The Seymour Church House is a historic residence located north of

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, United States. Samuel Stover originally acquired of land in 1854, and it includes the property the house was built on. with The property was transferred to Matilda Stover before Seymour Church acquired it. The house is an early example of a

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farmhouse. It is sited on the side of a hill south of the road and facing a stream. The north elevation reveals only the second floor, while the south side reveals it to be a 2½-story house. It is composed of locally quarried finished cut and rubble limestone. The house was listed on the

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in 1987.

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