a street with character
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Stop to study the house at
123, now Kittredge Insurance
Corporation. Look very closely.
Can you tell that this is a 1918
catalog house? (Possibly Sears.)
It is referred to as American
Foursquare style, popular and so
fashionable at the time. Largely
unaltered on the street side over
the past century, it was assembled
from a pre-cut kit that came into
town on the train. Become aware
of the three-part harmony of the
hipped roof, the hipped porch roof,
and up top, the hipped dormer.
The rear addition is from 1930.
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The plain Greek revival-style
house, circa 1850, at 105 is an
example of a property where
almost all of the architectural
interest is on the neoclassical door
surround and a recessed entryway
with narrow sidelights.
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The wonderfully restored Colonial
revival-style house at 75 Bonnet
Street, built in the 1890s, is
truly a jewel. Stop to admire the
interesting variations on gables on
the façade and both sides. Notice
the tiny panes of glass, and
how they add visual interest to
the façade.
Northshire Bookstore at the corner
of Bonnet and Main is a good place
to finish your brief adventure. It
is well worth taking the time to
browse the local history shelves,
the new books as well as the
reprints of historic volumes.
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