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7. O i;inal owner (if known) <br /> Original use <br /> Subsequent uses (if any) and dates c. 1820 - wheelwright Is shop in basement <br /> (Downing - Wheelwright) <br /> 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) <br /> Aboriginal Conservation Recreation <br /> Agricultural Education Religion <br /> Architectural X Exploration/ Science/ <br /> The Arts settlement x invention <br /> Commerce Industry Social/ <br /> Communication _ Military x Humanitarian <br /> Community development x Political . Transportation <br /> 9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above) <br /> During Revolution, house was occupied by Samuel Sanderson, married to Mary Munroe of same <br /> family which owned & ran the Munroe Tavern, immediately to the NW of Sanderson house. <br /> ( df form D-4) The Munroe Tavern was occupied by Earl Percy Commander of the British relief <br /> force sent to escort Smith's beleagured men back to Boston. Percy used the Tavern primarily., <br /> as a hospital & sent the wounded men to the Sanderson house for attention. Molly Munroe <br /> Sanderson was so vehement in her objectives to his presence that he feared to eat the food <br /> she offered, anticipating being poisoned. The British killed her cow during the retreat. <br /> Her husband Samuel (of somewhat lesser local fame) "fought with the Minutemen. She lived to <br /> be 10 4, dying in 1852 . <br /> (Oldest part of house - 4 bays nearest stre t-judging by roof framing. Pictures in Lex. Hist. <br /> Soc. ; Private collection. E. W. Reinhardt ---_ <br /> 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, <br /> early maps, etc.) <br /> Caravan Papers = Lexington Library <br /> Typescript accompanying Lexington Bicentennial Photographic Exhibit, 1975-in <br /> Lexington Library & Lex. Hist Soc. Archives. <br />