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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Commmity: Form No: <br /> MASSA01USETTS HISTORICAL CaIINUSSION Lexington 388 <br /> Office of the Secretary, Boston <br /> Property Name: 50 Meriam Street <br /> Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. <br /> ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE <br /> features of the main house in its high hip roof, bowed end, and expansive <br /> entry. <br /> A half-timbered pavilion was added in 1941 when the house was converted <br /> to a dwelling. The current owners removed the pavilion, restored the entry to <br /> its original configuration, and remodeled the interior in 1982 under the <br /> direction of James Freeman, architect, of Boston. The owners spent four years <br /> collecting stones buried in the area when the main house was demolished, before <br /> commencing the restoration. On the interior, they raised the ceiling to expose <br /> a huge central tie beam, perhaps 15 feet square, and secured the iron bolts. <br /> 'Staple to Inventory form at bottom <br />