HomeMy WebLinkAboutwaltham-street_0462 FORM B - BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
32/107 Boston N. 1141
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Town Lexington
`- - Place (neighborhood or village) East- --
i; Address 462 Waltham Street
, i Historic Name
✓ Uses: Present Residential
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Original Barn
Date of Construction 19th c.?
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Style/Form Astylistic
Architect/Builder unknown
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g- Exterior Material:
Foundation brick
Wall/Trim wood shingle
Roof asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
-❑ / none
pQ Major Alterations (with dates) c.1920 -converted to
residential use; date? -loss of entrance porch
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Condition good
Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 16,698 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 (462 Waltham Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
Originally constructed as a barn, 462 Waltham Street is a 2 1/2-story building oriented with its gable to the street and set
above a brick foundation. The building is now sheathed in wood shingles and displays a 3 x 2-bay massing which is no doubt
quite different from the original configuration. Centered on the gablefront is a six-panel door flanked by partial sidelights and
capped by a semi-elliptical fan. (Sanborn maps indicate that at one time a single-story entrance porch fronted the door.) The
windows contain 6/6 sash with exterior storm windows,plain surrounds and shutters. Lighting the attic is a smaller 6/6
window without shutters. A brick chimney emerges from the north roof slope and the eaves project slightly and are without
returns.
The house is set a short distance from the road and there is a paved driveway to the north of the house.
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 community.
The early history of this former barn is not known with certainty. The 1906 Atlas shows a cluster of buildings near this
location owned by F.P. Kendall, a milk dealer. After Kendall's death in 1912, the land was sold and subdivided. It seems
likely that this building(like the former barn at 259 Marrett Road, MHC #1087, also owned by Kendall) was converted to
res. ential use at this time.
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The building was inc ded in the"Farmhurst"subdivision laid out in 1918 and owned at the time by Neil McIntosh of Milton
(Section 3, Lot 84). The former barn was probably converted to residential use at that time. In 1921 the property was owned
by Clymer Long and included a house valued at$2800 and an outbuilding valued at$100 in addition to the 16,698 square
foot lot. By 1928 the property had been purchased by Fred and Martha Ensign. He was employed as a watchman.
Later owners included Ronald and Vera Meadows (c.1950). It was purchased by Arthur and Charlotte Maxner in 1955 and
sold to Chantal D'Arleville in 1986.
This was known as 452 Waltham Street until the mid 1930s.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Lexington Assessors Records.
Le ington Directories, various dates.
L xington Valuation Lists, various dates.
Saiborn maps, 1927 and 1935.
1906 Atlas.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked,you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.