John Mason House (Lexington, Massachusetts)

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John Mason House
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John Mason House in 1930
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Location1303 Massachusetts Avenue,
Lexington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°26′28″N71°12′54″W / 42.44111°N 71.21500°W / 42.44111; -71.21500 Coordinates: 42°26′28″N71°12′54″W / 42.44111°N 71.21500°W / 42.44111; -71.21500
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1715
Architectural styleColonial
MPS First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No. 90000172 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The John Mason House is a historic First Period house in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, its main block three bays wide, with a side-gable roof, clapboard siding, and two chimneys set behind the roof ridge. A leanto section to the rear gives it a saltbox profile, and an ell extends to the right. The oldest portion of the house, a three-bay portion of its main block, was built circa 1715. The building has been repeatedly extended and altered over the years. John Mason, its builder, was a prominent local citizen. [2]

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for John Mason House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.

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