Expanded several times since its construction, the Barrell Homestead was originally a smaller two-story block, built by Matthew Grover. The property was taken over by Jonathan Sayward in 1757 and then occupied by Sayward's daughter Sally and her husband, Nathaniel Barrell. Barrell was a prominent resident of York and served in the colonial militia. He became a follower of Robert Sandeman, a nonconformist Scottish theologian, in 1760 which led to him being ostracized by his community and father-in-law. He died in 1831 and the house passed to his son. Originally rectangular in shape, in the mid-1760s an addition to the house changed the footprint to L-shaped. In 1841 the house was significantly expanded with a square footprint and the large gabled roof, which accommodates a third floor and attic. A circular staircase was also added at that time, along with the corner pilasters that extend the full height of the house. Later in the nineteenth century an ell was added off of the north elevation and finally a side entry was enlarged.
Year Listed: 1976
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