes Date N/A ; Acreage Jess than one acre Recorded by -rganization Date Anne Fothes for Marlboro HiS! Comm Z0Sj94 Setting On triangular Jot at remer of Onfral Cashman, and Prospect O~meteQland old Higll School opposite Rubble wan at " front and w side 19tb-eatl)'20tb C nborbd

$l:"~~~; ~,>~" :::: : :1 :1 1:,: ': " \:-: :i::~-::, ARCHTECfURAL1)ESCRPl1PN Describe arc/titecturalle4tures within the community ;_;:~ 'Hl~)" i::t:~:t:::::::::~~r\~:: r/:;::,," :/ ~::i;i@:~~h:$

2 , '::::- :=tt:::/ :::::::::("::::::":" BULDNGFORM«/; v ;~ ':::;i~::!l:"~~~; ~,>~" :::: : :1 :1 1:,: ': " \:-: :i::~-::, ARCHTECfURAL1)ESCRPl1PN Describe arc/titecturalle4tures within the community ;_;:~ 'Hl~)" i::t:~:t:::::::::~~r\~:: r/:;::,," :/ ~::i;i@:~~h: '::~:~':''":'''' ',' ',',,',,, :- -:-:-:-:-: :: ' [' ''l~~~cg~titztffltio!jsbeet Evaluate the cfiiiracteristkso! tfils building in terms '' '' 't Marlborough's tiniest historic church, Sts Anargyroi is a simple rectangular one-story building with a gabled roof topped with a low circular dome in the center of the ridge The facade, in the southeast gable end, has a new projectingnarthex/entry, but retains, at each of its corners, a one-story gableroofed bay All the windows are colored glass-three on the sides and two in the comer bays are round-headed; one smallcircular window appears high in the facade gable A secondary entry, located toward the rear of the northeastside, has a modem paneled door and a barrel-arched, bracketed and molded hood A long one story-addition was built abutting the west side of the church in , and in 1974 the narthex was renovated and a new Pangari and icon stand, as well as a mosaic icon of Sts Anargyroi, were installed HSTORCAL NARRATVE 1]}eecontinuation ) } sheet Explain history of the building Explain its associations with local (or state) history nclude uses of the building, and the rote(s) the owners/occupants played within the community The establishment of this chu~cihreflects the impact of one of the later immigrant groups' to build up a substantial population in Marlborough, the Greek-Americans Greeks began coming here shortly after the tum ofthis ntury, during a period of strife in their native land t was a time when, having recovered somewhat from the slowdon that resulted from the shoe-workers' strike of , someofmarlborough's shoe companies were again expanding and looking for new workers The first Greek Orthodox sanct~~rywas a small chapel established in the old Fairmount Hall at the comer of Main and Newton Streets (demolished) in about 1910 Due to lack of funding; it was \ short-jived, but a fewy~ars later another attempt was made toestablisha-permanent homefor the rapidly-growing congregation Atageneral assembly held in 1916, a community entitled thegreek Orthodox Community of Sts Anargyroi, Cosmas and Damian was established, and a constitution Was\i adopted The organization rented space at another hall on Main Street, where services and other activities were' held fdi'severaj'yc?ais n May of 1924 the Community~~~chaSedthe lot for this building, and three months later, the Greek Orthodox Community of S~1>i\nargyroiwas chartered as a corporation Designed by architect Tho~as LaPage, the church ~asc6mpleted in 19~, and the Divin~jturgy was celebr~ted on Christmas Day The Rev, Ncholas C Mankas was the first pastor m:1~26 a Sunday School was established, arid the first choir was formed n 1954 the Communttypurchased a house on Main Street for a parish hall, and subseqp~~tly~ought a large acreage on Millham road fottlse as a picnic grounds (Another parish hall onprospect Street, was laterbought to replace the first,and the picnic grounds-propertywas s()ldjn1989) n 1972, the property just west of the church was purchased, and an addition was built for an educational center 9~t BBLOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES [ ] see continuation sheet Centennial, '90:<Martb~ro~gh the City 1990 Maps: Sanborns, 1929, 1938 [ X] Recommended forlisiing futhe National Register of Historic Places f checked, a completed N~tional Register Criteria Staieme~tform is~!tached " :'' it j

3 Massachusetts Historical Commission Community Property Address Marlborough Central Street Sts Anargyroi Church Area(s) Form No(s) H 185 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: [ ] ndividually eligible [ ] Eligible only in a historic district [x] Contributing to a potential 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 F_o_r_be_s S_c_h_u_le_r _ The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here The Saints Anargyroi Church meets Criteria A and C of the National Register as part of a district that includes lower Prospect and Central Street in the vicinity of the Old Common Cemetery The property illustrates social and economic trends of the 1920s with the influx of Greek immigrants to answer the shoe factories' need for workers in the period of recovery after the tum of the century shoe strike The construction of the church building indicates the growing congregation and Greek community in Marlborough The small building with eastern architectural influence is unique The property retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association "~ ~

4 NVENTORY FORM CONTNUATON SHEET Community Property Marlborough Old Common Cemetery Massachusetts Historical Commission 8)Q~, 81 ~o ~ l:wd Shc?1- h ~ TO 10,3to/AQ Form No 805 ' U'DJu:J (bltgl(tfttv\ o~

5 Massachusetts Historical Commission Community Property Address Marlborough Central Street Old Common Cemetery Area(s) Form No(s) A 808 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: [x] ndividually eligible [ ] Eligible only in a historic district [x] Contributing to a potential historic district [] Potential historic district Criteria: [x] A [] B [x] C [] D Criteria Considerations: [] A [] B [] C [x] D [] E [] F [] G Statement of Significance by F_o_r_be_s~/_S_c_h_u_le_r _ The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here The Old Common Cemetery meets Criteria A and C of the National Register t is representative of early solutions to town needs, with the land swapping between the town and John Parry who owned property near the meetinghouse, and the dual use of the new parcel as a "Trayning'' Place and a Burying Place The markers demonstrate the tastes and traditions of the 150 years from as early as 1729 The cemetery retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association

Address 347 Whitney Street. East elevation, camera facing southwest.

Address 347 Whitney Street. East elevation, camera facing southwest. FORM B BUILDING Assessor s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Town Northborough