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The Lexington Historical Commission has documented Lexington’s mid-century modern heritage through a number of studies and National Historic Register nominations. They are available online as follows.
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The Lexington Historical Commission has documented Lexington’s mid-century modern heritage through a number of studies and National Historic Register nominations. They are available online as follows.
In 2012, the Mid-Century Modern Houses of Lexington was entered in the National Register of Historic PIaces for the Mid-Century Modern Architecture, Prefabrication and Mid-Century Modernism, and Post-World War II Residential Expansion.
In 2012, the Peacock Farm Historic District was nominated and entered in the National Register of Historic Places due to its statewide significance.
In 2015, the Six Moon Hill Historic District was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places as a property of national significance. In 2016, the Moon Hill Historic District was officially entered in the national register.
The Turning Mill/Middle Ridge neighborhoods came together to create a Neighborhood Conservation District in 2018. The study report leading to this designation provides an important overview of the history and development of these areas.
The Lexington Historical Society (now the Lexington History Museums) sponsored tours of mid-century modern homes in 2008 and 2015. In 2015, they mounted an exhibit titled “Lextopia” containing photographs and archival material on the town’s mid-century modern neighborhoods.