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Home My WebLink Aboutarea-eFORM A - AREA SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x51 Staple to left side of form Photo number Form numbers in this area 1-60 Area no. E 1. Town Lexington Name of area (if any) East Lexington. Historic District (Est. 1958) 3. General date or period 1750 - 1900 malor development; modern intrusions 4. Is area uniform (explain): in style? no range from p Revival in condition? no, some houses in disrepair, most well kept. in type of ownership? public & private e Revol. to Col. in use? religious, commercial, residential 5. Map. Use space below to draw a general map of the area involved. Indicate any historic properties forwhich individual reports are completed on Forms B thru F, using corres- ponding numbers. Show street names (including route numbers, if any) and indicate north. Indicate with an "x" existing houses not inventoried on Form B. See attached Town Engineer's map of Historic District DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant MHC Photo no. (over) 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt Organization Lex. Hist. Com. Date 12175 7. Historical data. Explain the historical/architectural importance of this area. East Lexington developed as a village separate from the clustered village around the green. E. Lexington's time of greatest prosperity was in the early 19th. century when local industry flourished along the road which would become Massachusetts Ave. The fur processing operation of Ambrose Morel? & the multiple dealings of the Robbins family including fur processing, Wood & peat selling, & real estate speculation contributed greatly to the area's prosperity. Dairy farming & slaughtering were also part of the economic scene. The high concentration of 5 bay wide, center entrance vernacular farm houses, each with an individualized Greek revival'door contributes greatly to the architechural unity of the area. It is thought that Eli Robbins built many of these houses for the people who ,worked for him in the 1820's & 1830's. The village center is still defined by the cluster of brick store (E-14) Stone building (E-16) & Follen Church (E-17). 8. Bibliography and/or references such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc. Maps - J.G. Hale 1830 Town Survey 1853, 1876 Hudson - History of Lexington 3/73 w CU N \\N ' N --... - \ \ \--,-, .-, ;/ 4:5„.-.7. .;----- V- '' ...---;,,,,,,, _i. \ 3 'OH --I A - - f, 5 , I *6-- I' — kart -,,6-6 1 t 6 6 V'- 16 ,--. V 4, -c.,.:\-- .„...---- , i'. --,-...2..,•_--, INVENTORY FORM A CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 LEXINGTON EAST LEXINGTON E Area Letter Form Nos. 202-259 except 203 and 217; 517, 519, 523, 633, 637, 803; 901, 905; 912, 938-40, 1090-92, 1325, 1335, 1337, 1340-42, 1537-40, 1630 East Lexington District Data Sheet of Inventoried Properties THIS AREA FORM ONLY LISTS PROPERTIES FOR WHICH THERE IS AN MHC -APPROVED BUILDING FORM, IDENTIFIED BY NUMBER IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF PROPERTIES IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS, CONTACT THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION. Assessor's Map Resource Address Style Date MHC # 22 60 David Harrington House 2 Bridal Path (was 5 Pleasant Street) Greek Revival 1845 637 22-27 House 3 Curve Street Victorian Eclectic 1890 1325 22-34 House 22 Curve Street 1962 1335 22-35A House 26 Curve Street No style 1900 1337 22-20 House 31 Curve Street 2000 1340 22-138 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church 16 Folien Road Neogothic Revival g 1929 1537 22-137 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Rectory 21 Follen Road Colonial Revival 1920 1539 22-137 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Rectory Garage 21 Follen Road No style 1920 1540 22-106 John Sullivan Brown House 9 Independence Road Federal 1830 519 30-99 Isaac Whittier House 7 Maple Street Queen Anne By 1875 253 30-100 Josiah Smith House 9-11 Maple Street Italianate c. 1870 254 30-101 P. Pierce House 13 Maple Street Federa]Iltalianate c.1840s 255 13-353 Theodore Munroe — Willard Cooke House 430 Massachusetts Avenue Colonial Revival 1892 523 21 -8 House 445 Massachusetts Avenue Greek Revival Pre - 202 21-6 Jonas Locke House and Cobbler Shop 465 Massachusetts Avenue Georgian c. 1800 204 21-6-4/5 Charles A Cummings House 475 Massachusetts Avenue Federal 1853 205 14-5 David Penney House 516 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c.1810 206 21-5F Locke-Dupre-Frizelle House 517 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c. 1830 207 21-4A William L. Smith House 531 Massachusetts Avenue Federal 1820 1090 14-44 Penney -John A. Russell House 536 Massachusetts Avenue No style 1800 1091 14-44 Byron Russell Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop 536 Massachusetts Avenue No style 1894 1092 Continuation sheet 1 INVENTORY FORM A CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 LEXINGTON EAST LEXINGTON E Area Letter Form Nos. 202-259 except 203 and 217; 517, 519, 523, 633, 637, 803; 901, 905; 912, 938-40, 1090-92, 1325, 1335, 1337, 1340-42, 1537-40, 1630 Assessor's Map Resource Address Style Date MHC # Joshua Hobart- Dr. Harry L. Alderman House 582 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival/Colonial Revival c. 1835 208 21-2 Obadiah Rufus Parker- Holbrook House 611 Massachusetts Avenue Federallltalianate c. 1805 209 14-49A Francis Brown House 618-620 Massachusetts Avenue Georgian/Greek Revival c. 1775 210 21-1E Obadiah Parker -N. Ambrose Morels -Dana House 627 Massachusetts Avenue Federal, altered