House and Garden 
Approaching the 
house from the east 
side the long, low 
structure with its 
beautiful piazza 
supported by Gre¬ 
cian columns ap¬ 
peals strongly to 
those who appre¬ 
ciate good archi¬ 
tecture. The cen¬ 
tre part of the 
house differs slight¬ 
ly from the rest, 
having two storeys 
and an attic, with 
a dormer window. 
Large hay windows 
on the first and sec¬ 
ond floors add to 
the pleasing char¬ 
acter of the house. 
Entering from the east the hue old door, 
studded with nails as a preventive against 
burglars, opens into the severely simple 
hall, where a wide staircase, painted white, 
with mahogany hand-rail, invites us to the 
floor above, and treats us to a beautiful peep 
of lawns and trees, through the windows on 
the half-way landing. The rooms are all 
large and well lighted, as each is the width 
FROM THE NORTHEAST 
THE ENTRANCE FROM THE WEST 
of the house. As is invariably the case in old 
houses there is no hallway, and one room 
opens out of another. At the southern end, 
entirely surrounded with windows, is the 
library which opens into the parlor. From the 
parlor the hall is crossed to enter the dining¬ 
room, where it is said Washington once 
dined. From here a passageway leads to 
the pantries and kitchens, while a door on 
the left of the pas¬ 
sage opens into a 
sitting-room, which 
is the only room 
not having win- 
d o w s on two or 
more sides. The 
wings of the house 
having been added 
later, the kitchens 
and pantries pos¬ 
sess m any con¬ 
veniences not often 
found in so old a 
house. 
The exact date of 
the house is not 
definitely known, 
but it is supposed 
to have been re¬ 
built [in 1780, a 
stone found in the 
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