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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION North
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Town: Lexington
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Photograph Central Business District
Address: 1806-1810 Massachusetts Avenue (at Muzzey)
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: commercial
Original: commercial
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Source: Worthen, Calendar History, p. 109
Style/Form:
Architect/Builder: unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation:
Wall/Trim: stucco
Topographic or Assessor's Map Roof: tar and gravel
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Recorded by: Lisa Mausolf
Organization: Lexington Historical Commission
Date(month/year): January 2010
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 1806 Mass. Ave.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
If checked,you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
Built several years before the adjacent Viano or Theater Block,the commercial block at the southeast corner of Muzzey Street
and Massachusetts Avenue is a two-story structure with a wood and brick first floor and stuccoed upper level, crowned by a
projecting bracketed cornice with curved ornamental end blocks with raised decoration. Painted brick piers separate the first
floor components. Between the brick piers,the renovated/altered storefronts consist of multi-paned windows with transoms, set
on brick bases with concrete caps. The main storefront on the Mass. Ave. elevation is capped by a bold pediment. The entrance
to the upper level is located on the Muzzey Street elevation. The second floor windows have molded surrounds and are arranged
individually, in pairs and in sets of three. Most retain what appears to be an original 6/1 configuration; a few contain 1/1 sash.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state)history. Include uses of the building, and the role(s)the
owners/occupants played within the community.
This commercial block was constructed in 1912 on the site of the Reed house which was moved back. It was originally
numbered 468 to 472 Massachusetts Avenue. In 1918 the tenants included a grocery store in the corner storefront with a cobbler
next door.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Sanborn insurance maps
Town Directories
Worthen, Edwin B. A Calendar History of Lexington, Massachusetts, 1620-1946. Lexington: 1946,p. 109.
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INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 1806 Mass. Ave.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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