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Alpha M. Cheney (1834-1897) was the son of a local deacon, and received his education at
Nichols Academy before beginning employment in the spectacle manufacturing trade. He acquired an interest in R. H. Cole, probably after working there, and was one of the principals in the founding in 1869 of the
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The house was built in 1881 to a design by Barker & Nourse of
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stories in height, with steep gables that are ornamented with Stick style decorations. It has a turret with a projecting gables on the four sides of the steep roof, and a projecting front porch with ornamented railings and turned posts. The property also includes a
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