HomeMy WebLinkAboutlowell-street_0067 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
28/90 Boston N. 1080
Town Lexington
Place(neighborhood or village)
P
Address 67 Lowell Street
-� Historic Name George Vickery House
Uses: Present Residential
` Original Residential
Date of Construction 1921
Source Lexington Valuation Lists
Style/Form Bungalow
Architect/Builder unknown
i
Exterior Material:
x- Foundation rubble
A
Wall/Trim wood shingle
Roof asphalt shingle
= ( Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
none
9
Major Alterations (with dates) 1987 -rear dormer
Condition good
Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
\v y� Acreage 23,190 SF
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Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed residential on busy,main road
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
Date (month/year) June 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (67 Lowell Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
A good example of the Bungalow style, 67 Lowell Street is a side-gabled 1 1/2-story dwelling which is sheathed in wood
shingles above a rubble foundation. As is typical of the style,the house is capped by a low-pitched gabled roof with a wide,
unenclosed eave overhang. Triangular braces support the overhang on the gable ends while the roof rafters are exposed on
the lateral eaves. A brick exterior chimney emerges through the overhang on the north elevation. The projecting gablefront
porch is aligned with the south elevation and is supported by two battered shingled porch posts with a spaced board
balustrade. The front door has been replaced by a wooden door with two upper glass panes. Adjacent to the entrance, and
also sheltered by the porch, is a set of three 6/1 windows set in a molded surround. To the north of the front porch is a pair
of 6/1 windows. A shed-roofed, rectangular bay window projects from the south side and displays exposed rafters.
Remaining fenestration includes 6/1 sash, small square windows filled with multi-light casements and modern casements. A
modem shed dormer was constructed on the rear roof slope in 1987 but is barely visible from the street.
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 constructed in 1921 for George and Emma Vickery who previously lived at 19 Percy Road. The first
assessment appears in the 1922 Valuation List and indicates that Emma Vickery was assessed for a house valued at$4500,
an outbuilding valued at$200 and a garage at$150. George Vickery was a brushmaker. Emma Vickery continued to
occupy the house until the early 1940s. The house was purchased by Arvid and Josephine Leelman in 1955 and is currently
owned by Martine Leelman.
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.