HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY BUILDING AND STRUCTURES Norwich Heritage Trust, Inc, P.O.Box 185 Norwich, CT 06360	This Building sponsored by Norwich Heritage Trust, Inc.
Building Name: Jimmy's Barbershop, H. A. Richards Jewelers	Historic Name: Hamlin B. Buckingham House
Town/City: Norwich	County: New London
Address:50-52	Street: Broadway
Owners:Stanley & Robert Micalski, 1 Graham Terrace, Lisbon	Private
Present Use: Watchmaker	Historic Use Residence
Exterior is viewable to public	Interior is accessible	Explain: open during business hours
Style of Building: Commercial	Construction Date: c. 1831
Materials Brick Aluminum Siding	Structural System Wood Frame
Roof Gable Asphalt Shingle
Stories: 3.5	Dimensions: 30' X 50'
Structural Condition: Fair	Exterior Condition: Fair
Alterations: facade altered, siding
Outbuildings:
Environment: commercial High Building Density

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings: he Hamlin B. Buckingham House is part of a continuous streetscape formed by the densely packed buildings on either side o lower Broadway.

Features: The first floor of the building is of brick. The upper floors are of wood covered with stucco. The gable end of the building, which faces the street rises from a single step or shoulder on either side. On the right of the building, a two-story oriel projects from the facade. To the left of this, the second and third floor windows are grouped in threes. Flat vertical fascia define rectangular panels in the stucco beneath the windows. 2 - over- 1 double- hung sash is used except in the ariel, where 1-over- 1 double- hung sash is used.

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Importance:

This was the home of Hamlin Blayne Buckingham. He was a dry goods merchant in partnership with a first cousin, Giles Buckingham. William A. Buckingham, later governor of Connecticut, was a first cousin once removed to Hamlin B. Buckingham, and a nephew to Charles. William was employed in the dry goods store of his relatives. Hamlin himself lived at this house for about 25 years. He also served as librarian at the Otis Library, nearby on Union Square.

The stucco covering was probably added as a fireproofing measure. The house was altered in the late 19th century by raising it one story and inserting a brick stone underneath. The facade was remodelled extensively at the same time.

Sources: Building Evalation Form, c. 1979
Chapman, Rev F. W., The Buckingham Family, Hartford, Case, Loekwood & Brainard, 1872, p.180.
Norwïch City Directories
Norwich Land Records, Vols., 51, p 732, 48, p. 177; 56 p. 211; 55, p. 213, 764;

Evaluations:

Threats None Private