39 Bright Street

This one-and-one-half story, three-by-three, gable front house sits midway along the west side of Bright Street.  The house features one-over-one, double hung sash windows, brick siding, stone foundation, slate roof with raking eaves, and a small, central chimney.  The entrance is located on the right side of the front facade, through the enclosed porch with shingled halfwall, which extends across the front facade.  A bay window protrudes from the southerly facade and single-story addition protrudes from the rear. 

The slate roof with raking eaves, stone foundation and small, central chimney are all indicative of the 1870s.  The windows appear to be replacements, and the original siding was probably clapboard.  

The original footprints reveal several additions along the back, but the 1978 Sanborn map reveals only the one.  It is likely that the others were demolished, as the remainder of the house matches the original footprint.  The porch first appears on the 1900 Sanborn map, but was original enclosed, and the original turned posts can still be seen.  The bay window appears on the 1978 Sanborn map.

No information could be found regarding the original occupants.  The Burlington City Directories reveal W.P. Mason jr., a customs inspector, residing at this address around 1881 until around 1890.  In 1898, Aaron Agel, a peddler, moved in and stayed until around 1910, when he moved to Boston.¹

See house on 1877 Birds-Eye Map