The Seavey House is a historic
plank-frame house
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in
Goshen, New Hampshire
Goshen is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 796 at the 2020 census.
History
Incorporated in 1791, Goshen was first settled in 1768 as a part of Saville (now Sunapee). The name "Goshen" may have been t ...
. It is located on the west side of
New Hampshire Route 10, just south of its junction with Brook Road. It was built about 1860 by John Chandler, a prolific local builder of plank-frame houses. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Description and history
The Seavey House is located south of the village center of Goshen, on the west side of NH 10. It is a -story wooden
Cape-style house, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. Its structure is framed out of wooden planking thick, set vertically, with dowels placed horizontally for lateral stability. The main facade is five bays wide, with
sash window
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s arranged symmetrically around an elaborate
Greek Revival entrance. The entry is recessed, with
sidelight windows immediately flanking the door, and
pilasters with peaked
lintel
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s outside the recess. The building corners also have pilasters, which rise to an
entablature
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which spans the front. A smaller single-story ell extends to the left at a recess to the main block.
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The house was built about 1860, most likely by John Chandler, a prolific local builder of plank-frame houses. Local historians believe Chandler built this house for his own use.]
See also
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References
{{NRHP in Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
Houses completed in 1860
Houses in Goshen, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New Hampshire