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'KASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION E 241
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
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cess 955 Mass. Ave.
Jonathon Harrington, Jr.
sent use private
;ent owner Johnson, Richard
:ription:
1788
ourceMiddlesex RE'.gistry of Deeds
4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric clapboard
Outbuildings (describe)
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Other features_ 5 bay wide, two room deep.
�� e _siranitQOundation; center entrance. Door
with full lengthSi6t�id4S
X X k Altered yes Date c 1850's
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- - Moved
Date
5. Lot size:
Less than one acre Over one acre
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Approximate frontage
'Approximate distance of building from street
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
AIHC Photo no.
Date 7/75
(over)
7. O-iginal owner (if known)
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/
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Communication Military Humanitarian
Community development Political . Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Jonathon Harrington, Jr. , was the last survivor of the Battle of Lexington.
D. Mar. 26, 1854.
House probably altered W. Italianate details after death of J. Harrington.
Note heavy lintels on door with small brackets.
Descrip. cont. Sidelights, two chimneys at ridge, notquite symmetrically placed. ' -
Chimney on right closer to gable than one on left. One story ell to rear with door.
Jonathan Harrington, whose military record and funeral services are well
documented, was a chairmaker and furniture repairer, whose workshop stood
"beside the road nearly in front of his house" (Proceedings of the Lexington
Historical Society, volume II, p. 42) . He was self-taught as a furniture maker,
and his chairs, reflect this! (Several pieces are in the collection of-the
Lexington Historical Society, plus a charcoal portrait of him executed when he
was an old man.)
S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
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10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
Hudson, Charles. History of Lexington
Bicentennial Photographic Exhibit notes. 1975
Typescript in L x. Library
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