5 . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 ▁buildings ▁were ▁built ▁before ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Only ▁two ▁resid ences ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁All ▁but ▁one ▁are ▁wood ▁frame ▁structures , ▁generally ▁ 1 - 1 / 2 ▁or ▁ 2 - 1 / 2 ▁stories ▁in ▁height ; ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁brick ▁house . ▁ ▁One ▁building , ▁the ▁Hand ▁T ub ▁House , ▁is ▁a ▁fire ▁station ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁local ▁museum . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁four - way ▁j unction ▁of ▁River ▁Road , ▁Wh arf ▁Lane , ▁East ▁Main ▁Street , ▁and ▁the ▁Rock ' s ▁Bridge ▁approach . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁buildings ▁are ▁array ed ▁on ▁Wh arf ▁Lane ▁and ▁River ▁Road , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁on ▁East ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁extending ▁into ▁West ▁New bury . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁Ing alls ▁House ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁two ▁reasons : ▁first , ▁it ▁has ▁mur als ▁on ▁its ▁walls ▁drawn ▁by ▁the ▁it iner ant ▁painter ▁R uf us ▁Por ter , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Mary ▁Ing alls , ▁the ▁first ▁count ess ▁to ▁be ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Count ess ▁House ",