Located on a road that historically led inland from Kittery, the Dennett Garrison is one of the earliest surviving buildings in the state. Constructed using the post-and-beam system, the two-story house is a large rectangle with a steeply pitched side-gabled roof. It is sheathed in clapboards and has a large center chimney. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry door. The interior walls are hand-hewn hemlock on the first floor and oak on the upper floors. John Dennett purchased the property in 1698. His house was designated a garrison, or place of refuge from Native American attacks, in 1720. Throughout the eighteenth century, attacks on European settlers by Native Americans were commonplace and fortified garrisons were established in most European-American communities. The building remains in the Dennett family.
Year Listed: 1978
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