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11. Store of Charles N. Mowry, first place south of Rich Hall. Former owners, Samuel F. Pickering, who built the buildings about 1855, and kept a store there until about 1870.
12. Rich Hall. The Academy Boarding House. Named in honor of Isaac Rich who contributed largely towards the expense of its erection. (See History.) On East side of street, opposite the north end of Rich Hall, and just south of the road leading up to Fisk Hall, was the home of Dr. John Sterns in 1768 and later. This road was the town road from Main Street up to the Ridge Road, and was laid out in 1768. The road was changed to the present location, about 1824.
13. Faculty Street. This road was laid out by the town in 1764, and, according to the old record, is "to begin from the Road or Street that David Warriner lives upon, on the Main Road leading to Samuel Glovers,-on the North side of the Lot originally laid out to John Dorchester, (No. 96) Extending west across Cowpen Meadow Swamp." The road may have been relaid about 1854.
.14. The Principal's House, Wilbraham Academy. The present house was built about 1856 to replace the original one which was built in 1827, and which was moved some rods to the west and converted into a Dormitory for the use of the students.
15. Now owned by Mrs. Sarina E. Godfrey. Inherited by the will of her nephew, Edward H. Brewer, who died in Dalton, Mass. in 1911. Inherited by him, from his mother, Anna Keyes Brewer. Inherited by her from her husband, Henry Burt
Brewer. Partly inherited by him, from his mother Lovice Brewer. The present place being the widow's third set off to her from the estate of her husband, Henry Brewer, who pur- chased it in 1814 from Samuel Hale and his wife, Mindwell Hale. Former owners: William Buel and others. The tract then included original lots 92, 93, 94, 95 and was 24 rods, 8 feet,
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4 inches wide, counting 16 feet to a rod, and lay on both sides of Main Street, and probably extended north to the south line of the present Hurd farm, formerly of Timothy Brewer.
16. Now owned by J. Herbert Starr. Former owners: Mrs. Mary Wheelwright, Prof. Charles M. Parker, who built the present house about 1880, and was a teacher at the Academy 1870-1885.
17. Owned by Miss Louise Manning Hodgkins, who is engaged in literary work, and lectures to Colleges or Clubs, and has called the place "Fayre Houres." Former owners: Prof. Benjamin Gill, who was a teacher at the Academy for twenty years, 1872-1892. The house was built by James Luke about 1850, who lived there for several years.
18. Now owned by Mrs. Sarah W. Chapin. Former owners: Mrs. Hattie F. Bartlett, DeWitt Mowry, who inherited it from his father, Nelson Mowry, who lived there for many years, having purchased it from Samuel F. Pickering. About the time of the beginning of the Civil War, Mr. Mowry had a young colored man in his employ, who may have been a runaway slave, called Isack. A daughter of Calvin Brewer, who lived on Springfield Street, just beyond the first branch of Pole Bridge Brook, (where Mr. Chase lives now), had married a southern man named Newell, and lived in the south for several years with slaves to attend on her, until the death of her husband, when she returned to her old home. Her sympathy was with the South, and one day she hung out the confederate colors. Excitement ran high in the village, a crowd quickly gathered, rushed over to the house and pulled the colors down. A day or two later, she drove into Mr. Mowry's yard, and chanced to see Isack standing there, and asked who he was? Mr. Mowry gave an evasive reply, and Isack heard Mrs. Newell say "He looks like one of my boys." That night Isack disappeared, and was never seen by any of the Mowry family afterwards. Mrs. Newell had several of those arrested, who were engaged in
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THE NELSON MOWRY HOMESTEAD. Now home of Charles W. Chapin.
tearing down the confederate flag, and a hearing was held in the basement of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but they were all discharged.
