▁brick ▁chim ne ys , ▁and ▁a ▁cla p board ed ▁exterior . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁fac ade ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁entry ▁at ▁the ▁center . ▁ ▁The ▁entry ▁surr ound ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁elaborate ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁region ally ▁distinct ive ▁Connecticut ▁River ▁style ▁of ▁colonial ▁entry ▁surr ounds . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁fl uted ▁pil aster s ▁set ▁on ▁high ▁ped est als , ▁and ▁a ▁m ould ed ▁ped iment ▁and ▁broken ▁scroll work ▁ped iment ▁above . ▁ ▁Also ▁rich ly ▁decor ated ▁but ▁less ▁orn ate ▁are ▁two ▁secondary ▁ent ran ces ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁block ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁ell . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁also ▁features ▁elaborate ▁Georg ian ▁wood work , ▁with ▁an ▁elaborate ▁central ▁st air case ▁with ▁spir al ▁bal ust ers . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁that ▁became ▁East ▁W inds or ▁Hill ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Grant , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Matthew ▁Grant , ▁one ▁of ▁W inds or ' s ▁first ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Grant ▁built ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁ell ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁development . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 5 7 - 5 8 ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁ ▁" am ong ▁the ▁most ▁elaborate ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁houses ▁still ▁standing ▁in ▁Connecticut ". ▁ ▁Its ▁historic ▁importance