HomeMy WebLinkAboutmassachusetts-avenue_1009 FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
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Lexington
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1009 Mass. Ave.
Harrington - Spaulding 40L)5e.
j - . use residence
owner Clinch Evans, * Blythe
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Condom in;urns'
c, 1804
o e M J Canavan papers (Lex. Library)
Style Federal, center entrance
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) Barn-(demolished X75)
j Other features fine dentil molding at cornice
reeded corner boards, 2 chimneys at ridge li
u- granite foundation, 2 bays deep with brick
chimneys, EEL attachecl sried, n
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Altered&U-L sheds later Date
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Moved �97� Date
xfio 5. Lot size:
Less than one acre Over one acre x
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Approximate frontage 150'
Approximate distance of building from street
20'
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded b
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Organization ,,--__
MHC Photo no.
Date 7/23/75
(over)
Charles Harrington
. Original owner (if known)
Original use Private residence - Farm (C Harrington - butcher)
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural Education Religion
Architectural X Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military Humanitarian
Community development x political . Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Built by ? Harrington, Sr. for son Charles - (Worthen in Calendar History) suggests
house incorporates timbers from old "Smock Farm" Lp,s"side of Great Meadows - off
Lowell St.
Descrip cont. - NW side - shed attached. , roof pitched, single brick chimney.
SE side attached ell, shed, barn, ell with single brick chimney, pitched roof,
strong return at cornice, barn - see picture,
Clapboards on main house narrower than on sheds, also narrower at bottom then top
(Examination of roof & floor beams when house was being remodelled, Sept. 1975
shows many reused beams, some with evidence of whitewall See color slides,
Lex. Hist. Soc. & private, collection of E. W. Reinhardt.)
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10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessorts records,
early maps, etc.)
Hudson, Chas. History of Lexington Vol. II" (geneology)
Ed Worthen - Calendar History
I,ex. Hist. Soc. - Proceedings . Vol 2 yL4