136 Main St Two-story, frontal-gable frame commercial building (constructed 1832) with later, three-bay, flat-roofed wing extending commercial space eastward on Main St. Two-story, frontal-gable western portion built earlier. Eastern section retains Italianate false front with small single brackets in frieze; storefronts may reuse historic configuration, but all historic materials replaced. Built 1832; later Italianate east wing added 1860-1870s.
A Civil War era Morris NY manuscript that Alexandra (Sanderson) Stocker inherited from her great-grandmother. It was created by her aunt, Evelyn (Cruttenden) Sheff and some other young adults of Morris NY in 1861. The original is tied with silk ribbon and bound with tin pins (which you can see in the scans). Please click on the link at the bottom of this page to download the PDF of manuscript.
Evening Star, Vol. 1, No. 8
7 June 1861
Morris, Otsego Co., New York
