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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address <br /> LEXINGTON 188 WALTHAM ST. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. <br /> MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING <br /> 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 456 <br /> BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: <br /> It appears that the original owner of this house(first known as 52 Waltham St.)was John T. Scott(1859-1902)who <br /> owned a livery stable on Massachusetts Avenue. On October 25, 1895 the Lexington Minute-man announced that John T. <br /> Scott was going to build on Waltham Street. The 1900 U.S. Census lists Scott as living on Waltham Street between the <br /> Goold(now 182 Waltham)and Wiswell(now 194 Waltham)properties. Scott occupied the house with his wife Blanche <br /> and son Robert. He died on June 9, 1902 and soon thereafter the family appears to have moved. <br /> By 1918 the house was occupied by Lester and Mary Ellis. He was employed as a civil engineer. The family was still <br /> living here in 1942. <br /> [Note: There is no archival evidence to suggest Camille Fairchild lived here. The 1908 directory lists her at 51 Waltham <br /> Street]. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br /> Lexington Directories,various dates. <br /> Lexington Minute-Man, October 25, 1895. <br /> Supplement prepared by: <br /> Lisa Mausolf <br /> April 2009 <br />