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266:-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It follows a plan known as "upright and wing", a common building plan of the period that was often used for millworker housing in the area. It is an L-shaped structure with a prominent front-facing gable end. The main entrance is in the rightmost of three bays on this section. A single-story ell extends to the right of this section, with an open porch across its front.
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who escaped slavery in 1836 with abolitionist help. The lot on which it was built was purchased from the
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