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BUILDING FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ❑ see continuation sheet Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. 18 Adams St. is one of the earliest examples of Willard Brown's work as well as one of the well-preserved high-style Craftsman houses in Lexington. The house is essentially rectangular in plan with many projecting bays, 2'/2 stories, and has a side-gabled roof with a tall side chimney and a ridge chimney. It is on a fieldstone foundation, clad with wood shingles, and has an asphalt shingle roof. The main entry is on the north side and the windows are 8/1 or 6/1 double hung sash. In addition to its massing,this house has many details that emphasize its relationship to 20 Adams St. (MHC#702; see Historical Narrative),most notably the modillions under a pent roof in the front gable, a similar feature in both houses. Other similarities are the facing side entrances, the numerous cross-gabled bays,the curved exposed rafter ends, and the curved fascia boards. The molded rafters under the front entry roof at this house are similar to, but slightly different from,those under the front entry roof and front oriel at 20 Adams St. In addition,the shape of the lights in the front door of this house echoes that of the cut-out between the paired porch posts at 20 Adams St. Distinctive features of this house include its second story walls which flare outward at the base and have a molding underneath, a first-floor bow window in the cross gable on the north side, a small balcony on this same side, a hip-roofed bay window on the front, diamond-paned windows in the bay to the right of the entry, and an attached rear garage with a deck on top. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE ❑ see continuation sheet Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. This house was designed in 1902-1903 by Lexington architect Willard D. Brown (see 8 Adams St., MHC 4697) for Charles C. Doe. Doe and his brother Freeman(see 20 Adams St., MHC #702)wanted similar houses facing each other on Adams St. but with separate driveways and a fence between them. Brown reportedly tried to dissuade them from building so close together, facing each other and the fence, but they prevailed and the result is this house and the one at 20 Adams St. Charles C. Doe is listed in the 1908-09 Lexington Directory as an "agent and trustee"with an office at 6 Beacon St., Boston. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES ❑ see continuation sheet Lexington Directory, 1908-09. Schoenhut, Sarah Emily Brown to Anne A. Grady, 13 March 1984. In possession of Anne A. Grady, Lexington, MA. ❑ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.