HomeMy WebLinkAboutmarrett-road_0360 FORM B — BUILDING Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
33/8 Boston
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION North
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Town: Lexington
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Photograph Fair Oaks
Address: 360 Marrett Road
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: residential
�•. � ,..-::--� - -- - � I _ �� -iii - _
Original: residential
Date of Construction: c.1920
_ Source: visual inspection
i a Style/Form: Colonial Revival (Dutch Colonial)
Architect/Builder: unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation: stone
Wall/Trim: aluminum siding
Topographic or Assessor's Map
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
garage
Major Alterations(with dates):
Date?—aluminum siding
Condition: fair(due to siding)
P
s �$� Moved: no x yes Date
a' Acreage: 0.26 acre
eu Setting: mixed residential on busy street
5xry 5a R'
Recorded by: Lisa Mausolf
Organization: Lexington Historical Commission
Date(month/year): January 2010
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 360 Marrett Road
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.
This house was built according to the same plans as its neighbor at 364 Marrett Road. The 1 %-story, 3 x 2-bay structure is a
gambrel-roofed Dutch Colonial structure sheathed in aluminum siding and set on a mortared stone foundation. A full shed
dormer spans the front roof slope. The center entrance is flanked by sidelights and sheltered by a shallow entrance porch
consisting of a broken pediment supported by Doric columns. A wooden fan caps the door. Windows include paired 6/1 sash
adjacent to the entrance, a tripartite unit over the entrance and 8/1 sash on either side.
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 house was constructed after 1906 and was part of the Fair Oaks subdivision, originally laid out in 1909 by Arthur E.
Horton. Few houses were built as part of the original subdivision and the plan was later revised in 1924 after it was acquired by
developer Neil McIntosh. It was one of five houses built in a row on Marrett Road at the same time(356, 358, 360, 364 and 366
Marrett Road).
In 1928 the house was occupied by John McCormack and his wife. By 1932 Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch were in residence and
in 1942 the directory lists Eldon Nichols as the occupant. Later owners included Mary Perry(prior to 193)and Mary Dyer from
1973 to 2004.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913,vol. 2,
Lexington Directories,various years.
Lexington Minute-man
Middlesex County Registry of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass.
U.S. Census,various years.
1875, 1889 maps
Continuation sheet 1