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Common Name: Wilkins/Lachance/Wood House Owner: Malcolm & Susan M. Wood Street Address: 1188 Main Street

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Ref - 604_044_086

COMMON NAME: Asa Wilkins/Lachance House - Built 1845

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL OR STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTION:

1 1/2 story, 3x2 bay vernacular structure w/some Greek Revival and Queen Anne elements. Sheathed in clapboards w/a metal gable roof, cornerboard and frieze. There is a one story wing on the southeast side that is an early addition. There is also a porch on front that has turned posts, valance and railing. Molded cornice returns. The center front entrance has plain detail. Windows are 2/2 in lip molded surrounds. The southeast corner of the main block has been cut away making room for a window set at 45 degrees.

<!-- Row 1 Column 1 -->DATE<!-- Row 1 Column 2 -->	GRANTOR TO GRANTEE<!-- Row 1 Column 3 -->	BOOK<!-- Row 1 Column 4 -->	PAGE
<!-- Row 2 Column 1 -->28 July 1975 <!-- Row 2 Column 2 -->	Herbert Wilkins & Harriet Rich to Thomas & Susan LaChance<!-- Row 2 Column 3 -->	44<!-- Row 2 Column 4 -->	195
<!-- Row 3 Column 1 -->21 November 1973<!-- Row 3 Column 2 -->	Asa R. Wilkins to H. Wilkins & H. Rich<!-- Row 3 Column 3 -->	43<!-- Row 3 Column 4 -->	238
<!-- Row 4 Column 1 -->02 September 1948<!-- Row 4 Column 2 -->	A. W. Gillilan, Administrator of Cora Crosier's Estate to Asa R. Wilkins - Being about an acre of land, more or less, with the buildings thereon situated in the Village of Fairfax, Vermont and bounded substantially as follows, VIZ, on the south by land of Andrew King and Maurice Blaisdell, on the west by land of Maurice Blaisdell, on the north by land of Charles McArdle and on the east by the highway or Main Street.<!-- Row 4 Column 3 -->	34<!-- Row 4 Column 4 -->	393
<!-- Row 5 Column 1 -->19 June 1924<!-- Row 5 Column 2 -->	Abbie Kenfield to Elmer Crosier<!-- Row 5 Column 3 -->	29<!-- Row 5 Column 4 -->	90
<!-- Row 6 Column 1 -->07 April 1904<!-- Row 6 Column 2 -->	Benjamin & Aurilla Kenfield to Abbie Kenfield<!-- Row 6 Column 3 -->	24<!-- Row 6 Column 4 -->	43
<!-- Row 7 Column 1 -->18 January 1884<!-- Row 7 Column 2 -->	Hattie E. Learned to Benjamin Kenfield - Being the place in Fairfax Village known as the Piche (sp) place consisting of 1/2 acre of land and the buildings thereon. Bounded northerly by the highway leading through Fairfax Village, northwesterly by C. F. Hawley's land westerly by H. F. Hall's land and southerly by H. F. Halls land and William N. Fancher's land, being the same land heretofore mortgaged to Henry L. Ballard and also subsequently to W. A. Learned, both of Fairfax, and foreclosed against Benjamin Piche & Aurelia Piche, his wife, the mortgagors in Franklin County Court and by decree stated April 21, 1879, the equity of redemption in said Benjamin & Aurelia Piche was duly foreclosed forever, said land was deeded to the said Hattie E. Learned by C. A. Hotchkiss as Administrator of the said W. A. Learned's Estate.<!-- Row 7 Column 3 -->	19<!-- Row 7 Column 4 -->	182
<!-- Row 8 Column 1 -->08 October 1870<!-- Row 8 Column 2 -->	Quit Claim from Joseph Bedor to Benjamin Piche<!-- Row 8 Column 3 -->	18<!-- Row 8 Column 4 -->	164<!-- Row 9 Column 1 -->

