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Inventory No:
GRN.48
Historic Name:
Root, Joel House
Common Name:
Address:
687 Main Rd
City/Town:
Granville
Village/Neighborhood:
Granville Center
Local No:
32
Year Constructed:
1814
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
Federal
Use(s):
Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:
Architecture
Area(s):
GRN.C: Granville Center
GRN.E: Granville Center Historic District
Designation(s):
Nat'l Register District (11/05/1991)
Building Materials(s):
Wall: Glass; Wood; Wood Clapboard
Foundation: Stone, Uncut
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FORM NO.
48
Granville
k?7
Main Road
Name
___
,ent
Residence
ginal
Residence
ON
1814
Date
Source "200th A n n i v e r s a r y C e l e b r a t i o n Pamphlet"
F e d e r a l
Style
Architect
Sketch Map: Draw nap showing property's location
i n relation to nearest cross streets and/or
geographical features. Indicate a l l buildings
between inventoried property and nearest
intersection(s).
Indicate north
Unknown
Exterior Wall Fabric
Outbuildings
clapboard
None
Major Alterations (with dates)
Condition
Very Good
Date
Moved
Acreage
Setting
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SCALE
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HEM REFERENCE
USGS QUADRANGLE
30.o acres
Organization
Date
Joanne Keim - PVPC
G r a n v i l l e H i s t o r i c Commission
August 1987
�NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT ( i f applicable)
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate i n terms of
other buildings within the community.
T h i s 2 - s t o r y , 5 X . 4 bay,
gable-roofed
a m b i t i o u s use o f c l a s s i c a l d e t a i l .
s t r u c t u r e w i t h 2 i n t e r i o r chimneys d i s p l a y s an
That d e t a i l and t h e presence o f 2 - s t o r y p i l a s t e r s
r e l a t e i t t o a group o f b u i l d i n g s w i t h t h e same f e a t u r e s (#18, #43, #45, # 4 7 ) .
symmetrical
The
n o r t h facade f e a t u r e s f o u r f l u t e d p i l a s t e r s and a c e n t r a l door w i t h l e a d e d g l a s s
s i d e l i g h t s and p i l a s t e r s s u p p o r t i n g an e n t a b l a t u r e . ,
t r i g l y p h s (see #45 and #61)
The m u t u l e b l o c k s and s t y l i z e d
o f t h e r o o f cornice a r e repeated
door and t h e f i r s t f l o o r windows.
on t h e e n t a b l a t u r e over t h e
The east facade a l s o e x h i b i t s t h e same degree o f ornamenta
t i o n . V a r i a t i o n s occur i n t h e i n c l u s i o n o f a t r i p a r t i d c e n t r a l 2nd f l o o r window and a
f a n l i g h t i n t h e pedimented gable.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played i n l o c a l or state history and how the
building r e l a t e s to the development of the community.
T h i s r e s i d e n c e was b u i l t f o r J o e l Root a l o c a l , shopkeeper.
Selectman i n 1825,
He served G r a n v i l l e as a
1826 and 1831.
I n 1870 t o 1894 E l e a z u r Brown owned t h e p r o p e r t y .
He was a maker o f powder kegs who
served as a Selectman d u r i n g t h e 1870's and as Town C l e r k i n 1849.
I n 1912,
t h e house was owned by K a t h e r i n e
Stevenson.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
R e g i s t r y o f Deeds - 2378/546
Hampden County A t l a s - 1855, 1870, 1894 and 1912
" 2 0 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y C e l e b r a t i o n Pamphlet" #12, Mrs. Joseph A. D u r i s , e t a l , G r a n v i l l e , MA 1954
W i l s o n , H i s t o r y o f G r a n v i l l e - p. 313, 314, 317
�MHC INVENTORY F O R M CONTINUATION S H E E T
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Material:
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3 4
Center
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LANDSCAPING
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below
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feet frontage on street
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�F O R USE W I T H I M P O R T A N T S T R U C T U R E S (Indicate Sny inferior features of note)
Fireplace
Stairway
Other
G I V E A B R I E F D E S C R I P T I O N O F HISTORIC I M P O R T A N C E O F S I T E (Refer and elaborate
on theme c i r c l e d on front of form)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Original Owner:
Deed Information:
Book Number
Page
Registry of Deeds
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Houses and Places: Main Road
Description
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<strong>Houses, structures and other places on Main Road in order of street number. Travel back in time and take ride down Main Road!</strong>
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Title
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Main Road, 0687, Joel Root House (Oriole Inn), 1814
Description
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Joel Root House, 1814. Later the Oriole Inn. 687 Main Road. MACRIS # GRN 48.
This house has been the home of the Stevenson family for over 100 years.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
See each file
Rights
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Granville Public Library Historical Room and Massachusetts Historical Commission. See <a href="http://mhc-macris.net/macrisdisclaimer.htm">MACRIS disclaimer.</a>
Contributor
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Photo of Oriole Inn sign courtesy of John Stevenson, March 4, 2020.
1814
687
687 Main Road
Granville
Joel Root
Main Road
Massachusetts
Oriole Inn
Stevenson