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7. Original owner (if known) W(t F Vl Original use Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Conservation Recreation Agricultural Education Religion Architectural Exploration/ Science/ The Arts settlement invention Commerce . Industry Social/ Communication Military humanitarian Community development Political Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) This house, is a typical Vernacular cross-gable design with bay window and porch with turned posts. This building remains in the family of the man who lived here in the 1880s. William Fish Glenn was born in -ize+ftnd in 1851. He became a resident of Lexington in 1871 and was a carpenter by trade, although the 1894 Directory indicates he also worked as a clerk. HSS grandson, who occupied the house in the twentieth century, was a meat dealer and the small building at the rear, now part of the residence, was originally a slaughterhouse. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, revised and continued to 1912 by the Lexington Historical Society, Volume II, pp. 242-243. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. Personal communication from S. Lawrence Whipple. •1875 atlas, 1889 atlas, 1898 atlas, 1906 atlas 1894 Directory