Built in 1846 (Italianate architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1977 · category: Building · built in 1846, Italianate architecture, by Isaac Melvin.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
An account from the chapter on Lexington town. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
He was first taxed in 1748< He was a member of Capt. Parker's company on the morning of 19 April 1775, and was severely wounded by a bullet which struck his right arm, and so fractured the bone that he was not only disabled for a long time, but pieces of bone were extracted from it for several months afterward.
The chapter on Lexington Town in History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to 1868, with a Genealogical Register of Lexington Families, published 1868 names Lexington. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Of the illustrations bound witli this work, the portraits of Rev. Mr. Hancock, Col. INIunroe, and the author were furnished by their respective descendants ; and those of Theodore Parker, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Follen, and Rev. Mr. Stetson, by their numerous friends resident in the vicinity. The views of dwelling-houses, including the Lexington House, Avere, except as stated below, sup])lied by their present or late owners ; and those of public buildings by citizens' subscriptions.
Passage source: History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to 1868, with a Genealogical Register of Lexington Families, published 1868.
In the exercise of the powers given to them, the Committee have inserted the following illustrations at the town's expense, viz. : a lithographic portrait of Jonathan Harrington ; wood enjrravinffs of the Clarke House, the old Munroe Tavern, the INIonument, the proposed Monument, and the Battle Scene on the 19th of April ; diagrams of Lexington Common, and the Old North Bridge at Concord, with their surroundings as they were in 1775 ; andy^c similes of the autogi'aphs of twenty-nine men whose names are affixed to public documents which are a part of the History. It was thought that nothing ought to be omitted from the book, which could serve to explain, or invest with additional interest, the events narrated.
Passage source: History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to 1868, with a Genealogical Register of Lexington Families, published 1868.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Lexington Town - 391,247 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Gen. Samuel Chandler House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Minute Man National Historical Park | FISKEHILL |
| 26 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,794 specimens collected within 10 miles of Gen. Samuel Chandler House between 1898 and 1975: 763 Animalia, 569 Plantae, 407 Fungi, 21 Protozoa, 17 Bacteria, 9 Unrecorded, 8 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A B Seymour, A B. Proper and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 | 1900 | not recorded | Wayland |
 | Trientalis borealis Raf. | 1900 | A. P. Chute | |
| Aglaospora profusa (Fr.) De Not. | 1898 | Collector unspecified | ||
 | Boletus griseus Frost | 1898 | H. Webster | |
 | Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein. | 1898 | not recorded | Newton. |
 | Cantharellus infundibuliformis (Scop.) Fr. | 1898 | not recorded | Melrose. |
 | Cladonia coccifera (L.) Willd. | 1898 | Francis P Daniels | Cambridge |
 | Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber | 1898 | Francis P Daniels | Arlington Heights |
 | Cordyceps capitata (Holmsk.) Link | 1898 | Conant, [?] F. | Middlesex Fells |
 | Ctenidium malacodes Mitt. | 1898 | not recorded | |
 | Cucurbitaria elongata (Fr.) Grev. | 1898 | J. G. Hall | |
 | Acer carpinifolium Siebold & Zucc. | 1900 | A. K. Harrison | Harvard Botanic Garden, Cambridge. |
All 1,794 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Gen. Samuel Chandler House: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 2 plants. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, Clay, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hastings--Woburn, Ma. | Iron | Plant | ||
| Dynamet Tech--Burlington, Ma. | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Mahoney:S Rocky Ledge | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Rocky Ledge Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington S & G Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burlington Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| D R Raymond | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Joseph Roberto Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Joseph Roberto Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quinn-Perkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lexington, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Lightning | Lexington | $100,000 | Lightning struck a house on Todd Road, setting it on fire. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $15,000 | Trees, wires, and a street light on Massachusetts Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Lexington | $4,500 | In Arlington, numerous trees were downed. Locations included... Kipling Road, Charles Street, Walnut Street, Stowecroft Road, and Kensington Park. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $1,000 | In Lexington, police reported a large tree down on Fairview Avenue. Report relayed by amateur radio. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $1,000 | A large limb on Hancock Street was downed onto power lines by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | $1,000 | Wires on Waltham Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Lexington | - | A trained spotter reported dime size hail in Lexington. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lexington | - | Penny to nickel size hail fell in Lexington. |
| August 2014 | Flood | North Lexington | - | Three lanes of Route 128 in Burlington were closed due to flooding. There was also 6 inches of flooding across the all lanes of Route 128 near North Street in Reading. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lexington | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Lexington | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Buckman Tavern | 0.1 miles | 1966 |
 | Merriam, M.H. and Company | 0.2 miles | 2009 |
 | Hancock-Clarke House | 0.2 miles | 1971 |
 | Lexington Green | 0.2 miles | 1966 |
 | Hancock School | 0.3 miles | 1975 |
 | US Post Office-Lexington Main | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000176 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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