HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY BUILDING AND STRUCTURES Norwich Heritage Trust, Inc, P.O.Box 185 Norwich, CT 06360	This Building sponsored by Rose City Renaissance
Building Name: Kenyon Building	Historic Name: Kenyon Building: Shubael Hebbard Bldg.
Town/City: Norwich	County: New London
Address:17-21	Street: Main Street
Owners:H. Willey Inc.	Private
Present Use: vacant	Historic Use Gravestone cutter's shop
Exterior is viewable to public	Interior is NOT accessible
Style of Building: Greek Revival	Construction Date: c 1842 1896
Materials Brick Cut Stone - granite foundation	Structural System
Roof Flat Roll Asphalt
Stories: 3	Dimensions: 25 X 60
Structural Condition: Fair	Exterior Condition: Fair
Alterations: Main St. facade added 1896
Outbuildings:
Environment: commercial High Building Density

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings:

Fronting on both Main and Water Streets, the building is an important element in the street-scape, relating well to the Carroll Building to the west in both scale and material.

Features:

The Main Street facade has an inset central entrance a wood and glass door with a transom above, the glass display windows have a transom which has eight lights and crosses the facade. The second and third stories have amoriel windows two stories high. There are three 1-over-1 double-hung sash on each floor of the oriel window. The brick of the facade is a light color. The Water Street elevation has granite piers on either side of the storefront supporting a granite entablature. Cast iron columns flank the inset central doorway. The remainder of the storefront has been in-filled with modern brick. The Water Street elevation is five stories in height and three bays wide. Granite lintels and sills are used in the window openings. 2-over-2 double hung sash is used. A cornice has been removed.

Architect:

Builder:

Importance:

In the 1846 directory, Shubael Hebbard was listed here as a gravestone cutter. The 1857 Directory lists T. B. Rockwell here in the same business. Later, the building was purchased by grocers. The Kenyon block on Main Street which is continuous with the Water Street building, was occupied by a variety of businesses. Both the Main Street facade and Water St. elevation are good, relatively unaltered examples of 19th century commercial architecture. Moreover, they make a positive contribution to the street-scape of both Main and Water Streets.

Sources:

Assessor's Record, Norwich

Common Council Records, Book 1, p. 459

Common Council Journal, 1895-6.

Norwich City Directories

Norwich Land Records, Vols. 46, p. 237; 58, p. 304; 67 p.426; 68, p.547; 78, p.298.

Evaluations:

Threats None Private