25-27 Centre Street, William Maxfield, c. 1855*

25-27 Centre Street, William Maxfield, c. 1855*

The gambrel roof on 25-27 Centre Street envelops two smaller structures built in the 1840s and 1855. The eastern half was purchased by William Maxfield, a painter and paint dealer, in 1855. He acquired the western half, built during the 1840s at a later date. The two storefronts were later placed under the gambrel roof during the first decade of the twentieth century by carpenter David L. Hathaway. The adjoining walls were opened to allow interior access from one building to another. The main façade contains several windows and doors of various sizes, reflecting the fact that the building has operated as a carpenter's shop. A brick and cinder block structure on the west side is a later addition. The building was extensively renovated in 1998. Today the building houses residences and commercial units.