Tour Point P (no. 51-52) E. Side of Vine Street

Tour Point P

East Side of Vine Street

51. Former Post Office
224 Vine Street

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ca. 1925. First seen on the 1930 Sanborn map where it is shown with its present footprint and concrete block construction; it is labeled as post office. In 1894, the post office was moved to the Jackson Building at Bellevue and Second Street. About 1915, it moved across the street in a building erected for the purpose by store owner William L. Black. In 1925, the post office moved to the building at 224 Vine Street.

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52. J. S. Thayer Carpentry Shop 
220 Vine Street

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ca. 1873 – 1886. This one-story, gable front Gothic Revival style building is identified as the carpentry shop of J. S. Thayer, a contractor and builder. In December 1887, Elam Stockwell moved it first to another location and then moved it to Vine Street where it currently stands.

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