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Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
30/111 Boston N. 1082
Town Lexington
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Place (neighborhood or village) East Lexington
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7400W
- ,� Address 31 Maple Street
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Historic Name Edward L. & Cora Tyler House
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" Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction 1901
Source Lexington Valuation Lists
i� Style/Form Colonial Revival
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Architect/Builder unknown
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Foundation rubble
Wall/Trim wood clapboard
N� � Roof asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
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none
Major Alterations (with dates) none
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Condition good
Moved 0 no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 21,014 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting row of 19th to early 20th century houses on a
Organization Lexington Historical Commission heavily-trafficked street
Date (month/year) June 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (31 Maple Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
Largely obscured by large pine trees, 31 Maple Street is an early 20th century gablefront dwelling which displays elements of
the Colonial Revival style. The 2 1/2-story, clapboarded building rests on a rubble foundation and is outlined by
comerboards displaying recessed panels. The cornice returns in the front gable are spanned by a wide molding and the eaves
are flared slightly. A single-story porch spans the gablefront, supported by Roman Doric columns which are paired at the
center with clusters of three at the front corners. The columns are spanned by a turned balustrade above a wooden deck.
Sheltered by the porch, the glass-and-raised panel door is flanked by leaded glass, geometric sidelights. On one side of the
door there is a small leaded glass window while on the other there is a three-sided bay window containing 6/1 sash. The
upper story of the facade has two pairs of 6/1 windows with an additional pair lighting the attic.
A 2 1/2-story gable projects slightly from the west elevation and is trimmed with the same comerboards visible on the main
block. A three-sided bay window is located on the first floor with a pair of 6/1 windows above. An exterior brick chimney(a_
later alteration) is also visible on this side. Remaining fenestration consists primarily of 6/1 sash. A sun porch is located at
the rear.
A driveway extends to the west of the house.
1_11VORICAL NARRATIVE
De,!cribe 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 1901 for Edward L. Tyler(b.1872), son of Henry H. Tyler. According to the town history,
Edward Tyler married Cora Prescott in 1901. [Edward's father, Henry Tyler lived at 27 Maple Street(MHC#652)while
brother Arthur Tyler lived at 29 Maple Street(MHC#653)].
Like his father before him, Edward Tyler was a milk dealer. Later directories (c.1930) list him as working in real estate and
as operating a tourists' residence (c.1936). The property was sold by Edward L. Tyler, Jr. in 1959 to John and Marilu
Bamaby who lived here until about 1970.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913.
Lexington Assessors Records.
Lexington Directories, various dates.
Lexington Valuation Lists, various dates.
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Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attached a completed
Natkonal Register Criteria Statement form.