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to the east and west sides of the portico to enhance shade. Precision-fitting is also evident in the pediment moldings and fascia. Interior features exhibit the same level of craftsmanship. Local carpenters hand-planed pine moldings. A Phelps feature borrowed from other nineteenth-century designs was
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