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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION BJ J 92
n Lexington
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Sent use , Residence
Sent owner
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7. Original owner (if known) Ven tiet
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)
Descrip:
w. simple single brackets at overhang ofAroof. Simple columns, Doric with
balusters of flatb,AW-A boards. Heavy overhang on roof, strong return with double
brackets. Paired brackets at cornice line N & S sides. S. side two story bay w
brackets at both first & second floor roof lines, flush boarding between first &
second floor'-N. side one story bay (rectangular rather than 3-sided) , brackets at
roof line, wide cornice board. Rear wing, 2 story, paired brackets similar to
main house.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Town Property Address
LEXINGTON 6 PARKER STREET
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD 92
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
G. B.Dennett is shown as the owner of this house on the 1889 map.
On December 21, 1872 the Lexington Minute-man reported that"Mr. Geo. B. Dennett has commenced the cellar for his
new house on land recently purchased of Mr. R.D. Blinn". The next week the newspaper reports that Blinn sold five lots
to four individuals—George Dennett, S.W.Hendley, W. Hendley and a Mr. Chapman(who bought two). Parker Street
was initially known as Linden Street and was to be fifty feet wide. As of January Dennett had begun his cellar and
Chapman had also broken ground for two $6000 houses(Minute-man, Jan. 4, 1873).
A Civil War Veteran,born in 1834, G.B. Dennett was employed as a carpenter, and later as janitor of Town Hall. In
1905 Mr. and Mrs. Dennett celebrated their 50`h wedding anniversary with a party at the house which is described in
some detail in the Minute-man on Dec. 2, 1905. George Dennett lived here until about 1908 at which time he/they moved
to 38 Forest Street to live with their daughter who was married to William Glenn, also a carpenter.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington. Cambridge: The Riverside Press Co., 1913, vol. 2, p. 168-9.
Lexington directories,various dates.
Lexington Minute-man, December 21, 1872; January 4, 1873 December 2, 1905.
Middlesex County Register of Deeds, Cambridge,Mass.
1853 & 1889 Lexington maps.
Supplement prepared by:
Lisa Mausolf
July 2009