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HomeMy WebLinkAboutking-street_0014 FORM B -BUILDING Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 14/121 Boston N. 1072,1073 Town Lexington Place (neighborhood or village) Address 14 King Street Historic Name Walter and Fred Longbottom House Uses: Present Residential Original Residential Date of Construction 1915 Source Lexington Valuation Lists ' Style/Form Bungalow Architect/Builder unknown Exterior Material: t Foundation rubble Wall/Trim novelty siding Roof asphalt shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures ty. small cottage(c.1900) •• ' Major Alterations (with dates) none Condition fair Moved ® no ❑ yes Date .}�► �\ Acreage 2 acres Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting top of a steep hill on a narrow side street off Organization Lexington Historical Commission Watertown Street Date (month/year) June 2000 Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this forni. BUILDING FORM (14 King Street) ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the community. Located at the end of King Street,the side-gabled 1 1/2-story Bungalow at 14 King Street (MHC#1072) is unusual for its exterior cladding, a novelty siding which was popular in the early 20th century. The house rests on a rubble foundation and is capped by an asphalt-shingled roof with overhanging eaves but which lacks the braces and exposed rafters which are commonly seen on bungalows. Rising from the front roof slope are two wood-shingled,gabled dormers. Each of the dormers contains a pair of 6/1 windows. Above the windows and under the projecting eaves,the wall surface is clad in a diamond- patterned siding;this detail is repeated on the main side gables of the house as well. Centered on the facade,the exterior door is flanked by two 6/1 windows with a recessed screened porch to one side and a shed-roofed rectangular bay window on the other, supported by four curved brackets. Another window of this type is located at the rear of the south gable end. Remaining windows consist primarily of individual 6/1 windows in several sizes. Behind the main house is a small cottage(now 16 King Street, MHC #1073)which assessor's records estimate was constructed about 1900. The single-story,wood-shingled building rests on a stone foundation and is capped by an asphalt roof An enclosed porch spans most of the facade. 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. According to assessor's records, in 1913 this property including a small house, shed and three henhouses was owned by Arlington residents Fred and Walter Longbottom. In 1914 the Longbottoms were also assessed for 260 fowl. In 1916 the pair are first taxed for the bungalow(valued at$3000) suggesting its completion since the previous year. The 1916 assessment also includes the smaller cottage(valued at$400)as well as henhouses ($1100). Walter and Fred Longbott.)m continued to own the property until 1945 when it was conveyed to Kieran and Elizabeth Lowry. In 1950 the Lowrys lived in the smaller cottage and apparently rented out the bungalow. Members of the Lowry family continue to own it today although it is rented out, as it has been for many years. The property was known as 14 Independence Road until about 1957. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Lexington Assessors Records. Le i,;jngton Directories, various dates. Le\kington Valuation Lists, various dates. 1 Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.