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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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--r - Original owner Harvey & Mab-e.-(Winlock
Property's DESCRIPTION:
location in relation to nearest
cross streets and other buildings Date 1912
or geographical features.
Indicate north. Source House Plans
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-_-{ Architect E.T. Stewart - Boston, Mass.
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Exterior wall fabric Stucco
Outbuildings Swimming Pool - Pool House
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Major alterations (with dates) Pool 1965
Porch enclosed - 1967. Addition, lge, 1970.
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IJ Moved Date
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Approx. acreage •7 (31420')
Recorded by Audrey R. MacCarey; Anne Grady Setting Granny Hill; a prominent site,
Organisation Lexington Historical Comm. adjacent to Granny Pond, amid other substantial
Date 4-14-76; March, 1984 houses; Hayes rhododendrons embellish this
property.
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within community)
3-story, 12-room; slate roof with foundation, chimney & a free-standing wall
made of fieldstone. Some casement windows & 8 over 1.
A verb late example of the picturesque architecture with which the Meriam
Street area was developed in the late nineteenth century, this building, none-
theless, has typical asymmetrical massing, wooden detailing in the wall dormer,
and extensive use of fieldstone. Only the use of stucco as wall finish where
shingles would have been used earlier, sets this building apart from the norm.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role owners played in local or state history
and how the building relates to the development of the community)
Built by Harvey & MabF,{ Winlock in 1912 & designed by^Stewart, Boston architect. r
They moved from Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Winlock was part owner of the foundry firmer
Barbour-Stockwell Co. He was much interested in town affairs serving as town
meeting member most of the fifty years he resided here until his death; served
on the appropriation committee & also was a cemetery commissioner. They raised
a family of 5 daughters, all born at home. The Winlock family sold their home
to Charles & Ann Spaulding in 1963. Present owners - George & Patricia Rowe.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Family Records & House Plans
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 61 MERIAM ST.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 389
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
A brief notice found in the Lexington Minute-man on September 6, 1913 provides information on the construction of this
house:
The foundations are in for a house estimated to cost fifteen thousand or more on the upper part of Merriam street,
on the slope of Granny Hill, in close proximity to the pond on the top of the hill. The house is for the occupancy
and ownership of Mr. H.D. Winlock,who, if we remember correctly, resides in Cambridge. His mother has
bought land on the opposite corner of the street. The house is to be built of hollow tiles with a cement finish.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lexington Minute-Man, September 6, 1913.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
June 2009