▁by ▁an ▁elaborate ▁por ch , ▁which ▁is ▁joined ▁to ▁the ▁roof s ▁of ▁the ▁fl ank ing ▁b ays ▁and ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁third ▁project ing ▁bay . ▁ ▁D orm ers ▁with ▁elaborate ▁window - s urr ounds ▁en comp ass ▁round - arch ▁windows , ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁double ▁window ▁and ▁is ▁re cess ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Ocean ▁Street ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁has ▁a ▁similar ▁plan ▁and ▁decor ation , ▁but ▁its ▁ground - floor ▁b ays ▁are ▁rect angular , ▁and ▁its ▁three ▁roof ▁d orm ers ▁ ▁identical . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁for ▁Luci an ▁New hall ▁( born ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁died ▁May ▁ 1 7 ▁ 1 8 9 8 ), ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁early ▁Lyn n ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁New hall ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁local ▁business men ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁sh oe ▁factory ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Central ▁Business ▁District ▁( in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ), ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁sh oe ▁business ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁New hall ' s ▁house ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vis ually ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁District . ▁ ▁Notes ▁A ▁common ▁mis - sp elling ▁of ▁" Lu cian " ▁is ▁as ▁" Lu ci en ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Lyn n , ▁Massachusetts