Lexington Massachusetts Real Estate

A prosperous suburb with primarily single-family homes in a variety of periods and styles, Lexington is proud of its excellent public schools, cultural diversity and active participation in civic affairs. Lexington was originally part of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it has retained some of the intellectual and cultural flavor of its academic neighbor to the east. Many of Lexington’s residents belong to the university and research community between Boston and Route 128.

Lexington’s first house was built in 1642, and the town was incorporated in 1713. The town’s careful zoning and active Historical Commission have preserved many of the original colonial houses and revolutionary war sites, some of which have been noted by the National Register of Historic Places. Every April 19, in the early morning, the town residents gather around the town green to watch a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War’s first battle. The tree-lined center of town has the cozy charm of a traditional New England village. The newly renovated Cary Memorial Library, part of the Minuteman Network of lending libraries including the Boston Public Library, and the Battle Green and Minuteman Statue sit at one end of Massachusetts Avenue, and the Lexington Flick, an independent art-house movie theatre, crafts shops, cafés, bookstores, elegant boutiques and restaurants can be found at the other.

Lexington’s public schools have been nationally acclaimed. Its students have achieved an outstanding record of acceptance to the nation’s most selective colleges and universities, as well as distinctions in academics, music, drama, debate and athletics. Lexington’s places of worship reflect numerous traditions, and the town’s diversity is showcased at an annual festival, Lexfest. The Lexington Council for the Arts, the Cary Lecture Series, and the Monroe Center for the Arts are some of the groups in town who sponsor performances, readings and education in music, dance, the fine arts for adults and children alike. The privately-owned Hayden Recreation Center, started by two brothers to provide affordable sports facilities to town residents, houses an indoor Olympic-sized swimming pool and a world-class skating rink whose figure-skating teams compete nationally and internationally. Lexington’s recreational assets are twice that of its neighbors, with tennis courts, several pools, a fitness/nature trail, and well-maintained parks, hills for sledding in winter, and pleasantly restful wooded conservation lands.

The original right-of-way railroad has been turned into a 12-mile bike path, running from Bedford through Arlington, making it possible to bike from Lexington all the way to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, avoiding traffic almost all of the way. The MBTA runs buses every twenty minutes from Lexington Center to Alewife Station, the suburban hub for the subway’s Red Line. Lexington residents can get around town on LEXPRESS, a minibus system started in 1979 as an alternative to cars during the oil crisis. An easy commute to Boston and Cambridge by car or public transportation, Lexington offers its residents the safety, tranquility and green spaces of a suburb, while benefiting from the rich cultural and entertainment offerings nearby. Proximity to Vermont and New Hampshire to the north and the Atlantic Ocean and its islands to the east add to Lexington’s appeal for year-round weekend recreation.

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