19. On east side of street, now owned by Charles L. Hubbard. Former owners: Samuel J. Goodenough, James Luke, who built the house about 1850. There is a story in connection with the building of this house. One day Mr. Luke took some boards up to Harris's saw mill in Ludlow, to have them cut up. When the work was done and he was about to pay the bill, he found his pocketbook was missing. There was $6,000 in it, and he hurried back along the road, asking all whom he met, if they had seen it. On the Old Bay Road, probably near where the electric road now passes over the railroad, he met a man who looked like a tramp, and asked him. The man replied that he had, and produced the pocketbook. After finding the contents were all there, Mr. Luke gave him $100.
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20. On west side of street, opposite the Hubbard place. Now owned by Mrs. Nancy M. Flagg who purchased the place in 1887. Former owners: Heirs of William E. Brewer, William E. Brewer, Mrs. Nancy (Bliss) Smith, Abel Bliss, who built the house about 1845, for his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Smith, who afterwards married a Dr. Rice and settled in the west.
21. North of the Flagg place, now owned by Theodore Gebrault. Former owners: Miss Harriet Bliss, Abel Bliss, who built the present house for his daughter Harriet, about 1846. The piazza is a recent addition.
22. On east side of street, now owned by Miss Emily Wright, who inherited it from her father Robert R. Wright, who pur- chased the place about 1868. Former owners: Isaac Plumley. The house was built and owned for a time by a Mr. Lane.
23. North of the Wright place, now owned by William G. Rogers, who purchased it of the town of Wilbraham about 1911.
HOME OF WILLIAM G. ROGERS.
ROBERT R. WRIGHT.
Born in South Wilbraham in 1811. Came to Wilbraham Centre in 1839. Was a mer- chant here for 35 years. Trustee of Wesleyan Academy for 60 years. Died in 1906, aged 95 years.
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The building was erected in 1871 for a school house, and used as such until 1906, when the new schoolhouse on Springfield Street was occupied. Mr. Rogers has changed the appearance and arrangement of the building very much.
24. On west side of street, now owned by Mrs. Calvin G. Robbins. Former owners: Calvin G. Robbins, Mrs. Agnes McCaw, Mrs. A. S. Curtis. The house was built in 1891 by Chauncey E. Peck.
25. On west side of street, ten or fifteen rods from the same, with a lane or driveway leading to the house. Now owned by Mrs. L. R. Hurd and heirs of William Hurd. Former owners; Maria S. Robbins, Calvin G. Robbins, Myron A. Bliss, heirs of Timothy Brewer, Timothy Brewer who lived there for many years previous to 1870. The place may have been owned by Gaius Brewer. The main street formerly ran close to this house, and on up the hill to the north, but was changed to the present location about 1840.
26. On east side of street, ten or fifteen rods from the same, with a lane or driveway leading to it is the house now owned by Mrs. Fannie Coote. Inherited from her husband John R. Coote who purchased the place about 1894 from Philip P. Potter, who built the house about 1878.
27. On west side of street opposite the carriage shop. Now owned by Mrs. Edna Gebo. Former owners: Chauncey E. Peck, who built the house about 1888. Much of the timber in this house was originally purchased for the Town Hall, which was begun early in 1886, but never finished.
28. On east side of street, opposite the Gebo house. Carriage and blacksmith shop, now owned by Theodore Gebeault (or Gebo). Former owners: Chauncey E. Peck who built the shop early in 1871, and carried on the carriage and wagon manufac-
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turing business there for 34 years. Much attention has been given to the repair of automobiles in recent years.
29. On west side of street, just north of Mrs. Gebo's house. Now owned by Mrs. Ellen M. Stephens, who inherited it from her husband James Stephens, who inherited from his sister Elizabeth Stephens, who inherited from her father Isaac Stephens. Former owners: Olds and others.
30. Now owned by William H. McGuire Sr. who has been engaged for several years in supplying coal to the townspeople, handling about 500 tons each year. Formerly owned by Mrs. Sophia Eustis, who was a daughter of Timothy Brewer, and very much interested in the "Millerite" movement, about 1850. Ten or twenty rods north of this house, on the east side of street, is a narrow lane, leading up to what was once called "Harmony Grove," where the Millerites, or Adventists, as they were afterwards called, held meetings in summer time. The grove has been cut down and the land recently set to peach trees. Now owned by Lee W. Rice.
