Sunnyside Farm is a historic home and farm located near

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. The original section of the house was built about 1815, and is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular

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style dwelling. There are several frame additions built from c. 1855–1860 up through the 20th century. Also on the property are the contributing brick barn with diamond-patterned ventilation holes (c. 1813), two-story

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(c. 1813), a wide

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, a large

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, and two-car garage (c. 1948). an
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in 1994.

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