The John Mason House is a historic First Period house in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-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]
John Mason House | |
 John Mason House in 1930 | |
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| Location | 1303 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′28″N 71°12′54″W / 42.44111°N 71.21500°W |
| Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1715 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000172[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for John Mason House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
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