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7. Original owner (if known) Town of Lexington <br /> Original use <br /> Subsequent uses (if any) and dates <br /> 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) <br /> N <br /> Aboriginal _ Conservation Recreation <br /> Agricultural Education x Religion <br /> Architectural Exploration/ Science/ <br /> The Arts settlement invention <br /> Commerce Industry Social/ <br /> Communication Military humanitarian <br /> Community development x Political Transportation <br /> 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) <br /> Original gift, $1000, from Maria Hastings Cary. Made in 1868 subsequent gifts 1870 <br /> ($6000) & 1871 in her will ($5000) to establish a library. <br /> Alice Butler Cary, her adopted daughter, gave the present building in 1905, land <br /> partly given by other members of the family & partly purchased by the town. <br /> Descrip cont: to left of door, with large window - single pane of glass flanked by <br /> narrower side lights, segmental fanlight over; wing facing Mass. Ave. has row of <br /> narrow vertical windows, first & 2nd floor. Verticality emphasized by plain bands <br /> linking two levels of windows. <br /> 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, <br /> early maps, etc.) <br /> Worthe, Ed. Calendar History of Lexington - p. 83, p. 106 <br />