HomeMy WebLinkAbouthancock-street_0033 FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION C 123
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
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>wn Lexington
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to C. 1850's
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evival:4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and/
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Clapboard
Outbuildings (describe) Barn coverted to
garage attached rear.
N\ Other features Right angle to street-facing
� South; entrance on right side of gable
end; wide corner boards with recessed
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Moved Date
�- 5. Lot size.
One acre or less Over one acre
Approximate frontage 150,
Approximate distance of building from street
50 feet
O NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
HC Photo no.
Date 9/9/75
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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
Agricultural Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/ L
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: . panelling, wide cornice extends across gable pediment. Two chimneys
in main block. Door with 5 pane side lights, flat entablature & pilasters. Wing to
east (right of entrance) cross gabled, without corner boards but with wide cornice,
chimney at able end of wing. Additional ell extending east of wing. 2 story to ridge,
dormer w roof. Barn attached at right angles to this structure.
Mr. Harry Reed lived here in the 1880s (1889 map) .
(Source: Anita Dale Seymour, oral history tape, Lexington Historical Society
archives) S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
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