Positioned on a ridge above McWain Pond with a view of rocky fields and Mount Tire'm in eastern Waterford, the McWain-Hall House is a Federal-style building with minimal ornamentation. The side-gabled house has a large central brick chimney and its windows are irregularly spaced on the front faade. A narrow transom window is placed above the central front entry. The windows are modest in size and are composed of numerous small panes of glass. David McWain, the first European-American settler in Waterford, arrived here in 1775 and began acquiring land. He became a successful farmer with large herds of cows and pigs and flourishing fruit orchards on 800 acres. Upon his death, the farm passed to his nephew, who added a grist and sawmill to the farm. In 1874 the house and farm were bought by Solomon Hall, a shoemaker, who likely rebuilt the rear ell. The house remained in the Hall family until 1928.
Year Listed: 1987
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