Address: 239 North St
Inventory Num: 165
Location: West side 1.1 Mi north of Route 94
Year Built: 1780 - 1820
Builder: Unknown
Style: Federal
Current Use: Residence
Notable Architectural Features:
- 5-bay balanced facade
- One end brick chimney on main structure and an interior brick chimney on the ell
- 6/6 sash throughout
- Foundation is half fieldstone and half brick
- 3-bay front porch has a hipped roof that is supported by square posts and brackets
- Doorway has pilasters and 4-panel side lights
Importance:House once owned by John Porter of Waldorf Lunch fame.
Front of house is much older than the rear but date is unknown --built sometime between the Hebron maps of 1744 and 1869.
(from 1940's Gilead Homes photograph album)