thumb|300px|Motif Number 1 in July 2009
thumb|300px|Motif Number 1 in March 2016
Motif Number 1, located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts, is a replica of a former fishing shack well known to students of art and art history as "the most often-painted building in America." The original structure was built in 1884 and destroyed in the Blizzard of 1978,
In the 1930s, painter John Buckley used the shack as his studio. He sold it to the town in 1945, which made the purchase to dedicate it "as a monument to Rockporters who had served in the Armed Services." The town, recognizing its iconic value, has taken pains to preserve both its structure and appearance, finding a red paint that appears weather-beaten even when new, and keeping the area clear of overhead wires, traffic signs and advertising.
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External links
- How Motif No.1 Got Its Name