Preston House, also known as the John Cole House and Johns(t)on House, is a historic home located at

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. It was built about 1821, and is a two-story, five-bay,

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style brick I-house dwelling. It features a single pile, central passage plan and original rear ell, its exterior end chimneys and decorative brick cornices. an
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/ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, with a boundary amendment in 2006.

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