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Property Location
Property Features
The house on this property is constructed of course limstone rubble. It has a low-pitched intersecting gable roof with narrow wooden frieze under the eaves. Window openings are six-over-six double hung sashes decorated with stone segmental arches and shutters. A small fan light sits at the top of the gable. The ell is either new construction or a remodeling of the old ell. It has wood shingle siding, a large stone fireplace chimney, and a large modren window. A simple over hang with square post covers the ell. Also on the property is a barn that has a hanging gable roof, board siding, and numerous double hung sashes. The barn sits on a fieldstone foundation. There ae sone additional frame sheds on the property and a coursed stone constructed milkhouse with hipped roof, flared eaves, and six-over-six light openings.
ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE
The stone house exhibits a high quality of workmanship and materials. The level of preservation is also high. The barn is unusual because of its hanging gable, the many multiple pane windows and a high level of preservation. Because these two buildings exhibit a fine quality of materials and construction techniques, they are significant for architecture.
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