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Final Study Report Mashpee Historic District Page 12 of 15 The Jones/Pocknett House was built for Mary Foller Jones, wife of Isaac Jones on land purchased from Matthias Amos, on land granted to him in 1842. Mary's parents were Oliver Foller and Betsey Hersch (daughter of George Rudolphus Hersch, one of several American Revolution soldiers who settled in South Mashpee at the war's end in 1783. Mary's sisters also built homes east of hers on Main Street Sarah Foller Butler and Ann Foller Sewall. Isaac and Mary's daughter, Ann, married Frederick D. Jonas. Ann .died in 1929. Their daughter Elsie Jonas Piper married Willard Pocknet, son of Annie Attaquin and Willard Pocknet. The First Pentecostal Church at 258 Main Street (MHC 6), built in 1930, is a large'one-story, end-gable building with modest Gothic Revival-style detailing. Attached to the rear (south) of the building is a large, two-story, gable-roof addition set on a concrete foundation. The building's primary entrance is offset within a one-story, gable-roof projection on the facade (north elevation). The entrance consists of paired wood doors with plain wood surrounds. Fenestration consists of 1/1 double-hung sash, sliders, and two diamond pane windows on the facade. The foundation is cobblestone and concrete. The exterior wall fabric is vertical board and stucco, and the roof sheathing is asphalt shingle. A concrete block chimney is located on the Nv, north side of the ell.. Other notable exterior architectural features include exposed rafters. Alterations to the original appearance of the structure include the large two-story addition with wood decking on the rear of the building. 'The building has a small dirt parking lot to the east and is set back 15 feet from the street. - The A-Glass Shop, Inc, formerly the Old Post Office at 231 Main Street (MHC 5), which was built or moved to this site in the late 1940s, is a small, one-story, end-gable commercial building with a gable-roof, concrete block rear addition that is double the size of the main block. The main block has a symmetrical three-bay facade (south elevation) and is one bay in depth. The primary entrance is centrally-located on the south elevation of the main block and consists of a modern door with a six.-pane window. Fenestration consists of single, plate glass windows and one small double-hung window.' The building sits on a concrete foundation; the exterior wall fabric is aluminum siding, and the roof sheathing is asphalt shingle. The main block is flanked by vehicular entrances on the south elevation of therear addition. Alterations to the original appearance of the building include the large rear addition and the plate glass windows. The li property is in fair condition and is surrounded by a small parking lot on its south and west sides. i The building is set back approximately 40 feet from the street. The Earl H. Mills Sr. House at 224 Main Street (MHC 92); built in 1926, is a two-story, hip- roof, Vernacular/ Foursquare. The main block has a symmetrical three-bay facade (north elevation) and is two bays in depth. Aone-story, hip-roof addition extends off of the east side of the building. Fenestration consists of a combination of 1/1 and 3/1 double-hung sash windows, as well as one single pane window on the north elevation. The building stands on a concrete foundation, the walls are covered with asbestos shingles, and the roof sheathing is asphalt shingle. An interior, brick chimney rises from the center of the roof and an exterior concrete block chimney is located on the west elevation. A one-story, hip-roof, enclosed porch extends along the full width of the facade. A one-story, end-gable garage sheathed in clapboard is located southwest of the house. The windows on the garage are 6/6 double-hung sash A driveway on the west edge of the property leads to the garage. r.