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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION North
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Town: Lexington
Place: (neighborhood or village)
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Address: 55 Middleby Road
Historic Name: Bridge Elementary School
Uses: Present: school
Original: school
Date of Construction: 1964
Source: school records
Style/Form: Contemporary
Architect/Builder: Clinch, Crimp, Brown & Fisher
Exterior Material:
Foundation:
Wall/Trim: brick, concrete
Topographic or Assessor's Map Roof:
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
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Setting: residential neighborhood
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Recorded by: Lisa Mausolf
Organization: Lexington Historical Commission
Date(month/year): January 2010
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 55 Middleby Road
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
If checked,you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state)history. Include uses of the building, and the role(s)the
owners/occupants played within the community.
The Bridge School was designed by the architectural firm of Clinch, Crimp,Brown&Fisher. The same design was also used
for the Bowman School at 9 Philip Road. The firm also designed other schools in Lexington including the Fiske School and the
Estabrook School.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hinkle,Alice and Andrea Cleghorn. Life in Lexington 1946-1995.
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913.
Massachusetts Archives Building Plans List.
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INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET LEXINGTON 55 Middleby Road
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
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Detail,front entrance with mural
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