HomeMy WebLinkAboutsunny-knoll-avenue_0003 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
71-47 Boston N. 1134
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Town Lexington
Place(neighborhood or village)
Address 3 Sunny Knoll Avenue
}' Historic Name Daniel Gorman House
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Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction 1922
Source Directories, List of Persons, Val. List
` Style/Form Bungalow
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Architect/Builder Daniel Gorman, carpenter
Exterior Material:
Foundation Concrete
Wall/Trim Stucco
-, Roof Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
garage
Major Alterations (with dates) some window
replacement
1 Condition good
Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 6829 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed residential neighborhood
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
Date (month/year) January 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (3 Sunny Knoll Avenue)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
The house at 3 Sunny Knoll Avenue is a good example of a stuccoed, 1 1/2-story, side-gabled bungalow with the full-width
front porch contained under the main roof The roof displays a wide eave overhang accented by decorative beams under the
gables. Centered on the front roof slope is a gable dormer decorated by half timbering and false beams. The front porch has
been enclosed by screens. Sheltered by the porch,the center entrance projects slightly from the adjacent wall. Many of the
original windows have been replaced by modern sash but the original sash configuration including 6/1 and 4/1 have been
retained. The placement of the windows on the side elevations is varied and includes a projecting 6/1 with shed roof hood on
the west wall and a three-sided bay window under a shed hood and two small diamond-paned windows on the east. A
stuccoed chimney breaks through the roof on the east side of the house. A shed dormer spans the rear slope. A secondary
gabled entrance porch is located on the west side.
To the rear of the house is a stuccoed garage capped by an asphalt-shingled roof with exposed rafters. The original door has
been replaced by an overhead garage door.
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F' STORICAL NARRATIVE
Describe 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. (A)a-3 ��" nS� T)ayll/eI /q•��!'►�al�1
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This house was constructed by Daniel A. Gorman, Jr., a carpenter, in 1922.'The 1922 Town Valuation List indicates that the
house was then unfinished; the following year it is valued at$5000. Gorman lived in the house between 1923 and 1925
before moving to 5 Sunny Knoll Avenue, which he occupied for several years (and may have also built). By 1926, the house
had been acquired by George and Alice Welsh. Later occupants of the house included Charles and Mary Martel (c.1950),
and Mary and Paul Bartel (1957-1976). The present owners purchased the house in 1976.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Lexington Directories, various years.
Lexington,Town of. List of Persons, various years.
Lexington, Town of Valuation Lists. Assessors' Office, Town Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts.
Sanborn Map Co. Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. New York: Sanborn Map Co., 1887, 1892, 1897, 1903,
1908, 1918, 1927, 1935. Microfilm.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.