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FORM B — BUILDING 447
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
rn Lexington
tress 32 _uzzev Street
_ R � :toric Name Lucy K. Damon House
— - Present residential
Original residential
-� )ESCRIPTION:
-e 1888
Source David Tuttle's list
SKETCH MAPa.,
Show property' s location in relation Style Shingle Style
to nearest cross streets and/or /� , t f e-
geographical features. Indicate Architect DGu/1 rT. TO— �� �JU.+ 'G(
all buildings between inventoried
property and nearest intersection. Exterior wall fabric clapboards, shingles
Indicate north.
Outbuildings
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Major alterations (with dates)
from facinc; Forest Street back to face
Na err Movediuzzev Street Date before 1898
Approx. acreage 15119 ft.2
Recorded by Anne Grady-, Nancy S. Seasholes Setting A street of ample mid-nineteenth
Organization Lexington Historical Coru:,ission century houses with so:,-:e later infill;
Date Argil, 1984 many of the houses have been turned into
doctors offices.
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.)
This is a substantial Shingle Stele Vernacular house. The use of
patterned shingles above the first floor is pronounced -- four roars of: stanc-erec
butt or hexaaonal shine;les alternate with several rows of plain shingles. Other
features include ashr:ffnetrical =sassing, porch with turned posts and turned
balusters, eyebrow window in the roof (right side) , and "eyelid" lintel on the
gable window on the facade. The house was built by David A. Tuttle, a carperiter-
who built 39 houses in Lexington between 1840 and 1894.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state-
history and how the building relates to the development of the commlmity.)
The house was built for Lucy Kendall Damon (b. 1817, d. 1900) , the wicow
of Isaac newton Dar::on, a nan l;ror:inent in tovm affairs. It was originally built
facing Forest Street but by 1898 had been roved back and turned to face luzzel
Street, as it does today. B-,7 1904 the house was owned by TTrs. Florence Hamblen,
a recorder of deeds in the Last Can-brid-e courthouse.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher)
Hudson, Charles. history of the Town of Lexinc.,ton, revised and continued to
1912 by the Lexington TTistorical SocietN,-, Volur..e II, n. 160. Boston:
Houghton ITifflin Comnanv, 1913.
David A. Tuttle, list of houses built by hip;, 1904. Lexington Historical
Society- archives.
Edwin B. Worthen, totes, 1orthen Collection, Cary emorial Library, Lexinaton,
iTassachusetts.
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 32 MUZZEY STREET
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 447
BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
A brief mention in the Lexington Minute-man on October 12, 1907 noted that"The estate on the corner of Muzzey and
Forest streets was sold last week to Mr. John Hubbell of New York, who, with his son's family who are residents of
Waltham,will occupy the premises without delay. The house is a modern one and attractive in all respects. Mrs.
Florence Hamblen and her sister,Mrs. Geo. F. Jones, vacate the premises this Saturday. They have engaged board at the
Blinn's for this winter".
John Hubbell continued to occupy the house until his death on October 2, 1919. His family continued to reside here into
the 1930s. By 1942 the property was occupied by Thomas Lynah.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lexington directories,various dates.
Lexington Minute-Man, Oct. 12, 1907.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
March 2009