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7. Original owner (if known) Original use Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 6. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Conservation Recreation Agricultural Education Religion Architectural Exploration/ Science/ The Arts settlement invention Commerce Industry Social/ Communication Military humanitarian Community development Political Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Other features (cont.) pediment dormers on front & back; one each on left & right- larger window second floor above front door- front door has window & wide lights on either side - front porch extends width of houm & has brackets & 3-cluster Tuscan column supports - turned posts in,b alustrade - bay on left lower, topped by balustrade- small hip roof & addition in rear - bay in rear lower with balustrade - stone foundation. Construction of this house began in the spring of 1893. The owner, Mr. Benjamin F. Tenney, had acquired the land and the older Meriam-Viles house through his marriage to Mary Bowman Viles (see Hudson, Volume II, p. 693) . Before starting construction, the Meriam-Viles house was moved to Woburn Street } the first house on the right after crossing the railroad tracks W-3,f via6 um, T' From 1918 until 1951 the house was owned and lived in by Daniel J. O'Connell, a Lexington attorney active in town affairs and owner of commercial property in Lexington Center. Following Mr. O'Connell's death, the house was purchased by Edward B. Cass, another successful attorney. (See correpondence, S.L. Whipple to Philip Hagar, in the files of the Lexington Historical Society) S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 la. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.)