▁typical ▁New ▁England ▁bank ▁bar n ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁ch icken ▁house ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁gar age ▁is ▁a ▁modern ▁( 1 9 6 0 s ) ▁addition . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁worked ▁by ▁five ▁gener ations ▁of ▁Fre em ans . ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁it ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁subs istence ▁operation , ▁with ▁excess ▁produce ▁sold ▁at ▁local ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁George ▁H . ▁Fre eman , ▁Jr . ▁apparently ▁began ▁bringing ▁products ▁to ▁mark ets ▁in ▁Port land . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁George ▁L . ▁Fre eman . ▁ ▁A ▁civ ic ▁engineer ▁by ▁trade , ▁he ▁operated ▁the ▁property ▁as ▁a ▁gentleman ' s ▁farm , ▁living ▁there ▁full - time ▁only ▁in ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁This ▁practice ▁was ▁maintained ▁by ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁pres ervation ▁eas ement , ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Wind ham ▁Land ▁Trust , ▁that ▁restrict s ▁its ▁uses ▁significantly . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁C umber land ▁County ,