▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁state ▁line . ▁It ▁s its ▁near ▁the ▁front , ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁street ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁of ▁its ▁half - acre ▁( 2 , 0 0 0 ▁m ² ) ▁lot , ▁divided ▁from ▁similar ▁resident ial ▁properties ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁on ▁South ▁M idd let own ▁and ▁the ▁west ▁on ▁Ker ry ▁Court , ▁a ▁small ▁cul - de - s ac ▁off ▁Gilbert , ▁by ▁rows ▁of ▁tall , ▁m ature ▁decid uous ▁trees . ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁exclus ively ▁resident ial , ▁mostly ▁sub urban ▁houses ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁on ▁smaller ▁lots . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁other ▁out build ings ▁on ▁the ▁property , ▁a ▁well house ▁and ▁shed . ▁The ▁lot ▁s lop es ▁down ▁significantly ▁toward ▁the ▁west ▁through ▁land sc aped ▁gard ens ▁and ▁a ▁foot path . ▁A ▁large ▁black ▁wal nut ▁and ▁ever gre ens ▁are ▁plant ed ▁among ▁them . ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁two - and - a - half - story ▁five - by - five - bay ▁structure ▁on ▁a ▁field stone ▁foundation ▁ ▁thick . ▁The ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁underlying ▁land ▁ex poses ▁eight ▁feet ▁() ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side , ▁giving ▁it ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁an ▁extra ▁story . ▁It ▁is ▁s ided ▁in ▁cla p board ▁with ▁narrow ▁corner ▁bo ards ▁and ▁scale - sh aped ▁sh ing les ▁in ▁the