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BUILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ❑ see continuation sheet Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. 9-11 Cedar St. was once the ell of the house next door at 2173 Massachusetts Ave. (MHC#687)but has lost all its original finishes. The house is now rectangular,three-by-four bays, 2'/:stories, and front-gabled with two side chimneys. It is set on a fieldstone foundation, clad with asbestos shingles,and roofed with asphalt shingles. The two-story full-width front porch has been enclosed and there is an enclosed rear entry. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE ❑ see continuation sheet Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state) history. Include uses of the building, and the roles) the owners/occupants played within the community. This house was once the ell of the house next door, which was probably built about 1780 and acquired a mansard roof in 1869- 1871. The size and massing of the ell,however, suggest that it dates from the 19th rather than the 18th century, possibly added at the same time as the mansard roof. The ell was later separated from the original house and moved back to this location; map evidence indicates this occurred sometime between 1898 and 1935. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES ❑ see continuation sheet Sanborn Map Company. Lexington,Middlesex County, Massachusetts. New York: Sanborn Map Co., 1935. Pl. 14. Stadley,George W. & Co. Atlas of the Towns of Watertown, Belmont, Arlington and Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Boston: George W. Stadley & Co., 1898. Pl. 34. Worthen, Edwin B. Notes on buildings burned,torn down, and moved. "Houses"file, Worthen Collection. Cary Library, Lexington, Mass. ❑ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.