▁the ▁ ▁minister ial ▁par cel ▁set ▁aside ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁planned . ▁Ell ison ▁at ▁first ▁occupied ▁a ▁log ▁cabin , ▁which ▁burn ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 4 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁portion ▁of ▁this ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁his ▁b ride . ▁The ▁Em ers ons ▁had ▁th ir teen ▁children , ▁giving ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁house ' s ▁size ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁It ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Em erson ▁family ▁only ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁and ▁has ▁passed ▁through ▁many ▁hands ▁since ▁then . ▁The ▁square - f acing ▁bow ▁windows ▁are ▁a ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁alter ation . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁r ented ▁out ▁rooms ▁to ▁ten ants . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Hills borough ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁Hills borough ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : H istor ic ▁district ▁contrib uting ▁properties ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Hills borough ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : H oll is , ▁New ▁Ham pshire <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Charles ▁" J oe " ▁Be e