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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> This substantial house is one of the most Italian of jillard Brown's <br /> designs. Brown had studied in Italy and, according to his daughter, was <br /> particularly fond of the country's architecture. Features include those Brown <br /> was ant to use in many of his buildings: low hovering roof with broad overhang_ <br /> and "eyebrow" porticn,and fieldstone areas; but it also incorporates sone <br /> specif�.c Italian references such as the red tile roof, the elaborate wrought <br /> iron_ hinge: on several exterior doors, and the overall stucco finish. <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 /> The house was built ay t^7iiliar, Wadsworth Reed, a real estate dealer. <br /> An enthusiastic tennis player, he constructed one of the earliest private <br /> tennis courts in Lexinaton on the lot. <br /> vUr�I icrvti r ��e 12ee� cS'h 1 i I�-�2. w. 192. <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, D. 569. Boston: <br /> Houghton :Mifflin, 1913. <br /> Plans by Willard Brown in possession of the current owner. <br /> 1OM - 7/82 <br />