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Common Name: Andrew King House
Owner: David & Tina McGown
Street Address: 1182 Main Street

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Ref - 604_044_084

COMMON NAME: Andrew King/Wright House

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL OR STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTION:

1 1/2-story, 6 x 2 bay, vernacular clapboarded structure w/intersecting metal gable roofs and novelty sided shed addition in rear. Rectangular plan w/gable front on right side. Slim cornice returns, stone foundation. There are two front entrances that enter onto a hipped entrance porch that has turned posts. The gable front section has large storefront windows. Other windows are 2/2 w/lip moldings. A shed wall dormer interrupts the eaves overhang (left section) and rises above the roof. Owned by J. Watson in 1857, this building was a shoe store in 1871. Southwest of the structure there is a 1 1/2-story clapboarded frame constructed horse barn w/a steeply-pitched gable roof.

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<!-- Row 2 Column 1 -->28 June 1979 <!-- Row 2 Column 2 -->

Richard & Susan LeClair to Christopher E. & Lynne Wright.....being a lot of land with the buildings thereon, located on the westerly side of the Main Street in Fairax Village and bounded as follows: 172' more or less x 82' more or less x 147' more or less x 82' more or less.............. <!-- Row 2 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 3 Column 1 -->30 April 1974<!-- Row 3 Column 2 -->

Duane F. & Elaine A. Preston to Richard and Susan Leclair.......W.D.....Being a lot of land with the buildings thereon located on the westerly side of Main St. in Fairfax Village.....<!-- Row 3 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 4 Column 1 -->15 March 1963<!-- Row 4 Column 2 -->

Cecile R. King, Widow, to Duane F. and Elaine A. Preston..W.D....Being a lot of land with the Buildings thereon located on the westerly side of the Main Street........ <!-- Row 4 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 5 Column 1 -->06 January 1922<!-- Row 5 Column 2 -->

Mary C. Fancher to Andrew and Cecile R. King....W.D......Being the land together with the buildings thereon situated in the central part of the residential portion of the Town Of Fairfax...... <!-- Row 5 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 6 Column 1 -->22 March 1909<!-- Row 6 Column 2 -->

Elijah O. Story and Charlotte D. "Kidder" Story to Mary C. Fancher....W.D....one undivided half interest of the land ard premises deeded to me Charlotte D. Kidder Story Nov 4, 1875...... <!-- Row 6 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 7 Column 1 -->19 October 1904<!-- Row 7 Column 2 -->

Charlotte L. Kidder to William H. Fancher...... .the following one undivided half of the lands and premises.... <!-- Row 7 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 8 Column 1 -->04 November 1873<!-- Row 8 Column 2 -->

Horace Hall to Charlotte L. Kidder..W.D. ....Being the same land and premises deed to me..... <!-- Row 8 Column 3 -->

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28 October 1873<!-- Row 9 Column 2 -->

Charles and Alberta Watson to Horace Hall......W.D....all the same land and premises heretofore leased by Silas W. Brush to James Watson by lease dated Dec. 10, 1847 and recorded in Vol 12, page l66 and are the same land and premises quit claimed to Charles H. Watson Mar 30, 1868...... <!-- Row 9 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 10 Column 1 -->30 March 1868<!-- Row 10 Column 2 -->

William Hall and Clarissa A. Hall to Charles H. Watson Q.C.....all the same lands and premises heretofore leased by Silas W. Brush to James <!-- Row 10 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 11 Column 1 -->17 March 1868<!-- Row 11 Column 2 -->

The guardians deed of Mary Hall to Charles H. Watson for James Watson's minor children George R. and Ella Watson reads:...and is the same premises occupied for several years past by Clarissa A. Watson now Clarissa A. Hall...... <!-- Row 11 Column 3 -->

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<!-- Row 12 Column 1 -->10 December 1847<!-- Row 12 Column 2 -->

S. W. Brush to James Watson LEASE....to wit: it being a village lot situate village, the same lot where the said Watson now lives and bounded as follows: Beginning on the line of the high way at the northwest corner of the Town House thence southwest to the southwest corner of the Townhouse thence southeast 13 feet to the center of the back end of the Town House then southwest on M. Scott's line to the corner of M. Scott's garden it being 7 rods back from the highway thence on a right angle northwest parallel with the highway 6 rods and 4 and one half feet thence northeast on right angle seven rods to the highway thence southeast to the place of beginning meaning to lease tne same land that he now occupies supposed to contain 42 rods of ground as long as wood grows and water runs <!-- Row 12 Column 3 -->

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Researched: February 25, 1975