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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within community)
Hip roof w/dormers; front & side porch w/columns; bay windows.
This house, built slightly later than many of its neighbors on Meriam
Hill, nevertheless shares many features including bay windows, broad porch,
and substantial dormers.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state Ili-story
and how the building relates to the development of the community)
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 35 MERIAM ST.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 386
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This house is quite similar to that at 12 Glen Road(4404)which was also built by A.C. Washburn in 1907.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
A brief notice found in the Lexington Minute-man on August 4, 1906 provides information on the construction of this
house:
Supt. Chas. H. Miles of the Gas and Electric Lt. Co.,has purchased the last house built by Mr. A. C. Washburn in
the Oakmont district. It is the largest of the three built within the past three months in this locality and is situated
on the corner of Glen road and Merriam street.
Charles and Bertha Miles were still living here in 1942. Later owners included Ralph and Helen Davis who sold the
property to John and Cynthia Butler in 1963. They owned the house until 1977.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lexington Directories,various dates.
Lexington Minute-Man,August 4, 1906.
Middlesex County Register of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass.
U.S. Census Records, 1900-1930.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
June 2009