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Bond Street 1
Virtual Walking Tour
Mill End
Emanuel and Catherine Newcomer constructed the brick house
now known as Mill End shortly after they purchased the mill
complex in 1814. The house became home to a series of mill
owners. Like many Waterford dwellings, Mill End is a Federal-period
house with Flemish brick bond on the front facade and five-course
common bond on the sides and rear. The masterful brick cornice
under the roofline, precise mortar joints, and the use of
brick closers to neatly finish off the corners all demonstrate
the great skill of Mill End's brickmason. |
Hague-Hough
Francis Hague built a small one-room stone dwelling around
1744, which is now the easternmost portion of the Hague-Hough
House and probably the oldest house in the village. In 1788,
William Hough (1744-1815)-son of "Old John"-purchased
the house and land from Hague's son Thomas. Shortly thereafter,
Hough erected the impressive two-and-a-half-story brick section
to the west. A later brick addition links the two dwellings.
The architectural elements and substantial size of Hough's
brick dwelling attest to the high social status and wealth
of this Quaker family, as does the full-Georgian plan interior.
The present owners purchased the house after it had been
vacant for nearly thirty years; they faithfully and painstakingly
restored the home to its original state. |
Hillside
As early as 1809, Quaker Daniel Stone lived here and operated
Waterford's first post office. The house remained in his
family until at least 1875, when a map indicates his daughter
Rachel Hollingsworth was living here. A one-and-a-half-story
stone miller's house built shortly after Francis Hague's
cottage stood adjacent to Hillside's east elevation until
about 1920, when it was demolished to make room for a chicken
yard. |
John Wesley Church
Members of Waterford's black community completed the John
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church in 1891. Some of the construction
was done by lantern light in the evenings after the members'
regular workday. This Gothic Revival structure, built on
the site of a former livery stable, greatly enlarged the
worship space over that available at the one-room school
and church building (15611 Second Street), which the congregation
had used since 1867. Regular services at John Wesley ceased
in the 1960s. The Waterford Foundation, in partnership with
former members and their descendants, plans to restore the
building and ease it against inappropriate change. |
Samuel Means House
Mahlon Janney built the stone wing circa 1762 as part of
his thriving mill operation. The two-story stone portion
appears far grander than a typically simple miller's cottage,
indicating that Janney himself probably lived there. The
interior three-room floor plan of Janney's house is one that
is often referred to as the "Quaker" or "Penn" plan.
The brick wing was added before 1803, when owner Asa Moore
(c.1770-1823) insured the house for the staggering sum of
$2,300. The brick addition converted Janney's three-room
plan into the fashionable center-hall plan. Twentieth century
owners added onto the rear of the dwelling. A one-story stone
wing that abutted the west end was demolished in the early
1900s; it may be the source for some of the lovely stone
walls you see along Bond Street. |
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