HomeMy WebLinkAboutoakland-street_0009 FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION A 39
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
Lexington
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4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric
Outbuildings (describe)
Other features Small cottage, one story
facing Oakland; gable end to street-
center entrance with simple (over)
Altered Date
_ Moved Date
5. Lot size:
One acre or less x Over one acre
Approximate frontage
Approximate distance of building from street
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E. W. Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
HC Photo no.
Date 12/75
(over)
gm_o_7r;_Rn�;1465 (IOM-2,;76)
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 Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
projecting hood with triangular pediment supported by plain curved brackets;
north side of house two stories cliAe t6 slope of land, also with center entrance,
projecting hood.
Historical significance
This is the former home of Geo. E. Pekins and his family in the 1930s and
1940s. Pekins was a machinist for Merriam Shop Findings manufactory. Prior to
Pekins, it was the home for the plant foreman.
S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)