Selwyn is a historic home located near Mechanicsville,

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. It was built about 1820 and expanded in the 1850s. It is a large -story, five-bay, frame

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dwelling in a combination of the Federal and

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styles. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a gable roof with dormers, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing frame dairy. an
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in 2003.

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