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Common Name: Old Candy Shoppe/Parsons House Owner: Christian & Stacey Minor Street Address: 1112 Main Street

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Ref - 604_044_042

COMMON NAME: Old Howard Parsons House - Built CA 1850

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL OR STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTION:

2 1/2 story, brick (veneer) Greek Revival building w/an early 20th century front porch. Brick was painted and repointed in 1979. Concrete block over stone foundation. 3 x 3 bays, center gable end entrance. Wide bay window on right side of east (front) facade center of north facade, and on right side of south facade. Cornice and frieze retrun. Interior chimney reworked. Large window openings have flat lintels and new 1/1. Windows on the second story interupt the frieze. Cellar windows on the north and south facade have jack arches above. There is an open porch on the left side of the south facade with Tuscan style columns supporting its roof. This solid structure is believed to have been a confection shop in the 19th century.

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<!-- Row 2 Column 1 -->11 September 1980<!-- Row 2 Column 2 -->	W.D...........Larry E. & Patricia A. Austin to Bruce K. Durgin.....Beginning at the southerly side of a maple tree standing in the southeast corner of property nor or formerly owned as Laura A. Shedd's Hotel lot, on the westerly side of said highway formerly known as the Burlington Road; thence running westerly in a straight line parallel with the building now or formerly known as the Candy Shop, 65 feet to an iron stake and stones; thence running southwesterly 64 feet more or less, to a post standing in the northeast corner of the lot formerly owned by E. B. and E. M. Rugg and Bernard & Beatrice Cherrier, thence proceeding southerly on the easterly line of said Cherrier's lot through the southeast corner of Cherrier's lot 40 feet, more or less, thence turning and running easterly in a line between said lot and the lot now or formerly owned by J. Shedd, nor or formerly owned or occupied by Rupert King, to the southerly side of an elm tree standing on the westerly side of Route 104; thence running northerly on the westerly side of said highway, a distance of 108 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning..........<!-- Row 2 Column 3 -->	49<!-- Row 2 Column 4 -->	1-2
<!-- Row 3 Column 1 -->05 July 1974 <!-- Row 3 Column 2 -->	Bruce C. & Mary J. Chattman to Larry E. and Patricia A. Austin...W.D...Being a lot of land with dwelling thereon situated on the westerly side of Route 104...formerly known as the Burlington Road.....<!-- Row 3 Column 3 -->	43<!-- Row 3 Column 4 -->	389

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<!-- Row 4 Column 1 -->19 June, 1972<!-- Row 4 Column 2 -->	Frank B. & Jimmie S. Robertson to Mary J. Freeman..W.D.....Same as above<!-- Row 4 Column 3 -->	42<!-- Row 4 Column 4 -->	329
<!-- Row 5 Column 1 -->03 October 1969<!-- Row 5 Column 2 -->	George V. & Edith R. Landry to Frank B. and Jimmie S. Robertson.W.D...Same as above.....<!-- Row 5 Column 3 -->	41<!-- Row 5 Column 4 -->	24
<!-- Row 6 Column 1 -->22 July 1965<!-- Row 6 Column 2 -->	Howard C. & Freda I. Parsons to George W. and Edith R. Landry..W.D....Same as above..........<!-- Row 6 Column 3 -->	39<!-- Row 6 Column 4 -->	162
<!-- Row 7 Column 1 -->19 May 1948<!-- Row 7 Column 2 -->	George A. Steward, Administrator of Jesse M. Parsons Estate to Howard C. & Freda I. Parsons..Administrator's Deed...Beginning at the southerly side of a maple tree standing on the southeast corner of property formerly known as Laura A. Shedd's Hotel lot.on the westerly side of the highway known as the Burlington Road, running thence westerly a straight line parallel with the building known as the Candy Shop 65 feet to an iron stake and stones....<!-- Row 7 Column 3 -->	34<!-- Row 7 Column 4 -->	379
<!-- Row 8 Column 1 -->03 August 1917<!-- Row 8 Column 2 -->	Frances L. Savage to Jesse M. Parsons..W.D..Same description as above....<!-- Row 8 Column 3 -->	27<!-- Row 8 Column 4 -->	243<!-- Row 9 Column 1 -->
18 August 1906<!-- Row 9 Column 2 -->	Henry A. Brush to Frances L. Savage..W.D...Same description as above....<!-- Row 9 Column 3 -->	24<!-- Row 9 Column 4 -->	101

