▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁s idel ight ▁windows ▁and ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁re cess ed ▁arch . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁shelter ed ▁by ▁a ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁port ico , ▁with ▁square ▁columns ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁pil aster s ▁at ▁the ▁rear . ▁ ▁The ▁cor nice ▁features ▁fine ▁Federal ▁style ▁decor ative ▁car ving . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁a ▁two - story ▁ell ▁extends , ▁joining ▁the ▁main ▁house ▁to ▁a ▁carriage ▁house ▁and ▁bar n . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁interior ▁features ▁rest rained ▁Federal ▁period ▁wood work ▁throughout , ▁and ▁a ▁par lor ▁decor ated ▁with ▁French ▁wall paper ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Wood man , ▁a ▁prominent ▁local ▁builder ▁and ▁business man . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁Dr . ▁Royal ▁B rew ster , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁a ▁Bu xt on ▁native ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁and ▁settled ▁there . ▁ ▁B rew ster ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁doctor ▁for ▁about ▁forty ▁years , ▁and ▁provided ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁for ▁his ▁brother ▁John . ▁ ▁John ▁was ▁born ▁a ▁de af - m ute , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁despite ▁the ▁hand ic ap , ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁career ▁for ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁it iner ant ▁painter ▁of ▁port ra its . ▁ ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁widely ▁pract icing ▁his ▁art , ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁is ▁highly ▁regarded . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National