La Grange, also known as Samuel Henry Black House, is a historic home located near

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. It was built in 1815, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style manor house. The front facade features a pedimented entrance

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. Attached to the house are two dependencies. The western wing is a former

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in 1974.

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