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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION C 108
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4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Clapboard
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All j r� , Outbuildings (describe)Clapboard barn convert(
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Other features Gable end to street, wide
corner boards, continuous cornice across
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AlteredYps,porch added Date C 1900
4t Moved Date
5. Lot size:
One acre or less Over one acre X
Approximate frontage 100
Approximate distance of building from street
25'
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
HC Photo no.
Date 8/25/75
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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
Agriculcural Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Descrip cont; 1 chimney w. front, door insert with panelled — �,
side lights,heavy plain entablature, pilasters; windows 6 x 6; porch on E side,
square columns balustrade between columns; added ell rear.
Historical singificance
1845 - earliest reference in Registry of Deeds is the date 1845, when the land
and house are transferred from Oliver Kendall to Samuel and Hannah Bridge.
1874 - Hannah Bridge to her daughter, Caroline, and George Davis.
1919 - Caroline Davis to Alexander and Sarah Hammer.
1925 - the Hammers to Ruth and Charles Eichorn.
1939 - Homeowners Loan Corporation takes title for $500 on foreclosure.
1940 - H.L.C. to Kenneth and Janet Jackson.
1950 - the Jacksons to Gordon and Katharine Welchman.
1952 - the Welchmans to Otto and Anne Gombosi.
1967 - Anne Gombosi to John and Marjorie Hovorka.
1972 - the Hovorkas to Kenneth and Margaret Brooke.
(Source: Margaret Brooke, notes 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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