Benjamin K. Doane House

Reason for registration

the builder and first owner was Samuel Osborne Doane, a well-known carpenter in the first half of the 19th century and because of its architecturally interesting and prominent knee (or eyebrow) windows across the front facade.

Character-defining elements

Character-defining elements of Doane House include:

- one-and-a-half storey wood construction;
- two identical side ells;
- three small knee (or eyebrow) windows across the front façade;
- two rectangular windows at one side of the main door;
- fanlight attic windows at each ell end;
- six over six windows;
- entablature;
- Greek Revival style return eaves;
- two rear entrances, one in each ell;
- root cellar with entrance at rear with canopy overhang;
- rural location surrounded by trees and shrubbery.