▁Its ▁main ▁fac ade , ▁facing ▁sout heast , ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁a ▁center ▁entry ▁and ▁four ▁twelve - over - e ight ▁s ash ▁windows ▁with ▁oper able ▁shut ters . ▁ ▁The ▁side ▁g abled ▁elev ations ▁have ▁single ▁windows ▁at ▁the ▁center ; ▁the ▁western ▁one ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁brick ▁fl ue . ▁ ▁The ▁rear ▁wall ▁is ▁asym met rical , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁priv y ▁built ▁onto ▁the ▁north western ▁corner , ▁and ▁three ▁b ays ▁of ▁windows , ▁the ▁center ▁one ▁placed ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁others . ▁ ▁Dec or ative ▁sty ling ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁simple ▁box ▁cor nice . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁has ▁seen ▁relatively ▁little ▁alter ation ▁despite ▁its ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁civ ic ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁walls ▁are ▁finished ▁with ▁pl aster ▁above ▁w ain sc oting , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁appears ▁to ▁hold ▁very ▁old ▁paint . ▁ ▁Ben ches ▁are ▁array ed ▁around ▁the ▁southern , ▁western ▁and ▁eastern ▁walls , ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁wall ▁has ▁a ▁pod ium ▁and ▁se ating ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁select men . ▁ ▁V oting ▁bo oth s ▁are ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁rear ▁wall . ▁ ▁These , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁tongue - and - gro ove ▁wooden ▁ce iling , ▁are ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁modifications . ▁ ▁Emb den ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4