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7. Original 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 /> Communication Military Humanitarian <br /> Community development Political Transportation <br /> 9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above) <br /> Bfilant in LHS Proceedings Vol. 2 describes farm of Deacon Brown, opposite Watertown inter <br /> Middle (now Marrett) & Main (now Mass. Ave.) Brown family among early settlers. Deacon <br /> Brown, 4th generation, raised beef, pork, grain & vegetables, known as a progressive <br /> farmer. Raised cows for milk, butter, cheese, sheep for wool self sufficient farm for <br /> o f ami ly of 9. <br /> Descrip cont. Main block - standard l room deep, 5 bay center entrance vernacular. <br /> Narrow stair porch, 3 turn stair in front entrance. Stair porch widened with front <br /> addition. <br /> See broadside, c. 1853, advertising the auction sale of the Brown fare, <br /> in the archives of the Lexington Historical Society. It describes acreage plus <br /> gravel pit. <br /> S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 <br /> La m tt'� 'how Q <br /> a A/e! .. <br /> 1'�D 1'�1�' cl'oh l� ✓ d 4 a✓ � 11� M S�' <br /> 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessors records, <br /> early maps, etc.) <br /> �rv��f-; �4► � �tl �� lemma �, six `��� �� '', P✓a��vt-e�S � <br /> 2 <br /> 6.\Ij vel 3 <br /> MAX� <br />