HomeMy WebLinkAbouthill-street_0002 FORM B — BUILDING Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
64/9 Boston
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION North
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Town: Lexington
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Photograph North Lexington
ArAddress: 2 Hill Street
Historic Name:
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.�� Uses: Present: residential
Original: residential
Date of Construction: c.1920
� TA Source: directories, Census
'' �" - Style/Form: Craftsman
} - - Architect/Builder: unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation: fieldstone
Wall/Trim: vinyl siding
Topographic or Assessor's Map
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
00. none
= Major Alterations(with dates):
S11Date?—vinyl siding, rear addition with garage, enclosure
of front porch
p 'lR Condition: fair(due to siding)
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Moved: no x yes Date
I Acreage: 0.15 acre
NQ� Setting: mixed 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 2 Hill Street
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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.
Constructed in the 20th century,2 Hill Street is a two-story dwelling capped by a hip roof with overhanging eaves and exposed
rafters. A single-story porch spans the fagade, enclosed by continuous 8/1 windows. Other windows contain 6/1 sash. There is
a large addition to the rear, culminating in a large, attached, gablefront garage.
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.
This property constitutes Lot 25 of George F. Tewksbury's subdivision, laid out in 1897 (Plan Book 109, Page 22). The lot
apparently remained unbuilt upon for some time. There is no house here at the time of the 1906 map and directories and Census
data did not reveal any residents until 1922 when Cyrus Washburn was living here. J. Russell was renting the house in 1930 and
in 1932 Joseph Merwin occupied the house. In 1942 Ed Patry was living here.
In 1953 John Hanrahan conveyed the property to Thomas and Frances Bettencourt who owned it until 1999.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
1906 map
Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Cambridge, Mass.
Town Directories
U.S. Census,various years.
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