▁re built ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁Mod ifications ▁and ▁dates ▁▁▁▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁– ▁The ▁oldest ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁may ▁date ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁The ▁exact ▁year ▁of ▁construction ▁is ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁much ▁conject ure , ▁and ▁further ▁research ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁clarify ▁the ▁construction ▁date . ▁The ▁earliest ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁appears ▁to ▁exempl ify ▁Governor ▁Mac qu arie ' s ▁strict ▁building ▁controls ▁introduced ▁by ▁dec ree ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁brick ▁with ▁a ▁sh ing led ▁roof . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁rooms ▁with ▁two ▁windows ▁in ▁each , ▁and ▁a ▁hall ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁ 1 2 ▁foot ▁high ▁ce il ings ▁exceed ed ▁Mac qu arie ' s ▁rule ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁foot . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁symmet rical ▁with ▁a ▁brick ▁chim ney . ▁The ▁building ▁features ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁Georg ian ▁period ▁– ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁simple ▁rect angular ▁shape , ▁symmet rical ▁fac ade , ▁six ▁panel led ▁door , ▁a ▁chair ▁rail ▁around ▁the ▁wall , ▁and ▁entrance ▁door way ▁with ▁s idel ights ▁and ▁semi ▁circular ▁fan light . ▁The ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁walls ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁sand stock ▁brick ▁( made ▁by ▁conv ict s ▁from ▁local ▁cl ay ). ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁later ▁extended ▁to ▁seven ▁rooms . ▁▁ 1 8 4 0