Located in a rural area northwest of Norway proper, the Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bennett House is a large two-story building with interior end chimneys in a side-gabled roof. The house has symmetrically placed windows and doors on the front facade. Local tradition holds that the house was originally only one room deep and that it was expanded to two rooms deep in 1812. Around 1830 Greek Revival-style elements were added, including a substantial door surround with pilasters and entablature to the front entry. At this time, unique floral stencils were added to a first floor room. The stencils consist of yellow daisy-like flowers and are stylistically different from the typical stencils found at that time. Nathaniel Bennett and his twin brother Anthony first settled in Norway in 1790. Buying adjoining properties, the brothers each constructed a house and sent for their wives, Elizabeth and Mary, who were sisters. Nathaniel and Elizabeth lived in the house until their deaths in the 1850s.
Year Year Listed: 1996
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