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7. Original owner (if known) <br /> Original use <br /> Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 1937 - Bought by Town for School Administration Bldg. <br /> 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) <br /> Aboriginal Conservation Recreation <br /> Agricultural Education Religion <br /> Architectural Exploration/ Science/ <br /> The Arts settlement invention <br /> Commerce Industry Social/ <br /> Communication Military humanitarian <br /> Community development Political Transportation <br /> 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) <br /> Other features (cont.) that & attached garage -closed pediment gables either end- <br /> heavy cornice - heavy paneled pilasters at corners - front door on gable end, to the <br /> right - side lights - posts & lintel doorway - granite & brick foundation. <br /> According to the reminiscences of Mrs. Chas. C. Goodwin, William Hosmer <br /> built this house (no date given, no information on Hosmer's background) . <br /> On the 1889 map, a "Dr. Livermore" is living here (no background informa- <br /> tion on him) . <br /> At one time, the Putnam family lived here, and, of course, in the 1930s, <br /> 1940s, it was the homes of Dr. William S. Barnes, who first came to Lexington <br /> in 1906, but not to this location. <br /> (Source: Lexington Historical Society) <br /> S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 <br /> 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, <br /> early maps, etc.) <br /> LHS - Lexington Historical Society Archives. <br />