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<!-- Row 10 Column 1 -->04 June 1906<!-- Row 10 Column 2 -->	Laura N. & John D. Shedd to Henry A. Brush...Q.C.north from the northeast corner of the candy shop late....<!-- Row 10 Column 3 -->	24<!-- Row 10 Column 4 -->	326
<!-- Row 11 Column 1 -->26 February 1906<!-- Row 11 Column 2 -->	A. G. Brush to Henry A. Brush..Q.C..Being one eighth of an acre of land be the same more or less as the case may be situated lying and being in the village of Fairfax bounded on the north by land owned by J. D. Shedd and known as the Valley Hotel property, on the east by the highway leading from Fairfax village to Fairfax plains and Westford and sometimes called the Burlington Road - and on the south by lands now owned by John D. and M. E. Shedd - and on the west by lands now owned by J. D. Shedd and Elbridge Rugg and being all and the same lands and premises..together with the buildings thereon situated and sometimes called the old candy shop and a barn and other out buildings....<!-- Row 11 Column 3 -->	24<!-- Row 11 Column 4 -->	325
<!-- Row 12 Column 1 -->03 November 1886<!-- Row 12 Column 2 -->	H. A. Brush to A. G. Brush..W.D...All and the same land and premises with the buildings thereon standing known as the old candy shop.....<!-- Row 12 Column 3 -->	21<!-- Row 12 Column 4 -->	262
<!-- Row 13 Column 1 -->11 September 1886<!-- Row 13 Column 2 -->	Martha A. and Lafayette Cadyt to Henry A. Brush..W.D..being all and the same land and premises heretofore deeded to me by the said Henry A. Brush...<!-- Row 13 Column 3 -->	21<!-- Row 13 Column 4 -->	261
<!-- Row 14 Column 1 -->03 October 1884 <!-- Row 14 Column 2 -->	Henry A. Bursh to Martha A. Cady.W.D..All and the same land and premises.for a more particular description of said land and premises...<!-- Row 14 Column 3 -->	19<!-- Row 14 Column 4 -->	200
<!-- Row 15 Column 1 -->11 May 1876<!-- Row 15 Column 2 -->	James W. & Mary M. Ryan to Henry A. Brush.W.D...Bounded northerly by E. J. Pease's tavern lot, easterly by the highway, southerly by Harvey Butts' lot and westerly by Frances Cherrier's land and said E. J. Pease's garden with a two story brick building and barn thereon standing, and is the same land and brick building formerly used as a candy shop, so called....<!-- Row 15 Column 3 -->	19<!-- Row 15 Column 4 -->	21

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<!-- Row 16 Column 1 -->01 April 1874<!-- Row 16 Column 2 -->	H. E. Hubbell to James W. Ryan..W.D.....bounded northerly by the James E. Pease tavern lot...easterly by the highway, southerly by Harvey Butts lot and westerly by Frances Cherrier and Pease' garden with a brick building thereon standing....<!-- Row 16 Column 3 -->	18<!-- Row 16 Column 4 -->	653
<!-- Row 17 Column 1 -->23 March 1867<!-- Row 17 Column 2 -->	Julian H. Dewey to Homer E. Hubbell.W.D.the whole of my undivided half of the candy shop lot with a brick building thereon standing, the other half of which the said Hubbell now owns.......<!-- Row 17 Column 3 -->	17<!-- Row 17 Column 4 -->	333
<!-- Row 18 Column 1 -->20 October 1859<!-- Row 18 Column 2 -->	George A. Hubbell to Homer E. Hubbell and Julian H. Dewey.W.D.the lot of ground on which the confectioners shop now stands<!-- Row 18 Column 3 -->	15<!-- Row 18 Column 4 -->	518
<!-- Row 19 Column 1 -->29 July 1856<!-- Row 19 Column 2 -->	Chellis Safford and Sarah Rogers to George A. Hubbell.Administrators Deed..Being the lot of ground upon which the confectioners shop now stands and being the same premises deeded.....<!-- Row 19 Column 3 -->	14<!-- Row 19 Column 4 -->	682
<!-- Row 20 Column 1 -->12 August 1853<!-- Row 20 Column 2 -->	Alvah D. Farnsworth and wife to D. R. Rogers.W.D.Being the ground upon which the confectioner's shop now stands.......<!-- Row 20 Column 3 -->	14<!-- Row 20 Column 4 -->	51<!-- Row 21 Column 1 -->
27 June 1853<!-- Row 21 Column 2 -->	Carlos H. Farnsworth to Adelia A. Farnsworth.W.D..the same lot on which the confectioner's shop now stands.... The land on which the house now stands was purchased in 1846, but couldn't find any record of when the place was actually built<!-- Row 21 Column 3 -->	14<!-- Row 21 Column 4 -->	38

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Researched: 01 August 1975