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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> The fact that this building is similar to those in the Bloomfield Street <br /> area in massing and finishes (patterned shingles and fascia decoration) is <br /> not surprising since it was owned by one of the developers of the area, J.L. <br /> Morris. It is, however, more substantial, and there is a more Colonial <br /> Revival feeling to the structure particularly in the columned and blustraded <br /> entrance (perhaps a later addition) . <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 /> Evidently J.L. Norris kept this as a rental property fron before 1889 <br /> until after 1906. His own house was on Massachusetts Avenue near Bloomfield <br /> Street. The Lexington Minute Man recognized Norris' responsibility for the <br /> development of the Bloomfield Street area and Lexington in general stating, <br /> "who in Lexington has accomplished more to promote growth and welfare of <br /> Lexington than Bir. J.L. Norris. The great block in the center, the group of <br /> cottages on Hancock Avenue were mainly due to him and now Bloomfield Street <br /> is growing into a hamlet because of him . . . His is what we call enterprise. " <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> Lexinaton Minute Man, August 21, 1885, November 27, 1885. <br /> 1889 atlas <br /> 1906 atlas <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />