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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> This is a simply-finished two-faraily house with a third living unit in <br /> the ell to the rear. Entrances are marked by plain Greek revival frontispieces <br /> on the right and left sides. Despite owners statement on a previous survey <br /> form, no construction or map evidence indicates a building date before 1830. <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 /> This house was, for many years after this part of Forest Street was laid <br /> out in 1850, the only house on this side of the street. The original lot <br /> encompassed most of the land between Waltham, Muzzey and Forest streets, and <br /> Park Drive. In 1853 the house was owned by an A. Farnum and in 1876 by a J.E. <br /> Hodgeman, neither of whom appear in the Lexington genealogy. By 1889 the <br /> house was owned by A.E. Scott, a lawyer who lived elsewhere in town, so <br /> probably at that time the house was rented, and also by that year the lot had <br /> been. reduced to about its present size. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> 1853 map <br /> 1876 map <br /> 1889 map <br /> 1898 map <br /> 1906 map <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />