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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address <br /> LEXINGTON 4 BENNINGTON RD. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING <br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD S 10 <br /> BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE(continued): <br /> Nor was the beauty of the property limited to its architecture. An article in the paper on August, 5, 1905 describes in <br /> detail the old-fashioned gardens to the rear which included hollyhocks,bachelor buttons and sweet peas, for which Mr. <br /> Sias was awarded a prize at a Horticultural Show exhibit. <br /> In July 1910 the property was sold to Mr. Elwyn G. Preston of Woburn. The paper notes: "Mr. Preston is married and <br /> has four boys. The family is at present at a summer resort, but will probably take up their residence here early in <br /> September. At one time Mr. Preston was connected in an official way with the Boston Chamber of Commerce,but is <br /> now the treasurer of the R.H. White co., of Boston. Some years ago Mr. Preston resided in Arlington and was prominent <br /> in the Pleasant Street Cong. church where he was highly regarded and won many friends"(Lexington Minute-Man, July <br /> 16, 1910). Elwyn Preston was still occupying the house in 1942. The directory lists his occupation as Vice President and <br /> Treasurer of S.S. Pierce Co. in Boston. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br /> Lexington Directories, various dates. <br /> Lexington Minute-Man, September 21, 1900, August 5, 1905, July 16, 1910. <br /> U.S. Census, 1910, 1920. <br /> Supplement prepared by: <br /> Lisa Mausolf <br /> January 2009 <br />