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H i 370
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
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l> - toric Name Alonzo E. Locke House
j Present residential
Original residential
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e 1887
Jource Lexington Minute Man, June 6, 1887
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all buildings between inventoried
property and nearest intersection. Exterior wall fabric shingles
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Outbuildings
13 41
Major alterations (with dates)
dAK Moved Date
13 Approx. acreage .4• A. (174.93 ft.2)
Recorded by Anne Grady Setting Residential street of substantial
Organization Lexington Historical Commission late nineteenth century houses.
Date March, 1984
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.)
Less elaborate than many of its neighbors on Meriam Hill of the same
period, this house is nonetheless comparable in size and may have lost finishes
over time. Modillions along the eave and overhanging gable end are the only
decorative features currently. Local carpenter and builder, John McKinnon,
built the house.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain ther owners played in local or state
history and how the building rel es to the development of the community.)
The house was built by Alonz Everett Locke, a member of a firm of
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brokers in Boston, a trustee of h<<< r 3' president of
the Lexington Historical Society.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, revised and continued to
1912 by the Lexington Historical Society, Volume II, p. 377. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913.
Lexington Minute Man, June 6, 1887, July 22, 1887.
1889 atlas
1906 atlas
1887 Directory
1894 Directory
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 14 OAKLAND ST.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING 370
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This house was one of a handful of dwellings constructed on Meriam Hill in 1887 on lots that were sold by D. W.
Muzzey(see also 16, 20, 23 &25 Oakland Street). On June 17, 1887 the Lexington Minute-man reported that"Mr. A.E.
Locke has commenced operations for the building of his new house on Oakland street. Mr. McKinnon is the contractor".
About a month later the paper noted"The foundation for Mr.A.E. Locke's house,which is in the course of erection on
Oakland street, is almost completed and will be ready before many days for the superstructure. The location is a very
sightly and desirable one, on land opposite the residence of Mr. Bliss. Mr. Ed.McNamara is the contractor for the
foundation work and Mr. McKinnon is the builder"(Lexington Minute-man,July 22, 1887).
This house was constructed by Alonzo E. Locke in anticipation of his wedding to Alice Hastings Butters which took
place on November 17, 1887. In 1910 the Locke household included Mr. and Mrs. Locke,their three sons and three
servants. Mrs. Locke was still living in the house in 1932. The house was vacant in 1942. Later owners included
William VanVliet and J. Alan and Sidney Cooper.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lexington Directories,various dates.
Lexington Minute-Man, June 3, 1887; June 17, 1887; July 22, 1887;November 18, 1887.
Sanborn Insurance Maps,Lexington,various dates.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
June 2009