Name/Title
Peter Smith Store | Park Street, Cherryfield, Maine | Cherryfield Historic DistrictDescription
Built:1858
Address:
Park Street
Cherryfield, Maine
National Register
HISTORIC DISTRICT
Cherryfield Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
Section number 7, Page 9
16. Peter Smith store, 1858 - C Park Street
One of a handful of relatively intact commercial buildings in Cherryfield, this two-and-a-half-story, three-bay frame structure features a shed roofed front porch and a rear shed addition. Its central entrance is flanked by replacement bay windows, but the upper story and gable peak retain their original six-over-six windows, as do the side elevations. The building's broad roof overhang and pronounced cornice returns are similar to those of the adjacent store (15).
An 1892 pUblication about the representative businessmen of a number of communities in Washington County states that Peter smith established a general mercantile business in Cherryfield in 1858. He was indicated as the occupant of the store on the 1881 Atlas of Washington County. Sanborn fire insurance maps show that its original use was retained as late as 1925. Additionally, they reveal that a porch was added between 1895 and 1901.