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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> This is one of several large Colonial Revival houses on Munroe Hill of <br /> similar date. Its chief decorative focus is the pedimented central pavilion <br /> trimmed with palladian, oculus and lunette windows and an off-center entrance <br /> porch. Although four square in appearance, the house is not symmetrical. A <br /> porch is cantilevered off the rear wall at first floor level (the view side) . <br /> The porch is supported by large cut-out brackets. <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state <br /> history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) <br /> The house was built by Mrs. William Munroe, widow of the son of James <br /> S. Munroe, prominent nearby resident. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, revised and continued to <br /> 1912 by the Lexington Historical Society, Volume II, p. 474. Boston: <br /> Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. <br /> 1899 Directory <br /> 1906 Directory <br /> Plans in the possession of the owner <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />