 Ashlawn , named for the ash trees that once sat in front of the house , is also known as the Joshua Perkins House , after its first owner . Ashlawn is described by the National Register of Historic Places as a " late 18th @-@ century , 2 @-@ story , central @-@ hall frame farmhouse with a pitched and end gable overhang . " The date of construction , both of the main house and its older ell , is unknown , as is the architect . The house rests upon a fieldstone foundation with dressed stone ; the cellar of the house has notches in stone that are believed to have been for the " cool storage of foods " . The register lists the architecture as being Georgian . 
