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sent owner Ruth
8 Pierce, Elizabeth
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Colonial Revival
4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect ("The same man who did the Hancock
in relation to nearest cross streets and Church" owner
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric
clapboard
Outbuildings (describe)
Other features_(obs cured by trees)
closed front porch at 1st. level, center
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entrance; porch has paired columns
Altered Date
Moved Date
fl 5. Lot size:
Less than one acre x Over one acre
+� Approximate frontage 100"
Approximate distance of building from street
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
111HC Photo no.
Date 7/23/75
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7. Original owner (if known) 7'f 1 0. P1 ctl^Ge
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 . - Columns set behind stick work railing. 2nd floor level, paired
center windows with balcony onto porch roof, stick work railing. High hip
roof w. center dormer, chimney, left of center peak.
Ruth Berry was a commercial artist and active -in the affairs of the
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society during the 1940s.
S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
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