In 1896 masons William Bason & Son constructed this brick structure on Main Street for Postmaster John Edwards.  The family lived above the the Post Office that was on the ground floor.  The building has housed businesses and offices over the years since the Post Office moved, such as Gertrude Burns Dress Shop, and Umile Decorators.  Past and Presents now occupies the building.  The cornerstone inscribed "Wm. Bason and Sons" can still be seen on the building.  Clara Lawrence Kelly is the woman on the steps; the men are unidentified.  There is a shoeshine stand at the left.
Photograph, circa 1907, from the collection of Sayville Library.
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