Laserfiche WebLink
Breadcrumb Navigation:
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address <br /> LEXINGTON 16 BLOOMFIELD ST. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING <br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 478 <br /> BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: <br /> The property(then known as 4 Bloomfield Street)was sold by Charles Gookins to E.Philbrick in 1908 (Minute-man, <br /> March 21, 1908). E.M. Pbilbrick was a Boston lawyer who was still here in 1913. By 1918 the property was occupied <br /> by Nathan Banks who lived here with his wife and nine children. Nathan Banks(1868-1953)was an American <br /> entomologist noted for his work on mites. In 1916 he had begun work at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at <br /> Harvard University. He is last listed as living on Bloomfield Street in the 1922 directory. <br /> The property was later acquired by Mrs.Nancy Dusinberre who lived here in the 1930s and was still here in 1942. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br /> Lexington Minute-man, March 21, 1908. <br /> U.S. Census,Lexington. <br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Banks <br /> Supplement prepared by: <br /> Lisa Mausolf <br /> March 2009 <br />