HomeMy WebLinkAboutmassachusetts-avenue_1071-1073 FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
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ss 1071--73 Mass. Ave.
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1t use Residence
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1844?
rce Ed Worthen's notes LHS
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)
Other features house faces south at right
angles to street; granite foundation, Cgreek
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evival door;
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Altered Date
S' Moved Date
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5. Lot size:
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Less than one acre Over one acre
Approximate frontage 60
?' Approximate distance of building from street
y ` 20'
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6, Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
MHC Photo no.
Date 7/75
(over)
i. Original owner (if known) bPiVI e- r;-C-fCe
Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
S. 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)
Center entrance, 5 bays wide, hip roof, two chimneys to rear, ell SE at
right angles to main bldg. ; ell with ridge roof, Colonial Revival porch,
concrete foundation.
According to E.B. Worthen, a very old house forme(ly stood on this
property in which Robert Harrington lived (Harrington came to Lexington in 1711) .
Ebenezer Pierce was living in the old house in 1825 and, in 1844, built
the present house on this site, and "the old house was demolished in 1854"
(see Form E-55, 13 Maple Street) .
In 1870, this house was purchased by Walter Wellington (see 1889 Walker
map) . In the 1930s, the house was remodeled into a two-family house and Frank
I. Pierce lived in one-half of it.
Source: E.B. Worthen; archives of the Lexington Historical Society, Acc. #6642.
S. Lawrence. Whipple, 1984
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10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
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