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BUILDING FORM (14 King Street) <br /> ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION <br /> Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the <br /> community. <br /> Located at the end of King Street,the side-gabled 1 1/2-story Bungalow at 14 King Street (MHC#1072) is unusual for its <br /> exterior cladding, a novelty siding which was popular in the early 20th century. The house rests on a rubble foundation and <br /> is capped by an asphalt-shingled roof with overhanging eaves but which lacks the braces and exposed rafters which are <br /> commonly seen on bungalows. Rising from the front roof slope are two wood-shingled,gabled dormers. Each of the dormers <br /> contains a pair of 6/1 windows. Above the windows and under the projecting eaves,the wall surface is clad in a diamond- <br /> patterned siding;this detail is repeated on the main side gables of the house as well. <br /> Centered on the facade,the exterior door is flanked by two 6/1 windows with a recessed screened porch to one side and a <br /> shed-roofed rectangular bay window on the other, supported by four curved brackets. Another window of this type is located <br /> at the rear of the south gable end. Remaining windows consist primarily of individual 6/1 windows in several sizes. <br /> Behind the main house is a small cottage(now 16 King Street, MHC #1073)which assessor's records estimate was <br /> constructed about 1900. The single-story,wood-shingled building rests on a stone foundation and is capped by an asphalt <br /> roof An enclosed porch spans most of the facade. <br /> HISTORICAL NARRATIVE <br /> Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and <br /> the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. <br /> According to assessor's records, in 1913 this property including a small house, shed and three henhouses was owned by <br /> Arlington residents Fred and Walter Longbottom. In 1914 the Longbottoms were also assessed for 260 fowl. In 1916 the <br /> pair are first taxed for the bungalow(valued at$3000) suggesting its completion since the previous year. The 1916 <br /> assessment also includes the smaller cottage(valued at$400)as well as henhouses ($1100). <br /> Walter and Fred Longbott.)m continued to own the property until 1945 when it was conveyed to Kieran and Elizabeth Lowry. <br /> In 1950 the Lowrys lived in the smaller cottage and apparently rented out the bungalow. Members of the Lowry family <br /> continue to own it today although it is rented out, as it has been for many years. <br /> The property was known as 14 Independence Road until about 1957. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES <br /> Lexington Assessors Records. <br /> Le i,;jngton Directories, various dates. <br /> Le\kington Valuation Lists, various dates. <br /> 1 <br /> Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed <br /> National Register Criteria Statement form. <br />