HomeMy WebLinkAboutbedford-street_0315 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
78/136 Boston N. 1028
Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village)
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J Address 315 Bedford Street
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Historic Name Basil and Gladys Hawkins House
®� Uses: Present Residential
' Original Residential
A• ®� Date of Construction 1924? (or earlier?)
Source Lexington Valuation Lists
- Style/Form Craftsman/Colonial Revival
�. all Architect/Builder unknown
® Exterior Material:
Foundation rubble
_ Wall/Trim wood shingles
Roof asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
garage
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� ( Major Alterations (with dates) 1989 -rear deck
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Condition good
z,, O Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 13,674 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed residential on busy, main road
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
Date (month/year) June 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (315 Bedford Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
One of Lexington's many variations on the Colonial Revival/Craftsman style,the house at 315 Bedford Street(corner of
Simonds Road) is a 2 1/2-story, side-gabled dwelling sheathed in wood shingles above a rubble foundation. The asphalt-
shingled roof displays exposed rafters on the lateral eaves. Centered on the facade,the main entrance is loosely based on a
Palladian window motif and consists of a six-panel door flanked by partial sidelights, 2 panes wide and five lights down, set
above recessed panels. Above the entrance is a semicircular fan filled with half-timbering. The north end of the facade is
fronted by a two-story, steeply-pitched gable with notched raking and exposed rafters. At the base of the gable is a three-
sided bay window consisting of an 8/8 window flanked by 6/6 sash; above is a pair of 6/6 sash. Above the entrance and in
the adjacent bay are two pairs of 6/6 sash set at two different heights.
On the north end of the house an exterior brick chimney breaks through the overhang of the roof The south end of the house,
facing Simonds Road, is two bays wide with a secondary entrance sheltered by a hip-roofed porch on plain posts. A two-
story,three-sided projection is centered on the rear elevation which is fronted by a modern deck. Fenestration on the building
consists of 6/6 sash of several sizes.
There is an arborvitae hedge along Bedford Street with sections of modern picket fence. The driveway extends to the north of
the house terminating at a wood-shingled, gablefront garage with two modern overhead doors facing the street.
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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 house is located on lots 1-4 of Block 2 of the L.B.T. (Manor) subdivision. The earliest known owners of the property
are Basil and Gladys Hawkins who purchased the property prior to 1925 and sold it in 1927. Edmund and Mona Ayres
owned the property from about 1928 into at least the 1930s although the house was rented out for part of this time. The
house was known as 197 Bedford Street until about 1935.
The house has changed occupants and owners many times over the years. There have been at least five owners since 1960.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Lexington Assessors Records.
Lexington Directories, various dates.
I Lexington Valuation Lists, various dates.
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Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.