31. Up on the hill just west of the street. Now owned by Mrs. Martha A. Day, who inherited the place from her father Isaac Brewer, who was a son of Timothy. For many years, until about 1906, Mrs. Day's husband, William H. Day, carried on the cider manufacturing business, in the large building on the east side of the street, opposite the house, on quite a large scale, but the business has now been abandoned. Fifteen or twenty rods north of Mrs. Day's house, on the north side of the hill and ten or fifteen rods west of the street, is the cellar hole, which marks the site of what was called the Hoyt place, once owned by George Hoyt. The house burned about 1876.
The barn still standing, a little further to the west, was on the west side of the original Main Street, which formerly went over the top of the hill, until about 1840.
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MR. AND MRS. NATHAN C. RICE. (Nathan C. was a son of Mrs. Nancy B. Rice.)
32. Continuing on down the hill to the north, in the track of the old road, which is still plainly visible, is the small house now owned by James G. MacLain, who purchased it from Mrs. Eliza Rice in 1901, who inherited it from her husband, Nathan Rice, who inherited it from his mother Nancy Rice, who lived to be 101 years old. Nancy Rice purchased it in 1831 from Ruhamah Babcock, who purchased it in 1814 of Abel Bliss, Jr. It is reported that this was the first Methodist parsonage in town. A narrow lane now leads from the house to the street. On account of the large number of lilac bushes, the house has been called "Lilac Cottage."
MRS. NANCY (BLISS) RICE.
Born in Wilbraham in 1784, one of twelve children of Thomas and Temperance Bliss, who probably lived on the "Stebbins Road." Died August 10, 1886, aged 101 years, 8 months, and 26 days. I think the portrait was taken on her 100th birthday. Buried in Adams Cemetery.
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33. On cast side of street, now owned by Mrs. Sarah (Bliss) Gillet, who inherited the place from her father John Wesley . Bliss, who inherited it from his father Abel Bliss 3d, who probably inherited it from his father, Abel Bliss 2nd, who pur- chased part of lots 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, and 73 of Joseph Sikes in 1769, "bounded westerly upon Nathaniel Hitchcocks land near the Pine or Spruce Island, and easterly upon the top
HOME OF MRS. SARAH (BLISS) GILLET.
of the mountain called Hunting Hill, with house and barn thereon."
Mrs. Gillet has a large number of old deeds and other papers, some of them dating back to 1733. She has the original lease which Charles Brewer gave to the methodist society of the ground on which their first meetinghouse was erected in 1794. She also has the contract which her grandfather made with Calvin Brewer and Wilbur Fisk, to build the Principal's House
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for $1490.00, in the year 1827. Former owners: Moses Bart- lett, Samuel Bartlett, -, Jonathan Day.
34. On west side of street, now owned by Arthur F. Smith. Former owners: Mrs. Mary L. Lyman, O. S. Firman, Francis B. Firman, - Hyde, Abraham Avery. Mr. Avery used the house for a harness shop, and probably it was here that the Presbyterian Saddle was made.
35. West side of street. Now owned by Albert W. Torrey. Former owners: Leon G. Bartlett, L. J. Potter, Ira G. Potter, who purchased it in 1865. Dexter Allis, L. M. Warren, S. S. Gilman, B. C. Gilman, Truman Kimpton, Abraham Avery and others. On the hill east of this place, a bungalow is being erected by Frank C. Learned.
36. Now owned by Mrs. Beatrice L. Millard. Former owners : Alden Knowlton, his mother Mrs. Nathaniel Knowlton, Nathaniel Knowlton, Buell, John Jones, Abraham Avery, who is said to have had his tannery a few rods west of the house. In 1861, Charles Buell lived here with his father. He was the first soldier who enlisted from Wilbraham.
37. On east side of street. Now owned by John H. Reader. Former owners: Mrs. F. A. Warren, W. L. Collins, Warren Collins, G. H. Calkins, Mrs. Wells, - Rice, Rufus Jones. I have been told that there was an acqueduct to this house from a spring quite a distance to the east, and in the time of the Civil War, the price of lead was so high that the pipe was dug up and sold.
