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other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Clapboard, flushboard
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Approximate frontage On Mass. Ave. 10'
On Maple 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.
MHC Photo no.
Date Aug. 1975
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7. Original owner (if known) Pierce family
Original use Farm house
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)
House one of three built by Pierce family. Others -Peleiiah P. Pierce property.
247; 3rd now lost; once stood at corner of Marrett & Mass. Ave.present site of
Museum of Out National Heritage cf Hist. Soc. archives for picture of last house.
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10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
Hudson, History of Lexington, Vol II geneology
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET [Property
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL CCTMIISSION Lexington 256
Office of the Secretary, Boston
Name:1099 Massachusetts Ave
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 1099 MASS. AVENUE
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 256
BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This was the home of Nathaniel Pierce(1789-1879). The house originally stood quite close to the street. Nathaniel and
his wife Abigail (Wellington)had eight children.
In 1889 the property was purchased by Rhodes Lockwood of Boston who utilized it as a summer home; spending the
remainder of his time at his home on Beacon Hill. Lockwood(1839-1905)was the president of Davidson Rubber Co. of
Charlestown and during his day was considered one of the leading businessmen of Boston. He held various patents
including the fountain pen syringe and an improvement to the Indian rubber eraser. During the Lockwoods' ownership,
the house was moved back on the lot and a considerable ell was constructed. In addition the ancient family cemetery on
the site of the knoll facing Pierce's Bridge Station was removed.
Rhodes Lockwood died on August 3, 1905, from injuries sustained when the axle on his automobile broke. Rhodes and
Henrietta Lockwood's daughter,Henrietta Niles Lockwood,married Richard Tower, son of William A. Tower, on
September 30, 1905.
In 1910 the homestead and part of the land was sold to the widow of Dr. Huntington of Boston.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington.
Lexington Directories,various dates.
Lexington Minute-man,June 24, 1898;August 12, 1905; June 8, 1907;August 6, 1910.
Worthen, Edwin B. Tracing the Past in Lexington, Massachusetts. New York: Vantage Press, 1998, p. 35.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
June 2009