2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁Ol ney ▁Cook ▁A art isan ▁Sh op ▁stands ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁resident ial ▁area ▁of ▁eastern ▁M end on , ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁Hart ford ▁Avenue ▁East ▁a ▁short ▁way ▁east ▁of ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁B elling ham ▁Street . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁function ally ▁two - story ▁structure , ▁with ▁an ▁exposed ▁stone ▁bas ement ▁level ▁and ▁a ▁wood ▁frame ▁main ▁level . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁g abled ▁roof ▁and ▁cla p board ed ▁exterior . ▁ ▁The ▁front ▁fac ade ▁has ▁a ▁two - panel ▁gar age ▁door ▁and ▁s ash ▁windows ▁in ▁the ▁gran ite ▁bas ement ▁walls , ▁and ▁three ▁s ash ▁windows ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁level ▁entrance ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁fac ade , ▁accessed ▁via ▁stone ▁steps . ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁now ▁Hart ford ▁Avenue ▁East ▁was ▁histor ically ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁connecting ▁M end on ▁village ▁with ▁towns ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁where ▁this ▁shop ▁stands ▁belonged ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁family , ▁desc ends ▁of ▁Walter ▁Cook , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁early ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁This ▁mod est ▁industrial ▁shop ▁was ▁built ▁som etime ▁before ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁de ed ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁land ▁from ▁A riel ▁Cook ▁to