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7. Original owner (if known) 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) rectangular window panes in entrance - carved brackets in gable - 2x2 fence w. greenery running at side walk line around house - cross gable on left side - veranda to left front - back appears to have been extended beyond original - contemporary shutters on windows. This was Arthur F. Tucker's home in the early 1900s, from c. 1910 to 1927. He was a clerk in his father's dry goods store in Lexington Center, and later owned and operated the store as A.F. Tucker. In its last years, the store was located where Harvard/Bay Bank is now. Arthur Tucker was an amateur vocalist and was in great demand for social functions; he sang with others, also, with musical accompaniment. In the 1930s and 1940s, this was the home of the Hopkins family. A daughter, Elizabeth Hopkins Corkum, established a medical lab testing service, which eventually developed into the Lexington Medical Laboratory, now head- quarters on Clarke Street. S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.)