HomeMy WebLinkAboutmarrett-road_0364 FORM B — BUILDING Assessor's Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
33/9 Boston
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION North
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Town: Lexington
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Photograph Fair Oaks
Address: 364 Marrett Road
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: residential
Original: residential
Date of Construction: c.1920
i Source: visual inspection
t, Style/Form: Colonial Revival (Dutch Colonial)
- Architect/Builder: unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation: stone
Wall/Trim: wood clapboards
Topographic or Assessor's Map
Roof: asphalt shingles
10 i°+ Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
garage
� - Major Alterations(with dates):
none
Condition: good
Moved: no x yes Date
Acreage: 0.24 acre
Setting: mixed residential along busy road
51.1'
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 364 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 360 Marrett Road. The 1 %-story, 3 x 2-bay structure is a
gambrel-roofed Dutch Colonial structure sheathed in wood clapboards and set on a mortared stone foundation. A full shed
dormer spans the front roof slope. The center entrance contains a paneled door and is flanked by sidelights. It is 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. This was lot 8 of the revised subdivision. 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 Joseph W. Buckley(b. 1894), a plumber, and his wife. George Anker was living here by
1942 and the house remained in the Anker family until 1977.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913,vol. 2.
Lexington Directories,various years.
Sanborn Insurance Maps
U.S. Census,various years.
1906 map
Continuation sheet 1