HON. CYRUS W. DAVIS RESIDENCE
Veilleux Funeral Home
8 Elm Street

The Honorable Cyrus W. Davis located in Waterville in 1880. He ran the firm of Davis & Smith, an investment and corporation business. In 1904 he founded and was the principal owner of the Waterville Sentinel, one of Maine's leading Democratic dailies and made no secret of his political interests and ambitions.

Mayor when he started the paper, Davis went on to become Waterville's representative to the legislature, made an unsuccessful bid for governor, and eventually became Secretary of State.

During the 1930s the residence was Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house for Colby College. Purchased in 1944 by Gustave Veilleux, the building was converted to house Veilleux Funeral Home.