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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) This farmhouse, set close to the street and backing onto its associated farmland, seems to be transitional Federal/Greek Revival in style. Federal elements include the two rear chimneys, the five-bay length, and the simplified Palladian window over the front door. Greek Revival elements are the profile, which is wider that that of Federal houses of its period, the long first floor windows, and the frontispiece with panelled pilasters, entablature with dentil course and projecting cornice supported by console brackets, and sidelights (see Continuation Sheet) HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) This house does appear on the 1830 map and that coupled with the stylistic analysis suggests that it was built in the first quarter of the nine- teenth century. B17 1853 this farm was owned by Cyrus P. Simonds and in 1876 by Josiah B. Gleason. In 1889 Andrew J. Gallagher owned the farm and he continued to do so at least until 1906. Although the 1898 and 1906 maps show many outbuildings on the farm, the present large barns were apparently built by the next owner, Marston Harding. He raised expensive Guernsey cattle and called the property the Golden Guernsey Farm. It was then sold to the Napoli family and, in the 1930s, to the Venuti family, who have owned it ever since. The farm now produces truck crops and specializes in tomatoes. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) "Some Additions and Corrections." Worthen Collection, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. 1830 map 1853 map 1876 map 1889 map 1898 map 1906 map 10M - 7/82