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4. Map. Draw sketch of building location Architect
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric clapboards
Outbuildings (describe) 1 car garage
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Other features 3 bay wide, gable end to
street, door on teft; porch extends futl
length of front plus 101 ; wide corner
boards w , entrante port
--� covered, door has six panels, sidelights
---- a ,[ e 15ottom panel; Zloor surround witri wide
Altered Date
VMoved Date
5. Lot size!
One acre or less x Over one acre
Approximate frontage 751
Approximate distance of building from street
20'
O NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by E.W.Reinhardt
USGS Quadrant
Organization Lex. Hist. Com.
HC Photo no.
Date April, 1976
(over)
;M-7=-75-R061465 (20M-2ti76)
7. Original owner (if known) Vi.
Original use 4' .
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural Education Religion
Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Interior retains Greek Revival moldings and plaster ceiling medallions.
In the last half of the nineteenth century, this was a dairy farm operated
by Samuel W. Hendl y. In the 1920s and '1930s, Georgie Burr Smith lived here.
423- 1?1?)
S. Lawrence Whipple, 1984
Descrip: plain projections at top each side. (Compare door treatment interior Ita1-
ianate, c. 1850s ) @hallow triangular pediment over. Two chimneys in main block.
Dependency: one story projecting ell to rear with gable dormer, small projecting
enclosed porch, flat cut board work at cornice and railing. Attached one story double
pitch roof too shed, later garage. House white with green shutters.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)