44 Cushing Street

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This was the Gibbs family homestead for a number of years. Oliver Azro Gibbs Sr., a veterinary surgeon, was here as early as 1882. Gibbs died here in 1893 and his sons O.A. Jr., Maurice, and Fred lived here. O.A. Jr. was president of the O.A. Gibbs Shoe Company on Grove Street and Maurice was the secretary. Fred was a dentist, first in Somersworth, then in Dover’s Masonic Temple. Mrs. Florence Dame inherited the house and lived here briefly before selling it. The barn was renovated to make two apartments and became #48 about 1952.
From the 1990 Heritage Walking Tour booklet