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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION B 79
Office of t tie Secretary, State House, Boston
1. Town Lexington
i t :ss 26 Bedford Street
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-nt use Dwelling
int owner Johnson/Corbett
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other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric wide shingle (gray)
Outbuildings (describe) tool shed-
~ Other features Gable roof-twin rear chimneys
closed pediment on ga e,a i ions .on west
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2 porche Bn south, shed addition on east-
5 windows above 4 - pediment & pilaster
s,tone foundation.
Altered many additions Date
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Z 5. Lot size.
cOne acre or less x Over one acre
1 Approximate frontage 42'
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4 Approximate distance of building from street
10'
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by Ruth Beebe
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex.Hist. Com.
HC Photo no.
Date August 22, 1975
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7. Original owner (if known)
Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce
Industry Social/
Communication Military humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
3. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
This house, owned now (1984) by Walter Johnson, was built by Isaac
biulliken, 'master carpenter of Lexington, in 1823. It formerly stood on the
site of what is. now 2001 Massachusetts Avenue (owned by St. Brigid's Parish) .
Francis Edward Ballard came to Lexington in 1871 and in the 1890s
bought the house and land at 2001 Massachusetts Avenue (owned by H.G. Worth
in 1889) and built the present edifice. In so doing he moved the Mul.liken
house to Bedford Street. The Ballard family was very prominent in Lexington
affairs from 1871 until recent times. Twin brothers, Lawrence and Lewis
Ballard, still reside in the town.
Of course, Isaac Mulliken's family can be traced in Lexington from 1752
(see Hudson, Voldme II) .
(See archives of the Lexington Historical Society)
S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
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10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
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