George Cheever Farm
The George Cheever Farm is a historic farmstead at the corner of Nelson and Tolman Pond Roads in Harrisville, New Hampshire. This 1½-story wood-frame house was built in the early 1860s, and is a well-preserved example of a period farmhouse. It is architecturally distinctive because of a rear saltbox style addition, and its shed-roof dormers.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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| Location | Intersection of Nelson and Tolman Pond Rds., Harrisville, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 42°57′19″N 72°7′15″W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1860 |
| MPS | Harrisville MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003238[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 1988 |
Description and history
The George Cheever Farm is located in a rural setting northwest of the village center of Harrisville, standing on a knoll close to the V-shaped junction of Nelson and Tolman Pond Roads. It is a 1½-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is three bays wide, with the left two obscured by an enclosed shed-roof porch. The front roof face is pierced by two shed-roof dormers, and the rear is extended by a saltbox-style ell, whose roof is at a lower pitch than the main roof. A single-story ell extends to the left side of the main block. The exterior styling of the house is vernacular, with simple corner boards and window surrounds.[2]
The house was built sometime between 1860 and 1863 by George Cheever, a farmer. The house is one of a modest number of mid-19th century farmhouses surviving in the town, and bears some resemblance to the slightly earlier Jabez Townsend House.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for George Cheever Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
