Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The Town Office Building of Lexington, Massachusetts is located at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, in the center of Lexington. A town of 30,000 people. Lexington is part of Middlesex County. The town owns and is the sole occupant of the building, which is used to administer local government. The Town Office Building was constructed in 1927-1928, and the 1970-1971 addition doubled the size of this structure. ... Today's municipal building was designed solely for the town offices. While the weekly Board of Selectmen meetings take place in the Town Office Building, many of the other public meetings take place in the Town Office Building, many of the other public meetings are held in the Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building including the Town Meeting sessions. The Cary Memorial was constructed adjacent to the Town Office Building in 1927-1928. Lexington's Town Office Building was designed and later expanded and remodeled in a manner appropriate for a growing community adopting new methods of government. ...
Survey number: HABS MA-1174
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work