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7. Original owner (if known) <br /> Original use <br /> Subsequent uses (if any) and dates <br /> S. Themes (check as many as applicable) <br /> Aboriginal Conservation Recreation <br /> Agricultural Education Religion <br /> Architectural Exploration/ Science/ <br /> The Arts settlement invention <br /> Commerce Industry Social/ <br /> Communication Military Humanitarian <br /> Community development Political . Transportation <br /> 9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above) <br /> �d1' _ '� ��-�.n..aN•�o�.rexv. �2�� S�-� �' l �'�s <br /> The mansard roof was constructed by the owner, a physician and 'surgeon <br /> in Boston (name unknown) . This physician's hobby was carpentry, and "when <br /> things weren't going just right for him in the medical profession, he would <br /> grab his carpentry tools and start building. This accounts for the peculiar <br /> architecture of the building with the mansard roof." -(Reminiscences of Arthur <br /> F. Field [19771 as told to S. Lawrence Whipple. See archives of the Lexington <br /> Historical Society.) <br /> The small structure behind this house is the former blacksmith shop of <br /> Michael A. Pero who practiced smithing from the 1890s until about 1920. This <br /> shop formerly stood across the street on Independence Avenue, behind the <br /> present (1984) block of stores. It was moved to its .present location sometime <br /> prior to 1928 when Arthur B. Field opened an auto repair business in it. (He <br /> rented the building.) <br /> S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 <br /> �} "AAisS tiv��iG► l�a� a Ouc, h� a�' ole, hpie` <br /> C 11 DD O(W L, vl,d l?, �z��-w� ►' l <br /> o� J&WY,f �, Spt4'16W <br /> 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, <br /> early maps, etc.) <br /> V) Lt)Y1 S. r-ivy LewW <br />