HomeMy WebLinkAboutyork-street_0051 FORM B -BUILDING
Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
56/177 Boston N. 1145
Massachusetts Historical Commission
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Town Lexington
Place (neighborhood or village) Upper Meriam Hill
Address 51 York Street
Historic Name Walter&Marjorie Temple House
Uses: Present Residential
Original Residential
s-x Date of Construction 1927-8
y+ i Source Lexington Valuation Lists
Style/Form Dutch Colonial
Architect/Builder unknown
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Exterior Material:
Foundation concrete
Wall/Trim wood shingle
Roof asphalt shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
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garage(1975)
Major Alterations (with dates) none
\ Condition good
Moved Z no ❑ yes Date
Acreage 14,800 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 (51 York Street)
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
The house at 51 York Street is a good example of a Dutch Colonial dwelling, a style which found great popularity in
Lexington in the 1920s. As seen here,the side gambrel form with full-width shed dormer is the most common. Set above a
concrete foundation,the house is sheathed in wood shingles and capped by a steeply-pitched gambrel roof. Centered on the
three-bay facade is a six-panel wooden door capped by a louvered fan. The full sidelights are two panes wide. Above a brick
stoop, Roman Doric columns support the gable porch roof which has a curved underside.
On either side of the entrance is a pair of 6/1 windows set in molded surrounds and flanked by shutters. The front shed
dormer has a pair of 6/1 windows at the center with 8/1 sash on the outer edges. The west elevation is fronted by a single-
story, flat-roofed addition lit by paired 6/1 windows. Breaking through the roof is an exterior brick chimney with quarter
round windows at the top of the gambrel, adjacent to the chimney. The east elevation is spanned by an open, single-story
porch supported by Roman Doric columns with a stick balustrade.
The original garage doors are still visible on the rear, lower level. The five panels all display 3 x 2-glass panes over two
vertical panels. Windows on the rear elevation include various sizes of 6/1 sash.
Behind the house is a modern(1975)detached garage sheathed in T 111 siding with two overhead doors on the gablefront
fa-Cing Woodland 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 community.
This house was constructed for Walter and Marjorie Temple on lot 33 of the Oakmount Park subdivision. Construction of
the house had been completed by the time of the April 1928 Valuation. The Temples continued to live here into the 1940s.
Later owners included Robert and Janet Canfield who purchased the property in 1955. It was sold by Robert Canfield's
estate after his death in 1989.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
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gton Assessors Records.
gton Directories, various dates.
Lxington 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.