▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁John ▁Ho ad ley ▁House ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area ▁of ▁eastern ▁Bran ford , ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Le ete ' s ▁Island ▁Road ▁a ▁short ▁way ▁north ▁of ▁its ▁j unction s ▁with ▁W elles ley ▁and ▁East wood ▁D riv es . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 / 2 ▁story ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure , ▁with ▁a ▁g abled ▁roof , ▁central ▁chim ney , ▁and ▁cla p board ed ▁exterior . ▁ ▁Its ▁rear ▁roof ▁extends ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁giving ▁it ▁a ▁salt box ▁profile , ▁and ▁a ▁two - story ▁covered ▁por ch ▁has ▁been ▁built ▁onto ▁the ▁left ▁side . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fac ade ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁s ash ▁windows ▁arranged ▁symmet r ically ▁around ▁the ▁main ▁entrance . ▁ ▁The ▁entrance ▁is ▁relatively ▁un ad orn ed , ▁with ▁simple ▁m ould ing ▁fr aming ▁the ▁door . ▁ ▁Upper ▁level ▁windows ▁but t ▁against ▁the ▁e ave , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁corners ▁have ▁narrow ▁trim . ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁fac ade ▁has ▁five ▁windows : ▁two ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁flo ors , ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁att ic ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁som etime ▁between ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁when ▁John ▁Ho ad ley ▁purchased ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁when ▁he