90 Front Street, Joseph Taber Building, c. 1825-1840

90 Front Street, Joseph Taber Building, c. 1825-1840

The Joseph Taber Building is a commercial structure composed of granite ashlar and built c. 1825-1840. This structure is an example of a simple, unadorned vernacular Federal style building. On the interior, the second and third floors are suspended from large trusses by wrought iron rods. Joseph Taber was a pump and blockmaker who conducted his business here from the 1830s to the 1880s. The first story was occupied by Taber as a pump and block maker's shop, and the second story was a boat builder's shop. This street upon which the Joseph Taber Building now stands was formerly Orange Street, which was changed to its current name in the late 1840s. The double-entry doors were added in 1953. Today the building houses both commercial and residential uses.