Painted white, this house is another example of the vernacular "Homestead House" in this case with most of its ornamentation expressed in its porch. It is a well preserved Italianate house with typical features associated with the style, including the entry portico with chambered posts and arched upper links, a south porch with similar details, 6/6 sash, tripartite blinds, and heavy window and door labels, which suggest a Gothic influence. One of 2 homestead houses that flank and were part of the Kimball-Jenkins Estate, this was known as the "Kittridge Place". Samuel Sparhawk Kimball purchased this house, adjacent to his ancestral home, with plans to renovate and live in it. Instead, he moved the 18th century homestead to Church Street and built the stylish Kimball-Jenkins House. This type of house survived into the early twentieth century as a basic American form.
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