Built by Francis Tufts, a brickmaker, the Tufts House is a finely detailed example of a brick Federal-style house in a rural setting. The house is two stories with a side-gabled roof and chimneys on either end. The facade is symmetrically arranged with the entry in the center. The wood paneled door is framed by delicately carved woodwork and topped by a semi-oval fanlight. The windows contain double-hung sashes with numerous small panes. The cornice line of the roof is finished with dentil molding. The brick, laid in a Flemish bond, a pattern of alternating long and short sides of brick, is made from clay Tufts took from the banks of the nearby Sandy River. Tufts moved to the Farmington area from Medford, Massachusetts, with his family in 1775. A Revolutionary War veteran, he played an important role in the town, helping to negotiate the purchase of the township from the Massachusetts General Court and building the first mills at Farmington Falls.
Year Listed: 1979
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