46 Lawrence Street

1886 In 1886, the Lawrence heirs sold Lot No. 40 in the Lawrence Estates to Richard A. Jones for $450 (MLR 1747/82). Richard Jones was a house mover, and later became the city's superintendent of streets.

1890 In 1890, Jones sold the lot to Eleanor M. Marsh (MLR 2004/307). The deed said the lot was "with buildings", and Marsh took out a mortgage at the same time for $2,800 (MLR 2004/308). Eleanor Marsh's husband was Warren Marsh, who worked at the Watch Factory, and was listed in the 1886 to 1890 directories as working in the Watch Factory and living on Moody Street. The first listing available of a voter at 46 Lawrence Street was in the 1891 annual listing of voters, but the voter was noted has having been there the previous year. Therefore, the house at 46 Lawrence Street was probably built by Richard Jones sometime between 1886 and 1890, most likely around 1890. The first occupants were Frank and Jennie Gordon. Frank was a Watch Factory employee. The Gordons continued to live in the house until around 1910, although they did not own it for much of that time, but must have originally been renters.

1902 In 1902, the heirs of Eleanor Marsh sold a one-half part interest in the house to the Gordons (MLR 3372/145, see also 3523/332). The 1911 Waltham Engineer's atlas shows joint ownership by Jennie O. Gordon and Florence G. Watson, a Marsh heir.

1910 In 1910, Jennie O. Gordon, now a widow, sold her interest in the house to Thomas F. Carey, a Marsh heir (MLR 3522/366). Voting records showed short term renters or a vacant house for a few years after 1910.

1914 Thomas F. Carey sold the house to George A. Mansfield, Jr., in 1914 (MLR 3889/329). Mansfield's parents lived next door at 42 Lawrence Street, up until this time, but his father died in 1914 and his mother in 1923. George Mansfield, Jr., was a lawyer, at this time, working in real estate.

1924 After his mother's death, the Mansfields sold the house to Frederic I. Robinson (MLR 4767/193, see also 4504/411). Robinson was a real estate dealer. Robinson then flipped the house the same year to William L. and Maude M. Johnson (MLR 4789/536). William Johnson worked at the Watch Factory, and the Johnsons lived there until 1938.

1938 In 1938, the Johnsons sold the house to Horace O. and Elizabeth C. Nichols (MLR 6216/460). Horace Nichols worked at the W. H. Nichols and Sons precision engineering firm, but his relationship to the owners is not clear. Horace died in 1956.

1956 In 1956, Elizabeth Nichols sold the house to Paul J. and Edythe Fahey (MLR 8859/329). Paul Fahey was an assistant section head at the Raytheon Company. The Fahey family lived here, at least, into the 1980s.