East New Market
Property Reports
38 Main Street
William J. Payne House (1906-)
A tax record dated 18 May 1906 for William J. Payne's property reads "New Dwelling $1000". Therefore, Payne had the house at 38 Main Street built during this time frame. The front part of the house was the original house. The middle and rear sections along with plumbing were added later. James Cheesman (b. 1895) stated that Jimmie Payne had the house built.
The current tax map shows two structures on Parcel 120. The second structure on this parcel is a commercial structure once known as Brannocks'. The site of Brannocks' is the location where the old Sherman Institute building once stood.
Cambridge Chronicle - 6 December 1914 - Big Conflagration at
East New Market -
..Likewise the home of Mr. Wm J. Payne, which was on fire several
times, was saved by Mr. Wm Murphy, assisted by others. Mr. Murphy
seemed to be able to withstand the heat better than the others, and for
this reason was able to keep water on the building at the place where it
caught... [for the complete newspaper article see the
1914 Fire]