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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric White clapboards
XA4X, 'r, Outbuildings (describe)
'K Other features
Main House had Ell on rear at
time of constr. Door on Right
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Altered x Date plumbing
Moved -- Date --
5. Lot size.
20000 ft.2
One acre or less Over one acre
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Approximate frontage 80'
Approximate distance of building from street
25'
Nancy S. Seasholes
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by Elizabeth C Whitman
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
MHC Photo no. April, 1984
Date April 29, 1976
(over)
5M-2-75-R061465
7. Original owner (if known) Crone family
Original use Dwelling
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates --
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural x Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military humanitarian
Community development x Political - Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Brick foundation, lights on 3 sides of door, long 1. r. windows. Porch across front
and 1 side. 2 story addition at side includes bathroom. Gable roof, deep "pigeon
roosts". 3rd floor window has arched top. Brackets under roof overhang 2 bays wide,
gable end to street. lst floor bay window on side, screened porch on rear. Chimney
halfway toward rear, brick.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
See first paragraph, 28 Forest Street form.
By 1889 this house had been bought by Capt. Louis E. Crone.. Crone, a
German immigrant, was originally a cabinetmaker until he fought in the Civil War
and then joined the regular army. He moved to Lexington in 1869, apparently
retired from the army in 1870, and lived in this house until his death in 1891.
The house then continued to be owned by the Crone family for many years.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, revised and continued to
1912 by the Lexington Historical Society, Volume II, p. 134. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
1887 Directory
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 30 FOREST STREET
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 439
BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
On July 12, 1873 the Lexington Minute-man reported that"Mr. R.D. Blinn has raised the frame of one building on Forest
Street and will follow it with another in the fall". This would appear to refer to the two houses at 28 &30 Forest Street.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lexington Minute-Man,July 12, 1873.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
March 2009