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The house is a large three-story wood-frame structure, set on a lot roughly 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size, built in 1791 for
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fanlight window. This framing is one of the earliest known uses of such windows in the United States. The entrance is sheltered by a square porch supported by columns, with a low railing above. Atop the doorway is a
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