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14.
100 East Main Street
Common name: Polly's Antiques
Date of construction: c.
1895
Style: Italianate
Significance: Primary
Description: Single story brick masonry building of locally
manufactured brick,
on basement, rectangular
in plan. Approximate frontage on Main Street is 40 feet.
Main Street facade
originally was identical to that of the Old Post Office (Inventory
#10), with three major
openings under segmental arches, according to an historic
view of ca.
1915-1920. The upper wall and the Franklin Street facade, which is
essentially blind, are
unaltered and, like the Old Post Office, are divided vertically
by beveled brick pilasters
and corbeled string courses, the uppermost of which is
denticulated. The Main
Street storefront was altered with a large display window
and angled entrance bay.
The upper wall is now supported at the corner by a free
standing cast iron column.
In 1960 a cement block living quarters addition was
added to the rear. This
building historically housed a saloon, grocery store and
confectionery.
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