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7. O-iginal owner (if known) <br /> Original use <br /> Subsequent uses (if any) and dates <br /> 8. 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 /> f <br /> Communication Military Humanitarian <br /> Community development Political . Transportation <br /> 9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above) <br /> Jonathon Harrington, Jr. , was the last survivor of the Battle of Lexington. <br /> D. Mar. 26, 1854. <br /> House probably altered W. Italianate details after death of J. Harrington. <br /> Note heavy lintels on door with small brackets. <br /> Descrip. cont. Sidelights, two chimneys at ridge, notquite symmetrically placed. ' - <br /> Chimney on right closer to gable than one on left. One story ell to rear with door. <br /> Jonathan Harrington, whose military record and funeral services are well <br /> documented, was a chairmaker and furniture repairer, whose workshop stood <br /> "beside the road nearly in front of his house" (Proceedings of the Lexington <br /> Historical Society, volume II, p. 42) . He was self-taught as a furniture maker, <br /> and his chairs, reflect this! (Several pieces are in the collection of-the <br /> Lexington Historical Society, plus a charcoal portrait of him executed when he <br /> was an old man.) <br /> S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 <br /> I fir + Ivy R. khc,l► t, y <br /> N�C 0v <br /> 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, <br /> early maps, etc.) <br /> Hudson, Charles. History of Lexington <br /> Bicentennial Photographic Exhibit notes. 1975 <br /> Typescript in L x. Library <br /> �� f� P <br />