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other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Asphalt shingle
Outbuildings (describe)
Other features Five hay wide, one room deep;
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Approximate frontage 501
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Organization Lex. Hist. Comm.
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Date 7/75
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Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military Humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Descrip cont: in relationship. Dogrr§similar to Hancock Clarke Houss. (C-19) , 1737.
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 898 MASS. AVE.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 232
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
According to the present owner(Monica Cotter),the front section of this house predates 1830. Small British cannon
balls were found when the cellar was being dug in the 1920s and were donated to the Historical Society.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Cotter, Monica(present owner). Information on history of house, Sept. 2007.
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913, vol. 2, p. 359-360.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
July 2009