Heminway Building (Brick Store)

The Brick Store, at the corner of Main St. and Echo Lake Road was erected in 1828 by General Heminway and associates, Bishop and Hickcox. They operated it as a general store for two years until Mr. Hickccox retired. The business continued until 1837 when Mr. Heminway became sole owner. In 1842, he took his brother-in-law, Charles Partree, into a partnership which lasted until 1855 when Mr. Heminway again became sole owner.

T.E. Barnes followed Mr. Heminway as owner and then Henry Mattoon who took his son, Burton H. into the partnership in 1871. When the son married in 1876 the rooms over the store were fitted up as living quarters for him. It was in these rooms that the first spooled silk in America was developed. The Mattoon family operated the store until 1892 and were followed by Mr. Ladd. John Keilty was operating a general store there in 1907 and Mike Keilty operated a Bakery on the premises. Brahen was there from 1908 to 1923, then Fox and Gates followed by Atwood and Lindsay.

Dan Sullivan in 1904 was the proprietor of a drug store in 1904 at the corner of Main and Depot Streets known as Hillside Pharmacy. Later he moved to the Brick building where he operated his drug store until 1918.

An addition was made to the rear of the building which was used as the Watertown Telephone Exchange in 1928.