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4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Clapboard
�rOutbuildings (describe) Small barn
Other features Five bay wide, center entrance
2 chimneys behind ridge, addition to rear;
Col. Rev. porch; hip roof- 3 chimneys(over)
Altered Yes Date C. 1900?
y mei_ Moved Date
5. Lot size:
One acre or less x Over one acre
Approximate frontage 40'
Approximate distance of building from street
15'
O NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by Ruth Beebe
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lexington Historical Commissic
HC Photo no.
Date Oct. 14, 1975
(over)
SM-9-75-RO61465 (20M-2476)
7. Original owner (if known)
Original use farmhouse
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)
Other features (cont.) ; triple window upstairs over front door - cornice- wide corner
boards - porch roof bows out on either side of front door & on right side - porch
has grooved tapered posts - porch supported by seven Tuscan columns - post & lintel
door - side lights - pilasters with Greek Key grooving - brick foundation - porch in
rear.
Home of Isaac Newton Damon who came to Lexington in 1836. Whether he
built at that time is not confirmed, but he was living here in 1853 (map) and
operating his paint store at 1656 Massachusetts Avenue (former schoolhouse) .
Later, in the second quarter of the twentieth century, it was the home of Edgar
J. Thivierge, a pharmacist, who owned the pharmacy business at the corner of
Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham Street.
(Source: see notes in archives of the Lexington Historical Society. Also, see
interior photos, S.L.W.)
S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)