1 BROAD STREET
052-065
HD Map# 77

Overview of Historic District and Source of following text.

77.  Hardy House, 1 Broad Street, 1888.  Contributing building.

 

Set on a brick foundation, this 2 1/2-story, gablefront dwelling is sheathed in wood clapboards and outlined by simple cornerboards which give rise to projecting eaves which end in returns.  The three bays on the gablefront which are unevenly spaced but aligned vertically contain 2/2 replacement sash with new modern shutters.  The altered sidehall entrance contains a c.1960 door with a single paned sidelight to the south.  The entrance is sheltered by Roman Doric columns.  The north elevation is spanned by an additional single-story porch supported by thin, chamfered posts which are spanned by plain spindles above a latticed airspace.

 

Extending to the south, the 2 1/2-story, 4 x 1-bay ell also rests on a brick foundation.  It is fronted by a projecting, enclosed sunporch lit by continuous 2 x 2-light windows.  At the rear of the ell is a single-story shed with a rear entrance porch on the south side. 

 

The land on which this building stands was sold by Silas Spalding to Charles Hardy in 1888.  The house was apparently constructed shortly thereafter, occupied by Charles W. Hardy and his widowed sister, Lucinda Wright.  The house was later occupied by Charles’ son, George W. Hardy and still later by George’s widow, Flora.  The part of the house occupied by Mrs. Wright was later remodeled into a store, known for many years as Flora Hardy’s Corner Shop.  A barn and most of the ell were destroyed by fire in 1943.  The ell was rebuilt and in 1948 the house was remodeled and made into two apartments.  The property was sold by Flora Hardy’s estate to John Normandie in 1961.  Thomas Harris purchased the property in 1995.