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Final Study Report Mashpee Historic District ,ry Page 8 of 15 residence, the building was later operated and known as the "Hotel Attaquin." 'It was a large two-and-one-half story, hip-roof building with a sizeable addition to the west and a large barn to the east. The hotel also had an ice house adjacent to Main Street opposite the Mill Pond,which served the several restaurants in Mashpee at the time. The hotel became the social center of the District, adding a social focus to the already existing civic focus of this area. While operated as a hotel, it had the largest restaurant in Mashpee and hosted events relating to local elections. Among its many visitors, the hotel is said to have serviced Daniel Webster, President Grover Cleveland, actor Joseph Jefferson, and General Leonard Wood(who resided in nearby Bourne). The hotel was lost to fire"in 1955. Many of the Attaquins were buried in the Attaquin Burial ,. Ground on Main Street. When Solomon Attaquin sold the Hotel Attaquin (no longer extant), which also served as the post office, to Oliver Holmes 1888, Attaquin moved across the street to the home of his parents at present 389 Main Street, which he referred to as "The homestead". The house appears on 1858 map when road made a turn in front of it. When he died Irving Oakley and his wife Christine Bearse purchased the property.. Oakley served as a hunting and fishing guide and c. 1908 opened a store for equipment and other supplies next door. In 1944 the house was sold to Milteer Hendricks. The Ocl ra Trading Post at 387 Main Street NHC 351, built circa 1908, has an original main block of the building that is a one-and-one-half story, end-gable, 3-by-2-bay building sheathed in clapboard and set on a concrete block foundation. A one-story, hip-roof, 1-bay deep porch(pre- 1929) extends along the south (facade) and west elevations of the building. The southern portion of the porch has been enclosed. A shed-roof dormer spans the lengths of the east and west ;w elevations. A one-and-one-half story, 3-bay deep addition with a full-length, shed-roof dormer is attached to the rear (north) of the building(pre-1929)..The two main doors into the building can be found in the center of the west elevation. A third door is located in the last bay of the rear addition. All windows are double-hung sash, vinyl replacements with snap in muntins. A vent is located in the peak of the gable end of the facade. A paved lot is located to the west. The Ockry Trading Post was built by Irving Oakley. After his death the business was continued by his family. The name Ockry Trading Post resulted from a naming contest in 1949 conducted by. Irving's grandson Elwood and Josephine Mills. The Hicks House at 379 Main Street (MHC 341 built in 1940, is a one-story, end-gable, Vernacular building sheathed in clapboard and set on a concrete block foundation. A one-story, full-width, shed-roof addition is attached to the facade (south elevation). The 3-bay facade has a central entrance flanked by two large modem, single-light casement windows. A brick stair leads from the entrance. An interior brick chimney is located to the rear of the east roof slope, A i one-story, end-gable garage sheathed in vertical board is located to the rear of the property. Great Neck Road North The Samuel G Davis School/Mash Town Hall on Great Neck Road North (MHC 15 was built in 1939 on the east side of the street. It has a one-and-one-half-story, side-gable, Classical Revival-style brick main block set on a concrete foundation. Several additions have been made to the building with built-up roof shapes. A one-story ell is attached to the north elevation of the main block. This ell houses the original main entrance to the building which is composed of light wood doors set within a classically inspired door surround with an entablature and fluted