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FORM B - B U I I,D I N G In Area no. Form no.
11ASSAGHUSETTS HISTOJUCAL COA11111ISSION Bl !'K�
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
JAR • 6
n Lexington
-ess 1894 Mass. Ave.
>ent use Residence
El
,ent owner Donald Forg
ription:
c. 1850 _
:)urce
Italianate
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) Barn.,
j. Other features Center entrance, porch 1st.
z :
j floor across front , double columns. Col. Rev
-��(,.E Center bay over door with dentil moulding
leaded glass in upper (over)
d �
i" '` r � ";--• , Altered Front porch added Date /
�6 s
Moved Date
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5. Lot size:
z Less than one acre x Over one acre
r Approximate frontage 50'
r I/*
Approximate distance of building from street
151
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
b-1HC Photo no.
Date August 20, 1975
(over)
7. Original owner (if known)
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. cont. Sash, Main block, heavy overhang, paired brackets at corners, single
brackets evenly around cornice, wide cornice board, strong return, flat overhand with
brackets over windows. Ell in rear with slightly different bracketing, window treatment
One story shed behind ell.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 1894 MASS. AVE.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING $� 69
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
It appears that there is a house on this site at the time of the 1853 map, owned by L.W. Wright(1821-1888). The 1889
map seems to show this as one of two side-by-side houses (also 1900 Mass Ave?)owned by A.E. Wright(Wright's
widow—Abigail Estabrook Wright).
According to directories, by 1894 this house was occupied by George H. Streeter. Streeter was born in Roxbury in 1860
and came to Lexington in 1887. He married Alice Wright, daughter of Luke Wellington Wright(see above)in 1887.
George Streeter operated a kitchen furnishings store on Boylston Street in Boston.
Various improvements were made to the house during the Streeter's ownership. The latest improvement was described
by the Minute-man on April 8, 1905:
The old Wright place opposite the Battle Green,now owned by George H. Streeter and which has been so
improved as to almost lose its old-time identity, is having its piazza area still further increased to take in quite a
large area of space.
George and Alice Streeter were still living here in 1942. The present owner, Donald Forg, purchased the property about
1967.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913, vol. 2, p. 685, 782.
Lexington directories, various dates.
Lexington Minute-man,April 8, 1905.
Middlesex County Register of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass.
1853 & 1889 Lexington maps.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
July 2009