HomeMy WebLinkAboutcedar-street_0009-0011 FORM B — BUILDING Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
a 0050000197 Boston N. 688
Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village)
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p Address 9-11 Cedar St.
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Historic Name Ell of John Parkhurst House
Uses: Present Multi-Family Residential
Original Residential
- Date of Construction 19th century
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Style/Form
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Architect/Builder
Exterior Material:
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Foundation Fieldstone
Wall/Trim Asbestos Shingle
Roof Asphalt Shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
Major Alterations (with dates)
Front porches added and enclosed (dates unknown)
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Condition Fair
` Moved Elno ® yes Date 1898-1935 (range)
-/ Acreage 0.2 A.
VENUE
Setting Close to street and the adjacent house,from which
it was separated; in a neighborhood of 19th-century houses
Recorded by Nancy S. Seasholes
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
Date(month/year) March 1998
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ❑ see continuation sheet
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
9-11 Cedar St. was once the ell of the house next door at 2173 Massachusetts Ave. (MHC#687)but has lost all its original
finishes. The house is now rectangular,three-by-four bays, 2'/:stories, and front-gabled with two side chimneys. It is set on a
fieldstone foundation, clad with asbestos shingles,and roofed with asphalt shingles. The two-story full-width front porch has been
enclosed and there is an enclosed rear entry.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE ❑ see continuation sheet
Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state) history. Include uses of the building, and the
roles) the owners/occupants played within the community.
This house was once the ell of the house next door, which was probably built about 1780 and acquired a mansard roof in 1869-
1871. The size and massing of the ell,however, suggest that it dates from the 19th rather than the 18th century, possibly added at
the same time as the mansard roof. The ell was later separated from the original house and moved back to this location; map
evidence indicates this occurred sometime between 1898 and 1935.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES ❑ see continuation sheet
Sanborn Map Company. Lexington,Middlesex County, Massachusetts. New York: Sanborn Map Co., 1935. Pl. 14.
Stadley,George W. & Co. Atlas of the Towns of Watertown, Belmont, Arlington and Lexington, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts. Boston: George W. Stadley & Co., 1898. Pl. 34.
Worthen, Edwin B. Notes on buildings burned,torn down, and moved. "Houses"file, Worthen Collection. Cary Library,
Lexington, Mass.
❑ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attach a completed National
Register Criteria Statement form.