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BUILDING FORM (67 Lowell Street) ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the community. A good example of the Bungalow style, 67 Lowell Street is a side-gabled 1 1/2-story dwelling which is sheathed in wood shingles above a rubble foundation. As is typical of the style,the house is capped by a low-pitched gabled roof with a wide, unenclosed eave overhang. Triangular braces support the overhang on the gable ends while the roof rafters are exposed on the lateral eaves. A brick exterior chimney emerges through the overhang on the north elevation. The projecting gablefront porch is aligned with the south elevation and is supported by two battered shingled porch posts with a spaced board balustrade. The front door has been replaced by a wooden door with two upper glass panes. Adjacent to the entrance, and also sheltered by the porch, is a set of three 6/1 windows set in a molded surround. To the north of the front porch is a pair of 6/1 windows. A shed-roofed, rectangular bay window projects from the south side and displays exposed rafters. Remaining fenestration includes 6/1 sash, small square windows filled with multi-light casements and modern casements. A modem shed dormer was constructed on the rear roof slope in 1987 but is barely visible from the street. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state)history. Include uses of the building and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. This house was constructed in 1921 for George and Emma Vickery who previously lived at 19 Percy Road. The first assessment appears in the 1922 Valuation List and indicates that Emma Vickery was assessed for a house valued at$4500, an outbuilding valued at$200 and a garage at$150. George Vickery was a brushmaker. Emma Vickery continued to occupy the house until the early 1940s. The house was purchased by Arvid and Josephine Leelman in 1955 and is currently owned by Martine Leelman. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Lexington Assessors Records. Lexington Directories,various dates. Lexington Valuation Lists,various dates. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.