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Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
78/205 Boston N. 1061,1062
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�. Town Lexington
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Place(neighborhood or village) The Manor
Address 46 Harding Road
Historic Name John and Hilda Andresen House
Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
r, Date of Construction 1925
. Source Lexington Valuation Lists
Style/Form Four Square
Architect/Builder unknown
' Exterior Material:
Foundation brick
Wall/Trim wood clapboard
( \\ Roof asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
historic garage built in 1931 (MHC#1062)
S ,os Major Alterations (with dates) none
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r?to Acreage 6,878 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed 20th century residential neighborhood
Organization Lexington Historical Commission (known as "The Manor"), located off Bedford Street
Date (monthlyear) June 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (46 Harding Rd.)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
The house at 46 Harding Road(MHC #1061) is a good and well-preserved example of the Four Square style, a style which
appears to have found limited popularity in Lexington in the early 20th century. Characteristic of the style,the clapboarded
dwelling is capped by an asphalt-shingled hip roof with overhanging eaves; hip-roofed dormers are centered on each of the
elevations. The house rests on a brick foundation with a brick exterior chimney on the south side breaking through the
overhanging eaves. The wide facade is fronted by a single-story porch supported by Roman Doric columns with single stick
balusters. Sheltered by the porch is a sidehall entrance and two 6/1 windows;the upper story of the facade is punctuated by
two 6/1 windows.
A paved driveway extends to the north of the house, terminating at a stuccoed, hip-roofed garage (MHC#1062) constructed
in 1931. The sliding doors consist of 5 x 2-lights set above recessed panels which are filled with vertical boards.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state) history. Include uses of the building and
the rc le(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
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This iiiouse was constructed for John and Hilda Andresen in 1925 and was one of the earliest houses erected on Harding
Street. The lot comprises Block 1, #15 & 16 of the L.B.T. or Manor subdivision. Valuation records indicate that the house
was assessed at$7,000 upon its completion; records indicate that the garage was constructed in 1931. John Andresen, a
painter lived in the house only a few years before his death but Hilda Andresen continued to live here as late as 1960. Her
son, Ralph, also a painter, still owns the house today.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Lexington Assessors Records.
Lexington 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.