to Greek Revival 1803 211 22-56 Brown -Sydney Butterfield House 678 Massachusetts Avenue Federal c. 1835 212 22-53 Eli Robbins Store 703 Massachusetts Avenue Federal 1828 214 22-65 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Parish Center 718 Massachusetts Avenue Post-war Traditional 1957 1538 22-52 Stone Building 735 Massachusetts Avenue Greek Revival 1834 216 22-66 Stephen Robbins House 736 Massachusetts Avenue Cape 1780 215 22-50 Follen Community Church 755 Massachusetts Avenue Gothic Revival; Octagon 1840 633 22-44 Samuel Adams House 773 Massachusetts Avenue Federal 1829-219 1831 22-69 Levi Smith House 782 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c. 1834 218 22-70 Sylvanius Smith House 794-796 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival 1834 220 22-42A John Chisholm House and Harness Shop 803 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate c. 1870 221 22-41A East Lexington Post Office - Augusta Childs Grocery Store 805 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate 1875 222 22-71 Alonzo -Goddard House 812 Massachusetts Avenue Greek Revival c. 1853 223 22-40 House 821-823 Massachusetts Avenue Colonial Revival c. 1900 226 22-72 William Locke House 822 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c. 1832 224 22-39 Bowman Tavern 837 Massachusetts Avenue Federal c. 1820 227 22-73 Michael Pero House 840 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate c. 1870 225 22-38 Augustus Childs House 847 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate Post 1853? 228 22-37 House 851 Massachusetts Avenue Mansard Post 1875 229 22-37 House 853 Massachusetts Avenue 1967 1341 22-36A House 859 Massachusetts Avenue 1980 1342 22-75 Ammi Hall House 870 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival 1833 230 Continuation sheet 2 INVENTORY FORM A CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON EAST LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 E Area Letter Form Nos. 202-259 except 203 and 217; 517, 519, 523, 633, 637, 803; 901, 905; 912, 938-40, 1090-92, 1325, 1335, 1337, 1340-42, 1537-40, 1630 Assessor's Map Resource Address Style Date MHC # 22-19 Lucy Gammell House 881-883 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Colonial Revival Pre -233 1828 22-76 Eli Houitney Prescott Bennett se 884 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c 39 1833- 231 22-77 Leonard Noyes House 898 Massachusetts Avenue Federal Pre -232 1830 22-15 Thomas G. Hovey -Locke -Lee House 905 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c. 1835 234 22-79 George A. Stearns — Pierce House 910-912 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate c. 1840 236 22-14A Solomon Harrington House 915-917 Massachusetts Avenue Federal 1802 235 22 80 Eliza Lakin Colburn -Lewis Gossum House 922 Massachusetts Avenue Federal c. 1840 237 22-13 Harrison Pierce House 927 Massachusetts Avenue Federal c. 1835 238 22-12 Robbins Stone House 935 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c. 1830 239 22-11 Jonathan Harrington, Jr. House 955 Massachusetts Avenue Georgianfltalianate 1788 241 22-82 Jacob Robinson House 956 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Mansard roof c. 1809 1816 240 30-90 House 977 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate c.1850s 242 30-82 Bryant -Gorham Buttrick House 994-96 Massachusetts Avenue Greek Revival c.1830s 243 30-81 East Lexington Fire Station 998 Massachusetts Avenue (was 1006 Mass. Avenue) Post-war Traditional 1950 1630 30-136 Charles Harrington House 1009 Massachusetts Avenue Federal c. 1804 244 30-75 Nelson W. Jenney House 1024 Massachusetts Avenue Italianate 160ss 246 30-136 Holbrook -Nathaniel Pierce House 1031 Massachusetts Avenue Federal c. 1820 245 30-74 Nelson W. Jenney House 1038 Massachusetts Avenue Queen Anne c.1880s 247 30-73 Alfred Pierce House 1048-50 Massachusetts Avenue Queen Anne c.1880s 248 30-95 Wellington Barn 1061-63 Massachusetts Avenue Colonial Revival c. 1850 251 30-72 Albert Tillson House 1062 Massachusetts Avenue Colonial Revival 1894 249 30-96 Ebenezer Pierce Walter Wellington House 1071-73 Massachusetts Avenue Federal 1844? 252 30-66 Frank W. Pierce House 1088 Massachusetts Avenue Colonial Revival 1909 250 30-15 Nathaniel Pierce -Rhodes Lockwood House 1099 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival c. 1830 256 30-65C Reuben Pierce- Peletiah P. Pierce House 1106 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Greek Revival 1830s 257 30-34 Brown -George B. Wheaton House 1133 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Italianate c. 1840 258 Continuation sheet 3 INVENTORY FORM A CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 LEXINGTON EAST LEXINGTON E Area Letter Form Nos. 202-259 except 203 and 217; 517, 519, 523, 633, 637, 803; 901, 905; 912, 938-40, 1090-92, 1325, 1335, 1337, 1340-42, 1537-40, 1630 Assessor's Ma P Resource Address Style Date MHC # 30-38 Dea. William Brigham House 1155 Massachusetts Avenue Federal/Colonial Revival 1834 259 30-67 Rufus Wellington Holbrook House 3 Plainfield Street Colonial Revival 1895 517 21-7 Robbins Cemetery Massachusetts Avenue 1792 803 22-54A Robbins Fence 669 Massachusetts Avenue c. 1850 901 (was 213) 30-65C Fieldstone walls/P.Pierce Cowpen 1106 Massachusetts Avenue 905 (was 257a) 22-50 Follen, Rev. Charles Memorial 755 Massachusetts Avenue Marker 1915 912 22-138 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Shrine 16 Follen Road 1952 938 22-138 Benjamin Wellington Historic Marker 16 Follen Road 1950 939 22-138 Father McCabe Memorial Garden 16 Follen Road 1991 940 Continuation sheet 4