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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> The only surviving Greek Revival house along what was formerly a major <br /> highway between CarJDridge and Concord, this house has many of its exterior <br /> finishes intact: the corner pilasters with pilaster cans and the complete <br /> entablatures. The house is set with the Gable end nernendicular rather than <br /> parallel to the street and, although the three bays on the gable end are <br /> tunical of Greek Revival side hall plans, in this case the original entrance <br /> has been obscured by the addition of an entry on the east end. <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state <br /> history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) <br /> Evidence from historical maps indicates this house was built sometime <br /> between 1830 and 1852. In the latter year it was owned by William H. Lawrence <br /> (1803-1859) , one of Lexington's nineteenth century "milkmen" who daily <br /> delivered milk to a regular route of customers in the city. In 1876 the farm <br /> was owned by O.A. Smith, in 1889 by George H. Hall, a farmer, and in 1906 by <br /> Edward E. Foster, a farmer. LL - <br /> The long ell on the north was apparently added at different times, for <br /> it is on granite, brick, and fieldstone foundations. It now appears to include <br /> two separate apartments, each with its own chimney and exterior door. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> Smith, George 0. "The Milk Business and _Milk ..en of Earlier Days" (1897) . <br /> Proceedinas of the Lexington Historical Society II(1900) :187-196. <br /> 1830 map <br /> 1852 man <br /> 1876 map <br /> 1889 map <br /> 1906 map <br /> 1887 Directory <br /> 1906 Directory <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />