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INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON s ROLLING LANE
<br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
<br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
<br /> 2261
<br /> New transportation systems established in the early 20 century opened up large areas of rural land in Lexington for residential
<br /> and commercial development. Street railway service began in Lexington in 1900, replaced by bus lines in 1924). Two state
<br /> roadways were designated in the town, including Marrett and Middle streets as the Route 2A bypass in the 1920s, and parts of
<br /> Mass. Ave., Woburn Street, and Waltham Street as components of an early Route 128 in the 1920s and 30s. By 1921, 35 new
<br /> residential subdivisions were being developed in Lexington. Small commercial centers were established to service the
<br /> expanding population at various cross roads, including Five Corners.
<br /> Suburban development was later abetted by the construction of the circumferential Route 128 superhighway in 1950. The small
<br /> subdivision immediately north of Rolling Lane was developed with modest Colonial Revival houses in the 1950s.
<br /> Rolling Lane, known as Robbins Avenue until 1965, does not appear on the historic maps through 1906, nor does a building
<br /> appear in the vicinity of today's#5 through that time period. The nearest property owners identified on the 1906 map were both
<br /> located on the east side of School Street: T. F. Scannell near the corner of Lincoln Street, and A. H. Locke close to
<br /> Massachusetts Avenue. No information is presently known about either of these individuals. The present owner reported
<br /> tracing the property back to the 1890s, when it was part of a farm that included an apple orchard.
<br /> Changing street address systems make it difficult to track residents at 5 Rolling Lane. It appears to be the only house on the
<br /> street through at least 1955. The earliest known residents are Frank E. and Marie (Mary) Bougie (both French Canadian by
<br /> birth), who moved here between 1907 and 1910 with their young daughter. Frank initially worked as a carriage builder and
<br /> painter. He expanded into automobile painting by 1913; by 1926, he was working only with automobiles. A business
<br /> advertisement in 1913 included "Dealer in Poultry and Eggs" as an aside to Bougie's business interests; a 1915 advertisement
<br /> (see attached)added furniture repair to his repertoire.
<br /> Marie Bougie died between 1935 and 1940; Frank remained in the house through at least 1945. In 1955, it was occupied by
<br /> John H. Lambert, a painter, his wife Rose D., and Marie Mason (perhaps Rose's mother). Robbins Avenue became Rolling
<br /> Lane in 1965, when the property was occupied by Sarah R. Coldmey, Elizabeth A.Watson, and Lewis H. Watson, Jr., an
<br /> engineer.
<br /> Further research is recommended to document the building's early owners and appearance, and possible agricultural
<br /> associations of the property.
<br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
<br /> Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
<br /> 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston,
<br /> Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston,
<br /> Massachusetts.
<br /> Historic maps and atlases: Walling 1853; Beers 1875; Walker 1889; Stadly 1898; Walker 1906; Sanborn 1908, 1918, 1927,
<br /> 1935, 1935/1950.
<br /> Lexington Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey, Period and Area Summaries.
<br /> http://historicsurveV.Iexingtonma.gov/index.htm Accessed Jul 23, 2015.
<br /> Lexington Directories: 1899, 1906, 1908-09, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1934, 1936.
<br /> Lexington List of Persons: 1935, 1945, 1955, 1965.
<br /> Massachusetts Historical Commission. "MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Lexington." 1980.
<br /> Personal conversation with owner, Aug 19, 2015.
<br /> U.S. Census: 1910, 1940.
<br /> Continuation sheet 2
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