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F O R NI B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
..LISSACIIUSE I'TS HIS'T'ORICAL COMNIISSION B� (A
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
JAN • 16
r ' i Lexington
ess 1900 Mass. Ave.
ent use Private Residence
t ent owner Forg, Donald
(Burrell, resident)
- ription:
C. 1850
-
- - Greek Revival
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) Garage
Other features Granite block foundation
gable end to street. Porch on side (east)
-;?f�-T Tuscan columns
Altered Date
X E7 - Moved possibly, owner Date
x unsure
5. Lot size:
Less than one acre_ Over one acre
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Approximate frontage 30'
Approximate distance of building from street
15'
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by Ruth Beebe
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
MHC Photo no.
Date Aug. 18, 1975
(over)
. Oz-iginal o%vner (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)
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 1900 MASS. AVE.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 68
BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
It appears that there is a house on this site at the time of the 1853 map, owned by W.Hayward. The 1889 map seems to
show this as one of two side-by-side houses(also 1894 Mass Ave.)owned by A.E. Wright(widow of Luke Wellington
Wright. According to the present owner it was owned for some time by George Streeter who was married to Wright's
daughter,Alice.
From 1923 to 1970 this was the office of Dr. Winthrop W.Harrington.
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.
Middlesex County Register of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass.
1853 & 1889 Lexington maps.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
July 2009