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Building No.
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6.
201 East Main Street (NE corner of East Main Street and North Franklin
St) Description: This single story building of
locally made brick is understood to be the oldest brick building in
Weston, having survived the devastating fires of 1874 and 1883. It is
rectangular in plan with an approximate frontage of 40 feet on Main
Street. The facade is organized into four bays in which openings are
recessed in deep reveals and were, historically, protected by iron
shutters. The window treatment in these exceptionally tall reveals has
been modified considerably, but the brick piers dividing the bays are
intact. Segmental relieving arches articulate the spandrels above the
window reveals. The upper wall is articulated with a dentilculated
string course and a tall parapet with inset panels of brick and a
shallow stepped crest over the two central bays. The Franklin Street
facade is similarly detailed in the front six or eight feet. The rest of
the wall is unadorned and pierced by three small window openings.
Between 1900 and 1905 a single-story frame addition with an approximate
frontage of 100 feet on Main Street was constructed on the east side.
Because of the extensive alteration of the facade of the single story
addition, it is separately classified for tax purposes, as compatible
even though it dates from the secondary period of development in the
district.
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