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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmassachusetts-avenue_2027 FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION B 89 Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston r.. _ Lexington fir,V ss 2027 Mass. Ave. Dana Home r 0C v— nt use Home for elderly i. ; - nt owner Lexington Home for the. Aged .max - z ,iption: Mh - - arce 1 -- - - O�.t- z�, I Y?7 Mansard 4. Map. Draw sxeicn 01 uuiiuiiar� ...����.,,. - tect in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric shingle _ Outbuildings (describe) Other features foundation obscured in front rear fieldstone; porch with low rai.,ling _ J full width of front and along south side; ") entrance porch covered, supported by two turned posts, balanced by engaged posts on main facade. Windows to left of front >( } Altered Date Moved Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less Over one acre x - Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 30' O NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E.W.Reinhardt USGS Quadrant Lex Hist Com Organization HC Photo no. April, 1976 Date (over) c;M-7-75-R061465 (20M-2476) 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 x Exploration/ Science/ The Arts settlement invention Commerce Industry Social/ Communication Military humanitarian x Community development x Political Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Lexington Home for the Aged was incorporated in 1905 beginning with a gift of $1000 from Elizabeth W. Harrington. In 1913 Ellen Dana left her home, 627 Mass. Ave. (cf Morell Dana house, E area)gto the Home for the Aged. In 1916 the Lexington Home for the Aged sold that house and bought 2027 Mass. Ave. , their present site , naming iY the Dana Home to commemorate Miss Dana's original gift. 0reV,C { Description: door with stained glass inset across top. Entrance porch in south side with posts matching main facade. 2nd floor south west corner obscured by projecting bay, north west corner with square sided projecting tower - roof of tower extends abouve mala-roof line, topped by iron cresting - roof material is slate. Dependency on west side rear, 12 story mansard, slate roofed with entrance. Dentil course at cornice line both in main block and dependency. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Ed Worthen9Cal ender History of Lexington, p. 105, 110, 112. iN VtNTUKY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community: Foran No: MASSACHUSETTS HI STORI CAL CCWI SS ION ► oil�D V1 �q Office of the Secretary, Boston Property Name: 2027 Massachusetts Ave Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Built in 1888 by David Ainsworth Tuttle for Kelsey M. Gilmore. Built as a summer residence for the Gilmores who lived in Charlestown. Mrs. Kelsey Gilmore died in November 1889. Their daughter, Katie Sophia, married William W. Reed in 1890 and they moved into this house and continued to live here until 1916 when it was sold to the Lexington Home for the Aged. W.W. Reed was in the real estate business with an office in Boston. Kelsey Reed and his sister, Sylvia Reed Ballou (both deceased) were born in this house. (See archives of the Lexington Historical Society and typescript by Sylvia Reed Ballou.) S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984 .ttA . " f�� K�l se y M . Gi I vnare, c,J�,o G� a-S �� ©���'`�►�� awx.eJ {�v� �'I/1►! �}. fir. i�t1aj GLf I � s o y wtiGee leS, C� OM � � -� tic1 !I PVJ h6us� I�J�a_ tMsol�� 2Z a9 Staple to Inventory form at bottom