 Alterations to the building are evident in an old photograph , dated to circa 1860 @-@ 1869 , which shows pedimented dormers in the center of the roof , that is believed to have been an addition that has since been removed , but at an unknown time . According to Bristol , Rhode Island : The Bristol renaissance , a photo of the building dated to circa 1900 shows the pedimented dormers . A postcard that was postmarked in 1920 also shows the dormers and the adjacent YMCA building . Also present in the photograph are two chimneys on the front facade and it is evidenced that the side chimney probably arose near the front , however , only one chimney is extant in the rear . The two front chimneys were absent in a circa 1907 @-@ 1913 post card . The rear chimney was described as " apparently altered " without future explanation in the National Register of Historic Places nomination . 
