HomeMy WebLinkAboutwaltham-street_0346 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
32/25 Boston N. 1139
Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village) ea t L.eeH
Address 346 Waltham Street
' Historic Name William H. and Hope Smith House
Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction 1924
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Source Lexington Valuation Lists
Style/Form Four Square
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Architect/Builder unknown
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Exterior Material:
Foundation concrete block
MS2'9> 9
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Wall/Trim wood shingle
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169 -"`nl i Roof asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
j + garage
Major Alterations (with dates)
Condition good
`� 4p Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 21,456 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting mixed 20th century residential neighborhood
Organization Lexington Historical Commission along busy road
Date (month/year) May 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (346 Waltham Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
A good example of the Four Square form, 346 Waltham Street is a two-story, 2 x 2-bay building, roughly square in plan
which is capped by an asphalt shingled hip roof The house is set above a rusticated concrete block foundation and is
sheathed in wood shingles with a flared course between the first and second stories. Nearly spanning the facade is a single-
story,hip-roofed porch supported by three Roman Done columns. The offcenter wooden door displays two rows of 4 x 2-
upper lights. On one side of the door is an individual 6/1 window while there is a set of three 6/1 windows on the other. The
second floor of the facade is lit by two 6/1 windows with shutters. Centered on the front roof slope is a hip dormer with two
small 3 x 2-light windows. Elsewhere on the house,the predominant window is a 6/1 sash. A single-story rectangular bay
window is located on the north elevation.
Extending along the north side, a paved driveway descends downhill to a single-story shingled garage, capped by a hip roof,
with a single overhead replacement door facing the street.
HISTORICAL 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 co mu ity.
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This building is located 4pairt of the"Farmhurst"subdivision, laid out in 1918 and owned at that time by Neil McIntosh
(Section 2, lots 10 & 11). It appears that this house was constructed in 1924 for William H. and Hope Smith. The 1924
Valuation List indicates that William Smith was then living at 258 Lexington Street in East Boston and was assessed for
Farm. Section 1, Lots 10 & 11 (then including 44,620 square feet and a garage valued at$350. In 1925 Smith was first
assessed for a house valued at$5,000 in addition to the above-mentioned lot and garage. Directories state that Smith was
employed as a guard for the railway. The Smiths continued to own the house into the 1940s. Later owners included Albert
and Anna Gardner c.1950. John and Marie Brogan purchased the property prior to 1960.
BIBk' IOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Le mgton Assessors Records.
Legton Directories, various dates.
Lexington Valuation Lists, various dates.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.