201 Brown Street—House History and Description
- Former and/or alternative addresses, if any: n/a
- Lot and Block: pt. Lots 16-18, Block 7
- Name, if any: n/a
- Built: 1955
- Built by: n/a
- Style: Cape Cod
- Past and Current Owner(s) (list may not be complete):
- Court F. Wood, 1888 (#148, lot 17); 1896 (485-6, lots 18,16)
- Samuel H. & Sallie L. Walker, 1929 (#1139, lots 16-18)
- Herbert & Dorothy Easterly, by 1947 to 1952
- Clarence Becraft, 1952
- Charles T. & Doris P. Hershey, by 1957 (liber 2136 folio 590)
- Edwin J. & M N Parks, 24 August 1971 (liber 4112 folio 544)
- Larry French & Linda Mundy
- Remarks:
- From the 2019 Robinson & Associates architectural survey (PDF): n/a
- Homeowner Comments: n/a
- Other: Original 1-story cottage built by Court F. Wood c 1890 on lot 17 and removed by Hershey. In 1952, Hershey bought the general store/post office near the Washington Grove train station and in 1969 converted it into a restaurant specializing in fried chicken prepared by Doris Hershey (see 407 Acorn Lane). Hershey’s Restaurant is still in operation today. Assessment records note fire damage, repaired 1967.
- Sources: Town Directories; House Number Plats; County Tax Records; Register of Stock Certificates; Phil Edwards notes; Assessment records; C. F. Wood correspondence 12 August 1890; McCathran correspondence 1947-1953; Washington Star real estate ads 1-21-1949; Montgomery Sentinel 3-16-1950. Gbg Gazette 1995.