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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 63/57 North 1572
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD Town: Lexington
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Photograph Upper Meriam Hill
Address: 36 Hayes Avenue (at Meriam Street)
Historic Name: Alexander Wadsworth House
` Uses: Present: residential
Original: residential
J� ri Date of Construction: c.1910
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Style/Form: Craftsman Colonial
Architect/Builder: unknown
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Exterior Material:
Foundation: rubble
Wall/Trim: wood shingles
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
none
Topographic or Assessor's Map
Major Alterations(with dates):
Nr c.1980—addition on east end
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22' Condition: good
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�p, Acreage: 0.34 acre
Setting: early 20th century residential neighborhood
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Recorded by: Lisa Mausolf
Organization: Lexington Historical Commission
Date(month/year): May 2008
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 36 Hayes Avenue
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
1572
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
If checked,you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
Incorporating elements of the Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles, 36 Hayes Avenue is a two-story, gable-roofed dwelling
sheathed in wood shingles and set above a rubble foundation. The asphalt-shingled roof displays overhanging eaves with
exposed rafter tails. The center entrance is sheltered by a pedimented, closed entrance portico with sidelights flanking the
paneled door. On either side of the entrance is a set of two 6/1 windows which project slightly and are capped by a shed roof.
The upper story of the facade is punctuated by three individual, double-hung windows containing 6/1 sash. At the east end of
the facade there was originally a single-story porch. This has been eliminated,replaced by a two-story addition a single bay
wide which blends with the original house. The northeast gable end displays a mix of clerestory and double-hung windows
above a two-car garage on the lower level.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Discuss 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.
The house at 36 Hayes Avenue(known formerly as 6 and 22 Hayes Avenue until about 1935)was constructed on land(lot 66)
that was part of the Oakmount Park subdivision, initially laid out in 1903. Hayes Avenue is not shown on the 1906 map. The
original owner of the house is believed to have been Alexander Wadsworth. He became a resident of Lexington in May 1910
and was married to Alice. He was employed as an accountant at a woolen company and was living here by 1920. By 1930 the
house was owned and occupied by Lester Redman. Hiram Watson Jackson Jr. was living here in 1932 and Mr. &Mrs. Milton
Hodgdon were living here in 1942.
Later owners included Michael and Elva Maltz who sold the property to Stephen Gendzier in 1969 (Book 1760,Page 728).
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913.
Lexington Directories,various dates.
Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass. —Plan Book 145,Page 3.
Sanborn Insurance Maps,various dates.
U.S. Census,various years.
1906 map
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