From way back in the Telegraph archives comes this vintage photo of the residence of prominent 19th century politician, lawyer and judge Aaron W. Sawyer, which stood for many years on the east side of Main Street where today stands the large brick retail and apartment building at 100 Main St. The little building at right was the judge’s office, making his commute to work a nice easy one. The buildings’ address, in an era when street numbers were rare, was listed in old city directories as ‘first door north of City Hall,’ which is just out of the picture at right. That City Hall, razed in the late 1930s, was where the two-story building that houses The Telegraph and other offices now stands. Sawyer was Nashua’s mayor in 1860, and he served as a local judge for some years before sitting briefly on the state Supreme Court in 1876. (Telegraph file photo)

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