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INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 7 THERESA AVENUE <br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. <br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 <br /> 2269 <br /> as Massachusetts Avenue Terrace and Arlington Heights Terrace—was laid out by Jacob W.Wilbur, a prolific Brookline <br /> developer. Wilbur typically sited his subdivisions near streetcar lines and appealed to working class residents. <br /> Theresa Avenue was laid out by 1922, when there were only three houses on the street. 7 Theresa Avenue appears on the <br /> Sanborn maps between 1927 and 1935; its land was previously part of the parcel with 15 Theresa Avenue. The first known <br /> residents at this address, in 1935, are thought to be Andrew J. Ready, Jr., who worked as an auto mechanic, inspector, and <br /> clerk; his parents John H. and Catherine Ready; and his niece Catherine Ready. Subsequent occupants included Richard A. <br /> Sorrentino, a painter, and his wife Mary D. Sorrentino in 1945. In 1955 and 1965, the house was occupied by Robert J. Conley, <br /> an equipment installer, and his wife, Lillian T. Conley. Their daughter Patricia M. Conley, a typist, was living with them in 1965. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES <br /> Historic maps and atlases: Walling 1853; Beers 1875; Walker 1889; Stadly 1898; Walker 1906; Sanborn 1908, 1918, 1927, <br /> 1935, 1935/1950. <br /> Lexington Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey, Period and Area Summaries. <br /> http://historicsurvey.Iexingtonma.gov/index.htm Accessed Jul 23, 2015. <br /> Lexington Directories: 1899, 1908-09, 1915, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1942. <br /> Lexington List of Persons: 1935, 1945, 1955, 1965. <br /> Massachusetts Historical Commission. "MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Lexington." 1980. <br /> . Form A– Liberty Heights, LEX.Q. Prepared by Anne Grady and Nancy Seasholes, 1984 and 2001. <br /> U.S. Census: 1930. <br /> SUPPLEMENTARY IMAGES <br /> 01 <br /> South (fagade) elevation <br /> Continuation sheet 2 <br />