<!-- Row 1 Column 1 -->DATE<!-- Row 1 Column 2 -->	GRANTOR TO GRANTEE<!-- Row 1 Column 3 -->	BOOK<!-- Row 1 Column 4 -->	PAGE
08 October 1870<!-- Row 9 Column 2 -->	Rollin Wheeler to Benjamin Piche and Joseph Bedor<!-- Row 9 Column 3 -->	18<!-- Row 9 Column 4 -->	117
<!-- Row 10 Column 1 -->08 October 1870<!-- Row 10 Column 2 -->	Melbourne Brown & wife to Rollin Wheeler - Bounded as follows: Northerly by the highway, easterly & southerly by land owned by Esther Brigham & westerly by land owned by C. F. Hawley<!-- Row 10 Column 3 -->	18<!-- Row 10 Column 4 -->	118
<!-- Row 11 Column 1 -->01 November 1865<!-- Row 11 Column 2 -->	Bradley Fish to Melbourne Brown<!-- Row 11 Column 3 -->	17<!-- Row 11 Column 4 -->	37
<!-- Row 12 Column 1 -->10 January 1860<!-- Row 12 Column 2 -->	E. B. Smith to Bradley Fish - 1/2 acre 5 1/3 rods front extending from highway 15 rods, east by highway, north by Curtis F. Hawley & south & west by land owned & occupied by George Gove.<!-- Row 12 Column 3 -->	15<!-- Row 12 Column 4 -->	517
<!-- Row 13 Column 1 -->04 October 1858<!-- Row 13 Column 2 -->	Phalander & Julianna Barrett to E. B. Smith<!-- Row 13 Column 3 -->	15<!-- Row 13 Column 4 -->	327
<!-- Row 14 Column 1 -->24 August 1857<!-- Row 14 Column 2 -->	Thomas M. Stanley to Philander Barrett ......W.D.<!-- Row 14 Column 3 -->	15<!-- Row 14 Column 4 -->	115
<!-- Row 15 Column 1 -->14 August 1857 <!-- Row 15 Column 2 -->	Louisa Whitney to Thomas Stanley....a village lot containing 1/2 acre of land....W.D.....<!-- Row 15 Column 3 -->	14<!-- Row 15 Column 4 -->	475
<!-- Row 16 Column 1 -->25 March 1854<!-- Row 16 Column 2 -->	C. L. Loomis to Louisa Whitney.....a village lot containing 1/2 acre of land........W.D.......<!-- Row 16 Column 3 -->	14<!-- Row 16 Column 4 -->	185
<!-- Row 17 Column 1 -->16 September 185?<!-- Row 17 Column 2 -->	Elisha J. Rogers to John M. Brown....with dwelling house and barn thereon standing......W.D.<!-- Row 17 Column 3 -->	12<!-- Row 17 Column 4 -->	548
<!-- Row 18 Column 1 -->19 July 1849<!-- Row 18 Column 2 -->	George W. Hawley to Elisha J. Rogers<!-- Row 18 Column 3 -->	12<!-- Row 18 Column 4 -->	383
<!-- Row 19 Column 1 -->01 November 1847<!-- Row 19 Column 2 -->	Catherine Ballard to George W. Hawley...W.D.....<!-- Row 19 Column 3 -->	12<!-- Row 19 Column 4 -->	158

<!-- Row 1 Column 1 -->DATE<!-- Row 1 Column 2 -->	GRANTOR TO GRANTEE<!-- Row 1 Column 3 -->	BOOK<!-- Row 1 Column 4 -->	PAGE
<!-- Row 20 Column 1 -->06 April 1847<!-- Row 20 Column 2 -->	Alexander Miller to Catherine Ballard...W.D........<!-- Row 20 Column 3 -->	12<!-- Row 20 Column 4 -->	95
<!-- Row 21 Column 1 -->10 February 1847<!-- Row 21 Column 2 -->	S. W. Brush to Alexander Miller....a village lot containing 1/2 acre of land with.....on which said Miller has erected a house......<!-- Row 21 Column 3 -->	12<!-- Row 21 Column 4 -->	56<!-- Row 22 Column 1 -->
25 October 1845<!-- Row 22 Column 2 -->	S. W. Brush to Alexander Miller House erected summer of 1845<!-- Row 22 Column 3 -->	<!-- Row 22 Column 4 -->

Date of Search - June 19, 1979
Researched by Barbara Norton