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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcliffe-street_0042 FORM B -BUILDING Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 20/155 Boston N. 1044 Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building L� ` Town Lexington Place (neighborhood or village) East Lexington t' tk Address 42 Cliffe Street Historic Name Philipas Apostolopoulos House Uses: Present Residential Original Residential I Date of Construction 1917 S Source Assessors Records Style/Form Craftsman Architect/Builder unknown Exterior Material: Foundation stone Wall/Trim stucco, wood Roof asphalt shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures o garage o Major Alterations (with dates) by 1950 -second story � "" 0 �E facade additon?; c.1990 -new windows o Condition good Moved ® no ❑ yes Date CIE Acreage 6,655 SF Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed 20th century residential neighborhood Organization Lexington Historical Commission Date (month/year) June 2000 Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form. BUILDING FORM (42 Cliffe Street) ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the community. An unusual early 20th century dwelling,the house at 42 Cliffe Street appears to be a personal interpretation of the Four Square style displaying elements of the Craftsman style as well as Mediterranean influences. The two-story,hip-roofed building is set above a mortared stone foundation and is fronted by a stone stoop with a built-in balustrade panel. The walls of the building are stuccoed and the overhanging eaves display exposed rafters, indicative of a Craftsman-style influence. The facade is fronted by a single-story porch with arched openings and resting on round concrete corner columns with a stuccoed lower level with glass block windows. Sheltered by the porch is an offcenter entrance contains a modern replacement door with an oval window. On one side of the entrance there is an elevated stairhall window filled with leaded glass; a three-sided bay window is located on the other side of the entrance. The second floor of the facade appears to be a later addition but based on long-time neighbors, if it was not original it was added over forty years ago. The upper level is lit by recently installed casement windows. Other windows include 1/1 modern replacements. Shingled hip dormers are centered on the roof slopes. A projecting rectangular bay window is located at the rear of the south elevation. A shed-roofed side porch projects from the north elevation. A stuccoed staircase leads to the side porch and deck. ,Che house is located opposite Drew Avenue. There is a stone wall along the street. To the north is a wood-shingled, hip- bofed garage. 1 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 comprises lots 169-171 of the Mass. Avenue Terrace subdivision which was laid cut on land owned by J.W. Wilbur in 1909 (County Plan Book 182, Plan 8.) Cliffe Street was not known as such until about 1920. The house was constructed by Philipas Apostolupoulos. The Town Valuation List for 1917 indicates that the house was then unfinished and valued at$2000. The valuation the next year was $3500 suggesting the completion of the house although Apostolupoulos continued to reside in 3oston. By 1925 Apostolupoulos was assessed for a house valued at$5500, a garage at$200 and a henhouse at$50. He apparently sold the property prior to 1929. The house was owned and occupied by William and Margaret Bartels in the late 1920s. The house appears to have been vacant for a number of years in the 1940s. Changing occupants suggest that the house may have served as a rental property. Cecil and Frances MacDonald owned the house in the late 1950s and sold it to James and Janet Inglis in 1959. It was owned by members of the Inglis family until 1979. The present owners purchased the house in 1986. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (Lexington Assessors Records. )Lexington Directories, various dates. Lexington Valuation Lists, various dates. Sanborn Maps of Lexington, 1927, 1935. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attached a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.