HomeMy WebLinkAboutaudubon-road_0009 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
50/38 Boston N. 1026
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village)
Address 9 Audubon Road
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�f Historic Name Edward& Katherine Stone House
Uses: Present Residential
� Original Residential
Date of Construction c.1907
Source Lexington Valuation Lists, 1906 Atlas
Style/Form Shingle Style
1 , Architect/Builder unknown
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Exterior Material:
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Foundation stone
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' Wall/Trim wood shingles
— Roof asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
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Major Alterations (with dates) ---
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Condition good
Moved N no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 18,762 SF
Recorded by Lisa MausolfSetting early 20th century residential area between
Organization Lexington Historical Commission Mass. Ave. and Lincoln Street
Date (month/year) April 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (9 Audubon Road)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
A good example of the late Shingle Style, 9 Audubon Road is a 1 3/4-story,gambrel-roofed dwelling oriented with its three-
bay wide facade oriented to the south. The bottom course of the shingles is flared where it meets the rubble foundation.
On the three-bay south facade, the overhang of the gambrel roof forms an open porch which is supported by Roman Doric
columns spanned by simple stick balusters. The columns are paired at the wide wooden front stairs which are capped by a
slight overhang with stick balustrade. The center entrance contains a six-panel door flanked by diamond-paned sidelights.
To the east of the entrance is a three-sided bay window containing 6/6 sash. On the other side is a pair of 6/6 windows.
Rising from the front roof slope are three pedimented, shingled dormers, each containing a single 6/6 window.
On the east end of the house facing Audubon Road the base of the gambrel is flared above a wide band and recessed frieze
which acts as a lintel for the first floor windows. Fenestration on the first floor includes a pair of 3/3 and individual 6/6
window, another larger window has been shingled over. The gambrel above is punctuated by two 6/6 windows with a single
window in the attic above. Centered on the rear elevation is a gambrel projection flanked by shed dormers and a small
projecting rear porch.
To the rear of the house is a single-car, wood-shingled garage with its gambrel front punctuated by an overhead garage door
acing the road. There are 6/6 windows on the side elevation. The bulk of the lot is wooded with only the area in front of the
ouse cleared. A stone wall marks the west property line.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and
the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
This property encompasses lot 7, part of lot 6 and half of lot.8 of a parcel of land owned by Augustus Scott which was lotted
in 1903. There is no building on this site at the time of the 1906 Atlas. The earliest assessment found for a building on the
property is the 1909 Valuation List which indicates that Edward and Katherine Stone were assessed for a house valued at
$4000 on Audubon Road. (The two married in 1908). The property was described as including lots 6 & 7, encompassing
15,963 square feet. The first directory listing for the property appears in the 1908-9 directory and indicates that Edward C.
Stone was a lawyer at 55 State Street in Boston.
From 1918 until about 1930 the house was occupied by Morton Hopkins, a purchasing agent, and his wife. Marjorie and
Frederic Johnson, an auto dealer, acquired the property in 1933 and owned it until 1957. Later owners included Kenneth and
Barbara Garland(1957-1962)and Stuart and Virginia Dawson(1962-1972). The present owners, William and Alice Hinkle,
purchased the property in 1972.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hudson,History of Town of Lexington.
;Lexington Assessors Records.
Lexington Directories, various dates.
rLexington Valuation Lists, various dates.
1906 Atlas.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.