The Intervale Farm sits along Route 231 among a small cluster of late-eighteenth-century and early-nineteenth-century farmsteads and houses that feature center chimneys and are either capes or two-stories. The Federal-style Intervale farmhouse stands out among these neighboring houses as it is a two-story brick house with a hipped roof and interior end chimneys. The main entryway is centered on the front facade with a six-panel door framed by sidelights under an arched wooden fan. Each of the windows has a flared granite lintel and granite sill. Granite was also used for the threshold under the doorway. The origins of this house are uncertain but stylistically the building is a product of the early nineteenth-century. The first recorded deed dates to 1838, but a history of the town published in 1824 mentions the existence of the dwelling, and the c. 1811 attribution reflects the date found on an inscribed beam in the attic. Interestingly, according to town tax records, the property was not used as a farm until 1851. The farmstead changed hands many times, but it is still in operation. The farm currently hosts Somali Bantu farmers who began immigrating to the area in 2013.
Year Listed: 2004
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