▁community ▁on ▁the ▁site ; ▁the ▁sale ▁reduced ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁to ▁about ▁ 6 8 ▁acres . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁un occup ied , ▁but ▁was ▁used ▁occasionally ▁for ▁t ours ▁and ▁functions . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁Judge ▁Samuel ▁W . ▁D ex ter ▁House ▁is ▁a ▁two - story ▁rect angular ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁post - and - be am ▁frame ▁structure , ▁sitting ▁on ▁a ▁stone ▁and ▁concrete ▁foundation . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁is ▁a ▁classic ▁" hen ▁and ▁ch icks " ▁configuration , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁two - story ▁structure , ▁meas uring ▁ ▁by ▁, ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ 1 - 1 / 2 ▁story ▁wings , ▁meas uring ▁ ▁by ▁, ▁connected ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁corners . ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁cl ad ▁in ▁al umin um ▁s iding ▁installed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁renov ation , ▁although ▁the ▁original ▁cla p board ▁s iding ▁is ▁still ▁under ne ath . ▁ ▁The ▁front ▁fac ade ▁features ▁a ▁g abled ▁temple ▁front , ▁with ▁an ▁impress ive ▁hex ast yle ▁Dor ic ▁port ico ▁along ▁the ▁front ▁fac ade ▁that ▁extends ▁the ▁full ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁door ▁is ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁port ico , ▁and ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁s idel ights ▁and ▁pil aster s ▁and ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁trans om . ▁ ▁The ▁front ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with