From Surveys Completed 2011-2012 by the Lenox Historical Commission

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

The original features of this mid-nineteenth century house have been removed or obscured by later alterations. This undetermined style building has two stories, a slate roof and has been significantly altered. It originally had a 3-bay front façade. There is a cross-gable roof, brick center chimney and appears to retain some original 6-o-6 windows. It has a brick foundation.

HISTORICAL NARRATIVE:

This house was built on a lot purchased from Henry Cook in 1853. The Stanley’s, in partnership with James O’Brien, ran a meat market housed in the adjacent building (which is now 86 Church St.).

The property was developed and maintained by the Stanley family.

In 1975 Brooks Butler purchased the property, opened Hamlet antiques and rented out space to two other shops sponsored by Berkshire Country Day School called Just a Second (second hand clothes) and Plain and Fancy (a boutique).

In 1977 Butler sold the building to Honey Sharp who did extensive renovations and ran The Ganesh Gallery and Restaurant.

In 1990 the property was purchased by the 90 Church Street Corp. The restaurant is presently Café Lucia.

BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES:

1854 Clark Map, 1876 Beers Map

Local histories

Registry of Deeds, Pittsfield, MA 137.515

Gazetteer of Berkshire County 1725-1885, Hamilton Child, 1885

Atlas of Berkshire County Mass., Barns and Farnham, 1904

Sanborn Insurance Maps: 1898, 1905, 1911

Lenox Assessor’s database 2012