HomeMy WebLinkAbouthancock-street_0047 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
56/42 Boston N. 1058
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Massachusetts Archives Building
Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village)
Address 47 Hancock Street
Historic Name Bennett Williams House
w-: Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction 1914
Source Lexington Valuation Lists
Style/Form Bungalow
Architect/Builder unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation rubble
Wall/Trim stucco/wood
Roof tile
j 4 1 � ���, � Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
garage
Major Alterations (with dates) 1995 -large,
[[a unsympathetic addition
Condition good
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Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 16,245 SF
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Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed residential neighborhood at corner of
Organization Lexington Historical Commission Hayes
Date (month/year) June 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (47 Hancock Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
Located at the corner of Hancock Street and Hayes Avenue, 47 Hancock Street is a large stuccoed bungalow which retains its
distinctive red tile roof The integrity of the design is marred only by a large, unsympathetic addition of recent construction.
Set high above the street,the single-story house displays gently pitched broad gables which are characteristic of the style. A
lower front gable covers an open front porch which is two bays wide and set above a rubble base. The porch is supported by
squat square posts and the overhanging eaves are supported by triangular braces with pyramidal ends. Gently curved jigsawn
pieces span between the tops of the porch posts. The building's lateral eaves display curved, exposed rafters. Underneath the
porch is a wide, single-panel door flanked by wide partial sidelights filled with geometric designs and set above raised panels.
The adjacent large picture window is topped by a diamond-paned transom. On the facade, adjacent to the projecting gable
front is a three-sided bay window with diamond-paned transom. Facing Hayes Avenue is another three-sided window with a
tile pent.
To the northeast of the house is a large two-story addition constructed in 1995 and set with its gable end facing Hayes
Avenue.
A s�c ne-wall lined driveway off Hayes Avenue ascends the hill behind the house. The stuccoed garage is capped by an
asphalt-shingled roof with triangular braces supporting the projecting eaves. A wide overhead door faces the house.
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 was const*ucted in 1914 for Bennet G.Williams of Malden. The 1914 Valuation List indicates that Williams was
assessed for just the lot but the following year was assessed for Lot D of the Hayes subdivision and a house valued at$6000.
Williams continued to live here until about 1922. The property was occupied from about 1924 until the mid 1930s by Claude
Butterfield and his wife. Later owners included Dr. Malcolm and Joan Boyd from 1958 to 1982. Christine Lyman and Dale
Lasden purchased the house in 1983.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Leitington Assessors Records.
Leington Directories, various dates.
Lexington 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.