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Murray Manor, 225 Main Street
Built by James Bond, for his daughter Anne Murray, built c 1820-25.
The 1-and-1/2- story house has Regency and Gothic influences. Wood was
brought from England for the construction. The house has a fine bay facade,
and the first-story windows have 6 pane "eyebrows" above them. There are
also "praying" windows on the second floor. The basement is built of field
stone and corbelled cornices extend around the house. In the 1860`s the
kitchen and bedroom were added on the back of the house. Murray Manor is
now a Bed and Breakfast.
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7 Main Street.
Built in 1891 by Master Mariner Jacob Hatfield, this wooden l-and-1/2-story
home is built in New England Colonial style with Victorian features. The
house has a pair of "widow`s peaks" which are part of the "widow`s walk"
along with a centre tower. A railing runs along the top of the tower. The
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Milton Corner.
The house on Milton corner was built in the Georgian style in 1836.
The house is a 2-and-1/2-story home with plain frieze boards that encircle
the whole building. The corners of the building have wide corner moldings.
The front of the house has a symmetrical three-bay facade and a centred
doorway. The roof has high pitched gables. In the 1990`s the house was
bought and converted into a medical center. A three-story addition was
added to the back of the house, and then was attached to another Georgian
style home down the street. This picture shows one of Yarmouth's
three remaining fountains The fourth, on Forest street, was
destroyed by a car. The picture also shows one of Yarmouth`s street cars,
which started in the 1890`s and ended operation in 1928.
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57 William Street.
These houses were built during the 1870`s, by William Dane, for
Arthur Eakin and Job Hatfield. The twin houses are Modified Victorian Gothic;
the gables are very highly pitched, with ornamental barge boards on the
eaves and corners. The windows have triangular tops and the eaves have
gingerbread trim. A painted hood over the front door is supported by columns
on a brick staircase giving the twin houses a two-bay facade. They
are built over a brick basement. Sadly, in 1992 one of these fine houses
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The Baker House, Beacon Street.
The large mansion was built for the Hon. Loran E. Baker in the 1800`s.
This Italian-style house has a large four-story tower, and a large
decorative front walkway. The house had beautiful landscaped gardens,
remnants of which still exist. This was one of the most prominent
houses on Yarmounth`s skyline. After Mr. Baker's death, the house was sold
and became the Bethany Bible College. It was torn down in 1958 to make
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