38. On west side of street. Now owned by Arthur A. Chilson. Former owners: Alvin Chilson, James Conners, C. S. Niles, David M. Havens, William Jones.
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OLD HOMESTEAD OF REV. JOSEPH A. MERRILL. Now owned by his granddaughter, Mrs. Rose (Merrill) Welch.
39. Now owned by Mrs. Rose (Merrill) Welch. Former owners: Joseph Merrill, Rev. Joseph A. Merrill, who built the house probably about 1830. He was a presiding Elder in the Methodist Episcopal Church for more than twenty-five years. He was one of the founders of the Wesleyan Academy here, and its third treasurer 1832-1842. His son Joseph Merrill was Librarian of the Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School for forty years, and it is said, never missed a Sunday. Three of his sons were ministers, and two of his daughters married ministers. One of the daughters of Joseph, married Rev. Henry E. Hempstead. He was a Chaplain in the Civil War, and died in the South soon after the battle of Fredricksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, and his widow Mrs. Hempstead, was appointed postmistress in Wilbraham.
40. On east side of street, opposite Mrs Welch's place. Now owned by heirs of Rev. Nathaniel J. Merrill. Former owners:
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REV. NATHANIEL J. MERRILL.
Died in 1912, aged 95 years. The oldest man in Wilbraham at that time, and the oldest member of the New England Methodist Episcopal Confer- ence. He was a son of Rev. Joseph A. Merrill.
Rev. Nathaniel J. Merrill, Joseph Merrill, who built the present house about 1850.
41. On west side of street. Now owned by Thomas J. Murphy who built the present house about 1896, on land purchased of W. L. Collins.
42. On west side of street. Now owned by William V. Patch. Former owners: Mrs. Ellen (Munsell) Ricker, who inherited it
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HOME OF ANNIS MERRILL. Former home of Rev. Nathaniel J. Merrill.
from her father, Willard F. Munsell, who purchased it in 1859, and lived there 47 years. Luther Fay purchased it in 1857, Robert R. Wright in 1852, Levi Bliss who inherited it from his father, Levi Bliss, who probably built the house about 1772. For in that year he bought of the town, the west half of the Ministry Lot in the Second Division, Lot No. 38, which was 37 rods, 4 feet wide, 16 feet to the rod, beginning at Main Street and extending west to the Inward Commons. This house was the home of Gordon, Leonard and Asenath Bliss, who with three other young people were drowned in Nine Mile Pond, April 29, 1799, and the bodies of the first five who were recovered from the waters were brought to this house.
43. Now owned by A. Linden Bell. Former owners: Merrick H. Cooley who built the house in 1886.
44. Now owned by William A. Mowry. Former owners: Henry Bliss, Frank Rindge, Joseph A. Parker, who built the house in 1886.
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45. Now owned by Robert P. Trask. Former owners: Henry La Broad, Henry Cutler, Lorenzo Bliss who built the house probably about 1810.
46. Now owned by the Cutler Co. who built the house about 1880, on land formerly owned by Lorenzo Bliss. The house is now occupied by Benj. Chase, and G. D. Keith who conducts a small store.
47. On east side of street, now owned by heirs of Dennis Powers, Dennis Powers, who built the house about 1881.
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SCHOOLHOUSE, DISTRICT NO. 8.
48. School House of District No. 8. Built by the town in 1905 at a total cost of a little more than $5,000, to replace one that was burned on the same ground which was built in 1879 at a total expense of $2,411.70.
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49. On west side of street, near old Bay Road. Church of St. Cecilia, belonging to the Catholic denomination. Erected in 1890, on land purchased from Warren L. Collins. Just north of this church the original Boston Road crosses our Main Street.
50. On east side of street. Buildings owned by J. M. Perry, and used for a garage. A few rods north of this place, the Main street turns east and enters the Boston Road, the places on which will be given under another heading.
