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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address <br /> LEXINGTON 25 OAKLAND ST. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING <br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 377 <br /> BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: <br /> This house was one of a handful of dwellings constructed on Meriam Hill in 1887 (see also 14, 16, 20 &23 Oakland <br /> Street). David W. Muzzey sold the land to Theodore Robinson in July(Minute-man,July 22, 1887). Abram C. <br /> Washburn began construction of the house in September(Minute-Man, Sept. 23, 1887). <br /> Theodore Robinson lived here with his wife Rebecca(Munroe)and daughter Theodora. Mrs. Robinson died in 1906 and <br /> Theodore died in 1909. Miss Robinson lived here briefly with a female companion before marrying Rev. George Ballard <br /> in 1911. <br /> By 1918 the house was owned and occupied by Alton Hathaway who operated a wholesale bakery in Cambridge and <br /> lived here with his wife, four children and a maid. Hathaway still owned the house in 1942. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br /> Lexington Directories,various dates. <br /> Lexington Minute-Man, July 22, 1887; Sept. 23, 1887;Nov. 17, 1906;Nov. 6, 1909. <br /> Middlesex County Register of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass. <br /> U.S. Census Records, 1900-1930. <br /> Supplement prepared by: <br /> Lisa Mausolf <br /> June 2009 <br />
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