Main Street, Vineyard Haven, MA:
North of the Bank The following is a history of the homes that stand or once stood north of where Compass Bank stands today, on the east side of Main Street in Vineyard Haven, Mass. This is an unfinished draft! Do you have any memories of any of the other people, places, businesses or events mentioned here? Or do you have corrections, additions, or suggestions? Or photos? Please contact
Six Homes North of the Bank 1858 Walling Map 1873 Assessors' Map 1883 Assessors' Map 1886 (North is left.) 1888 Real Estate Map
1914 Sanborn Map
After the 1883 Fire , as seen from the Methodist Church tower. (North is left.) From the 1954 Renear's Garage Calendar, courtesy Bob Renear. A = Laura Robinson's House (See Site #36
B = Barzilla Crowell House
C = Thomas Manter House
D = Lambert House
E = Eleanora Luce's House
F = Ruins of James Davis' (and Betsy Downs') House
G = Ruins of Jenkins' Paint Shop Similar shot, from the same spot, probably taken the same day in August 1883. The Crowell, Lambert, and Manter houses are visible on the right. The Dias house can be seen on the left. (In the foreground are Ellis Manter's and Laura Robinson's homes, and Drummer Lane.) Probably taken from the top of the (new) harness factory, between 1883 and 1899. The Lambert House is at the center, with the Thomas Manter house behind it. | |
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