HomeMy WebLinkAboutwoodland-road_0043 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
56/178 Boston N. 1144
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Massachusetts Archives Building
Town Lexington
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Place (neighborhood or village) Upper Meriam Hill
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t>' Address 43 Woodland Road
Historic Name D. Craig&Mildred Wark House
r Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
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Date of Construction 1934-1935
Source Lexington Valuation Lists
Style/Form Garrison Colonial
V: Architect/Builder Walter Black, builder
Exterior Material:
Foundation concrete
Wall/Trim wood clapboard/slate
Roof asphalt shingle
Sketch Map Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
none
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Major Alterations (with dates) 1997 -rear addition
10
� Condition good
Moved ® no ❑ yes Date
yORK PO Acreage 15,200 SF
Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Setting early 20th century residential neighborhood
Organization Lexington Historical Commission
Date (month/year) June 2000
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
BUILDING FORM (43 Woodland Road)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
The house at 43 Woodland Road is a good example of the Garrison Colonial mode which became popular in the 1930s. As is
typical the 2 1/2-story, side-gabled dwelling displays a second story extended slightly outward to overhang the wall below.
The first floor facade has a slate veneer while the remainder of the building is clapboarded. Centered on the five-bay facade
is a six-panel door flanked by fluted pilasters with a five-light transom. Four large pendants are suspended from the overhang
at the ends of the elevation and adjacent to the entrance. First floor windows contain 6/9 sash on the first floor and 6/6 sash
upstairs. A brick chimney rises from the center of the asphalt-shingled roof. The side eaves are flush. Offset to the left is an
attached, side-gabled garage with two pairs of vertical board doors with large iron hinges. A single-story room is offset to the
northwest of the main house block. A small addition was constructed at the rear in the late 1990s.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
escribe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local(or state) history. Include uses of the building and
t!)e role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
This house was constructed in 1934-5 for D. Craig and Mildred Wark on lot 32 of Part A of the Oakmount Park subdivision.
The January 1, 1935 valuation list indicates that the building was then unfinished. According to the present owner,the
builder was Walter Black. The house had been purchased by Robert and Marilyn Wilkinson in 1968. The present owners,
Gerald and Janet Howell, purchased the house in 1984.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Lexington Assessors Records.
Lexington 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.