▁building ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Government ▁L umber ▁Y ard , ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁south - west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁" B ridge way " ▁( B ridge ▁Street ) ▁over ▁the ▁T ank ▁Stream ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁" High ▁Street " ▁( Ge orge ▁Street ). ▁Use ▁of ▁the ▁yard ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁sub div ided ▁and ▁sold ▁off . ▁ ▁In ▁doing ▁so ▁the ▁Government ▁increased ▁the ▁width ▁of ▁Bridge ▁Street ▁and ▁created ▁Bridge ▁Lane . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁au ction ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁undert aken ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁( app ar ently ▁without ▁initial ▁success ) ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁The ▁subject ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁L ots ▁ 5 ▁& ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁L umber ▁Y ard ▁Au ction ▁( City ▁Section ▁No . 4 6 ). ▁Com pr ising ▁a ▁combined ▁area ▁of ▁four teen ▁and ▁a ▁one ▁quarter ▁per ches ▁two ▁titles ▁were ▁separately ▁issues ▁to ▁Joseph ▁Bar row ▁Monte fi ore ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁Monte fi ore ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁short ▁lived , ▁the ▁title ▁being ▁subsequently ▁sold ▁to ▁Samuel ▁Ly ons ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁Ly ons ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁to ▁John ▁Terry ▁Hugh es . ▁ ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁after ▁purch asing ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁the ▁ad jo