Laserfiche WebLink
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> A house with cross gable roof and modest embellishments, this building <br /> is representative of houses put up by Abram C. Washburn on speculation in several <br /> parts of Lexington (Bloomfield Street and Parker Street areas) . A porch with <br /> turned posts and contrasting shingled and clapboarded surfaces trim this <br /> building and are characteristic of many of Washburn's buildings. <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 built speculatively by Abram C. Washburn, who came to <br /> Lexington in 1884 and was perhaps the most active carpenter and builder in town <br /> into the twentieth century. He is known to have built buildings designed by <br /> architects for others, but very likely those he put up on speculation were from <br /> plans available for purchase, or created by the builder himself. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, revised and continued to <br /> 1912 by the Lexington Historical Society, Volume II, p. 723. Boston: <br /> Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. <br /> 1898 map <br /> 1906 map <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />