▁Road , ▁west ▁of ▁Maine ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁farm st ead ▁is ▁set ▁amid ▁former ▁agricult ural ▁fields ▁and ▁woods , ▁which ▁contain ▁land sc aped ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁property ' s ▁former ▁use , ▁including ▁stone ▁walls , ▁f ences , ▁and ▁former ▁road ways . ▁ ▁The ▁farm st ead ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁r amb ling ▁farm house , ▁a ▁bar n , ▁and ▁a ▁smaller ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure ▁that ▁once ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁black sm ith ' s ▁shop . ▁ ▁The ▁farm house ▁is ▁a ▁two - story ▁cla p board ed ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure ▁to ▁which ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁add itions ▁have ▁been ▁made , ▁most ▁before ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁bar n ▁is ▁a ▁tim ber ▁frame ▁structure ▁with ▁a ▁sl iding ▁door , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁shed - ro of ▁addition ▁at ▁one ▁end . ▁ ▁The ▁black sm ith ' s ▁shop ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁story ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure , ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁door ▁and ▁three ▁windows . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁block ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁by ▁William ▁Pe ab ody , ▁one ▁of ▁Br id g ton ' s ▁first ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁his ▁descend ants , ▁mostly ▁named ▁F itch , ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁as ▁a ▁summer ▁retre at ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁Margaret ▁Mon roe