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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address <br /> LEXINGTON 10 BEDFORD ST. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING <br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 84 <br /> BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: <br /> This house was constructed in 1901 for Christopher S. Ryan(b.1873), son of John Ryan who lived at 23 Bedford Street. <br /> The Minute-man included this brief mention of its construction on July 27, 1901: <br /> A new house on the left hand side of Bedford street, not far from its junction with Elm avenue, is near <br /> completion. A.C. Washburn being the contractor, but in his absence foreman Timothy O'Connor has the work in <br /> charge. The house is the property of Mr. Christopher S.Ryan, and is to be a commodious and attractive place, in <br /> fact quite an ideal home for a congenial couple. <br /> Christopher Ryan was the manager of Remington Typewriter Co. in Boston. Christopher and Helena Ryan were still <br /> living here in 1932; by 1942 Mrs. Ryan was here alone. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br /> Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913,vol. 2, p. 601. <br /> Lexington directories,various dates. <br /> Lexington Minute-man,July 27, 1901. <br /> Middlesex County Register of Deeds, Cambridge, Mass. <br /> 1889 Lexington maps. <br /> Sanborn Map, 1903. <br /> Supplement prepared by: <br /> Lisa Mausolf <br /> July 2009 <br />