KARN-BROWN-GAULD HOUSE

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Builder Name: ANDREW KARN
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Historical Notes

THE BATTLE OF BEAVERDAMS (JUNE 24, 1813) TOOK PLACE NEARBY. CONTRACTOR AND MASON JOHN BROWN BOUGHT THE PROPERTY IN 1870. IT BECAME CLOVERHILL FARM, WHERE DAIRY COWS WERE RAISED BY THE BROWN FAMILY UNTIL 1972.THE PROPERTY IS NOW A NURSERY RUN BY THE GAULD FAMILY

Architectural Notes

THE HOME WAS MASSIVELY CONSTRUCTED BY ANDREW KARN (1757-1829) WITH HEAVY OAK AND WALNUT BEAMS, AND WALLS OF LOCAL LIMESTONE NEARLY THREE FEET THICK. THE STONE HAS SINCE BEEN COVERED WITH STUCCO AND A WING HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE EASTERN WALL. THE FRONT PORCH IS RECENT AND THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE HAS BEEN MUCH RENOVATED AND MODERNIZED.