HomeMy WebLinkAboutglen-road-south_0021 FORM B - BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
56/194 Boston N. 1053, 1054
Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village)
Address 21 Glen Road South
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t >- . Historic Name Joseph&Lena Fiske House
Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction 1920
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Source Lexington Valuation Lists
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Architect/Builder Sears &Roebuck?
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Exterior Material:
Foundation fieldstone
Wall/Trim wood clapboard
—� Roof asphalt shingle
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stone garage(MHC 41054)
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Major Alterations (with dates)
Condition fair-good
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Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
- \ A Acreage 17,770 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting steep hill on dirt road off Grant Street
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
Date (month/year) July 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (21 Glen Road South)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
Located on a steep and wooded hill on a badly rutted dirt road between Grant Street and Glen Road, 21 Glen Road South
(MHC 41053) is a modest 1 1/2-story, side-gabled dwelling which rests on a fieldstone foundation. Projecting from the
broad side of the house is a two-bay wide hip-roofed porch supported by plain posts. Underneath the porch the paneled
wooden front door displays 4 x 2-upper lights. There are two bays of windows on one side of the entrance and three on the
other. Fenestration consists primarily of 6/1 windows.
Adjacent to the road is an early 20th century garage(MHC#1054) which appears to survive in a largely unaltered condition.
The building has mortared fieldstone walls with two sets of double doors facing the road. Each leaf displays 4 x 2-lights over
four horizontal recessed panels. Windows on the side walls contain 6/6 sash.
H14TORICAL NARRATIVE
Desycribe 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.
According to local sources this house is reportedly a Sears &Roebuck house and was built as a wedding present for the
daughter of a family on Oakland Street. Unfortunately this could not be verified.
Research indicates that the house was constructed prior to 1920, possibly for Joseph and Lena(Tukey)Fiske (who married in
1905). The 1920 Lexington Valuation List assesses Lena Fiske for a house valued at$3200 including 17,770 square feet of
land. According to deeds,the land was the lar er and southeast portion of Lot 40 on plan of land in Lexington owned by
David Muzzey in 1888. (see �� e� Da� c�oU � MHC (079),
Joseph Fiske was the proprietor of Fiske Brothers store at 1766 Mass. Ave. selling bicycles, shoes and boots. The Fiskes
continued to occupy the house until 1955 when Joseph Fiske sold the property to C. Russell Smallman.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Lexington Assessors Records.
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gton Directories, various dates.
gton Valuation Lists, various dates.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
Lexington 21 Glen Road South
Massachusetts Historical Commission Area(s) Form No.
Massachusetts Archives Building
220 Morrissey Boulevard 1053, 1054
Boston, Massachusetts 02125
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