WEST STREET. BEGINNING AT SOUTH LINE OF THE TOWN AND GOING NORTHWARD TO LUDLOW
1. Near the southwest corner of the town, Robert W. Day of Springfield has recently purchased about 170 acres of land and has commenced setting it to young white pine trees. About fifty thousand have already been set, and it is intended to increase the number to 150,000 in two or three years. A few hundred red pines have been set for ornamental purposes. Some of the former owners of the land were, James Phelps, Lyman Warner, William Leach, Isaac Leach and others.
Robert O. Morris of Springfield also has about 25 acres in that vicinity. Former owners: S. B. Warner, Wm. Leach, Isaac Leach. Mrs. Laura Crane of East Longmeadow has about 30 acres near there. Inherited from her husband, Sylvester Crane, Jr., who inherited from his father, Sylvester Crane Sr., who inherited from Ziba Crane, who purchased of Moses Burt in 1833. There are no houses on any of this land.
2. About one mile north of the south line of our town is the first house on West Street. Now owned by State of Mass. Former owners: John H. Reader, - Wicker, Benjamin Tilden.
On both sides of the street at this point is the Mass. Game Farm, established by the Commission on Fisheries and Game, in 1912.
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EMBRYO PINE FOREST. Set out by Robert W. Day of Springfield. The young trees were procured in Germany.
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About 142 acres of land have been purchased of different owners, and the following varieties of game are raised, Wood, Black and Mallard Duck, Wild Turkey, Reeves, Ringneck Pheasant, and Quail. The duck and pheasant are now released to go frec.
HOMESTEAD OF FRANCIS E. CLARK. Now home of his son, Edgar C. Clark.
3. West Street crosses the Tinkham Road at the four corners, formerly called "Wessons Corner." House on west side of street. Now owned by heirs of T. H. O'Leary. Former owners: Chauncey E. Peck, Thedore Gebo, J. L. S. Wesson, Roswell Phelps, who probably settled there about 1822.
4. On east side of street. Now owned by E. A. Gleason. Former owners: C. Langdon, Mrs. Ella (Clark) Shaw, Francis E. Clark, Dea. Horace Clark.
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5. On west side of street, and 15 or 20 rods north of Pole Bridge Brook. Now owned by Mrs. James S. Sherwin. Former owners: Dea. Henry Clark, Dea. Horace Clark who purchased from Alvin and William Vining in 1842.
6. Now owned by Edgar C. Clark, who inherited it from his father Dea. Francis E. Clark. Former owners: Dea. Horace Clark, - Alden.
7. Now owned by Gardiner W. Files. Former owners: Frank Learned, M. S. Blodgett, Charles C. Learned, Francis J. Warner, Samuel Warner and others. A little north of this house was a small house which burned.
8. On east side. House built in 1913 by William Goodrich, on land purchased from R. J. Sackett.
9. At the four corners where Springfield Street crosses West Street. On west side of street and south of Springfield Street. Now owned by Edmund W. Jones. Former owners: Reuben Jones, Lyman Warner, Vashni Warner.
10. On west side of street, and north side of Springfield Street. Now owned by Mrs. James C. Cooley, who inherited it from Mrs. Lucinda (Brewer) Cooley. Former owners: Dwight A. Brewer, Andrew Brewer, Gaius Brewer (?).
11. On east side of street. Now owned by Miss E. Louise Brewer. Former owners: C. A. Brewer, D. A. Atchinson, G. S. Atchinson, Benoni Atchinson.
12. On west side of street. Schoolhouse, District No. 1., erected in 1870 to replace one that had become outgrown. The school lot was very much enlarged at that time.
13. A little north of schoolhouse. Now owned by Miss E. Louise Brewer. Former owners: Dwight A. Brewer, D. A.
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Atchinson, D. L. Atchinson, Nathaniel Atchinson, probably Benoni Atchinson.
14. Now owned by F. A. Bodurtha. Former owners: James Richards, D. A. Atchinson, Electa Atchinson, D. L. Atchinson, Gilling Atchinson, Benoni Atchinson, Jr., Benoni Atchinson, Sr., who settled on the east side of the street, near where the well is now, about 1745. His son Joshua was baptised in the church here in 1746. The place remained in the possession of the Atchinson family for nearly 150 years.
