THIS HOUSE IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST FOR REMOVAL FROM EXISTING PROPERTY The price shown is estimated cost of removal ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The Moses Soule House at 227 Bay Road is a good example of a mid-18th century house. The house is a four-bay, one and one-half story cape. built in the 18th century, with a one story ell built c. 1865 and expanded to the east c.1912. A rear lean-to on the southeast corner of the house may also have been added at this time. The house has a four-bay symmetrical facade and is finished with wood shingles, wood corner boards, and a wood shingle gable roof. The second floor has been expanded with a shed roof dormer extending across the rear face of the roof, which was built c. 1950 by the current owner's father. The front entry is located in the second bay, and is enclosed in a small projecting porch. The rear ell is generally centered on the back facade, approximately 25 feet deep and twelve feet wide and covered with a gable roof. The foundation is brick, likely dating to c.1865 when the house was moved to its current location. The house is oriented to the north, situated on a flat lot in a village setting and set back approximately 25 feet from the road. It is surrounded by homes generally equal in size. The interior of the house displays framing and finish consistent with a mid-18th century date. The front (north) rooms to the east and west of the entry contain boxed posts with no decoration on the front wall. The front west room has plaster walls with modern moldings, and a fireplace wall finished with feather edged paneling with narrow feathers. The current owner indicates this fireplace wall was actually moved from the front east room, which currently has no Fireplace. The front east room is wallpapered with wood wainscoting. Much of the rear pile has been heavily altered. The small room in the southwest rear corner contains the only additional visible post, which is also boxed with braces, indicating vertical plank wall construction. This rear room is very shallow, approximately five feet deep, and it is difficult to ascertain if the inner wall is original. The southeast rear corner room has been modernized and expanded with a one-story lean-to addition, and contains no remaining original fabric. The larger center area does not contain a fireplace, and has been substantially expanded with a rear ell. The rear ell contains horizontal wainscoting with visible plane marks; however, it is believed to be re-used material. Based on the small size of the rear pile (excluding the rear ell) it is possible that the house was originally constructed as a single pile hall and parlor; however, sufficient physical evidence does not remain to verify this possibility. H
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