Follow-up

According to architect and preservationist John Goff, “A strong case could be made that the Simon and Olga story and history has significance far beyond Burlington because of the connections to Sweden, Boston, Malden, Winchester, and the Swedish-American and Scandinavian-American immigration experience.”

The official name and address of the house is:

The Prouty-Johnson House

26 Prouty Road

Burlington, MA

For questions or comments, please email: simonJohnson26@aol.com

What you can do to help save Simon Johnson’s farmhouse

• Write to officials (see addresses below)

• Write letters to the editor of the Burlington Gazette and The Boston Globe

• Alert family, friends and neighbors who might have an interest in purchasing, or helping to publicize

• Use your Facebook page and Twitter account to let people know about the project; they may have an interest, too