SCHOOLHOUSE, DISTRICT NO. 1.
15. On east side of street. Now owned by Mrs. Lena S. White. Former owners: John Duteau, Arthur F. Smith, Mrs. Emogene (Atchinson) Wheelock, D. A. Atchinson, D. L. Atchinson, Ethan Warriner, Ezra Barker.
16. On west side. Now owned by Henry M. Bliss and Charles B. Hitchcock. Former owners: Henry M. and Myron A. Bliss, who inherited it from their father Samuel M. Bliss, who moved here in 1847, Richard D. Hudson, John Russell, Ebenezer Warner, Benj. Warriner. There are brownstone quarries on
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the west part of the farm, which were formerly worked by Hudson, the stone being sent to Worcester and Springfield. There is a fine view of the mountains from this place and it is appropriately called, "Mountain View Farm."
17. On east side of street. Now owned by - Godeck. Former owners: H. H. Burbank, Ephraim Fuller, Jr., Ephraim Fuller, Sr. The latter had a reputation for telling big stories. Once he was shingling his barn and carried 1000 shingles up the ladder. When he stepped off the ladder onto the staging, the staging broke, and he felt himself going down, but he caught hold of the lower course of shingles, which were nailed to the roof, with his teeth, and held on until a ladder was put up to rescue him. Another, which I heard about fifty-five years ago. He was out hunting wild pigeons and started a large flock. He fired, swinging his gun sideways as he pulled the trigger. His aim was a fraction too low. He did not kill a single pigeon, but he picked up two bushels of pigeons legs that his shot had cut off. There was a brick in the chimney of this house marked 1779.
18. On west side of street. Now owned by Miss E. Louise Brewer. Former owners: D. A. Brewer, Henry Fuller.
19. Now owned by Nichols Rauh. Former owners: Edwin C. Powell, Edward Evans, Mrs. Myra (Kent) Underwood, Harvey Kent, Henry Fuller.
20. A small house just north, belonging to the same place and used for a tenement.
21. Now owned by Clarence E. Pease. Former owners: Damon, Cornelius White, W. W. Amadon, Hiram Brewer, Lee Rice.
22. On east side of street. Now owned by Dr. James M. Pease, who inherited from his father, Loren C. Pease. Former owners: Frank Chaffe, E. Chaffe.
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23. On west side of street. Now owned by William N. Wallace. Former owners, Kate B. Kallman, Patrick Quinlan, who built the house in 1870. He had previously lived in a small house on the east side of the street, a little way up on the small hill.
24. "Peggy's Dipping Hole" Road, leading off to the west. Just north of this road is the cellar which marks the site of the home of E. Russell Warner, which was burned many years ago.
25. On east side of street. Now owned by John Swain. Former owners: Mrs. Ellen Kennedy, E. M. Butterfield, Monroe Pease, James C. Pease.
26. On east side of street. Now owned by Ward A. Allyn, who built the house about 1900, in an orchard formerly on the estate of James C. Pease.
27. Now owned by Gilbert H. Pease, who inherited it from his father, James C. Pease, who had 16 children born to him in the house which formerly stood on the site of the present house.
28. On west side of street. Now owned by Charles W. Hardy who purchased it about 1908, of Dr. H. O. Pease, who built the house about 1901 on land inherited from his mother. Formerly owned by James C. Pease.
29. On east side, some rods from the street. Now owned by Seymour Holland. Former owners: Dr. H. O. Pease, who built the house, Emeline Pease, James C. Pease.
30. On west side of street. Now owned by Philip Babineau. Former owners: Joseph Frederick, E. J. Gendreau, John Trask, Henry Trask, who lived there for many years previous to about 1870.
31. On west side of street. Now owned by Robert Welch. Former owners: Mary Welch, Patrick Welch, Henry Robbins, M. Langdon, who built the house about 1830.
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