▁It ▁is ▁a ▁stat ely ▁three ▁story ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure , ▁rising ▁to ▁a ▁flat ▁roof ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁cup ola . ▁ ▁Its ▁main ▁fac ade ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁a ▁center ▁entrance ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁s idel ight ▁windows ▁and ▁shelter ed ▁by ▁a ▁hip - ro of ▁port ico . ▁ ▁Windows ▁are ▁six - over - six ▁s ash ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁flo ors , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁central ▁three - part ▁window ▁above ▁the ▁entrance , ▁and ▁smaller ▁three - over - three ▁windows ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁level . ▁ ▁Ori el ▁and ▁o val ▁windows ▁are ▁found ▁above ▁the ▁secondary ▁entrance ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁fac ade . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁has ▁been ▁extens ively ▁restored , ▁retain ing ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁Federal ▁period ▁wood work , ▁and ▁also ▁some ▁early ▁wall paper . ▁ ▁Of ▁particular ▁note ▁is ▁the ▁fre est and ing ▁elli pt ical ▁st air case . ▁ ▁A ▁three - story ▁addition ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁block ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁K enne b unk port ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁sh ipping ▁and ▁ship building ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁and ▁those ▁indust ries ▁were ▁virt ually ▁shut down ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁block ade ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁Nathan iel ▁Lord , ▁a ▁local ▁ship builder , ▁used ▁his ▁workers ▁to