"Tucked behind a white picket fence, this simple yellow farmhouse has sat in the Sunnyside neighborhood since before it was a neighborhood. It was built in 1866, so the neighborhood went up around it: its neighbors, many built between 1920 and 1940, paved streets, utilities. According to the historic registry document prepared for the house in 1991, "There are no other houses in the vicinity to compare it with. Any local structures which were similar have been lost.""
"Today, much of the original house is believed to be intact. There are the elongated, double-hung windows, capped with hooded lintels and brackets. The exterior shiplap siding was possibly hung by the Sheffields. If the animal-hair insulation inside the plaster walls doesn't track to day one, it's certainly been there for quite a while. In the six main rooms, the wood floors, baseboards, four-panel doors, and staircase all appear to be historical holdouts."
A simple yellow farmhouse built in 1866 sits behind a white picket fence in the Sunnyside neighborhood, predating surrounding development. John P. and Sarah Sheffield bought a 10-acre parcel of Paradise Springs Farm, built the house, and sold the subdivided property for a substantial profit. The two-story vernacular T-shaped plan originally contained three rooms per floor, with kitchen and bathroom likely added around 1900. Many original features remain intact, including elongated double-hung windows with hooded lintels and brackets, shiplap siding, animal-hair insulation, wood floors, baseboards, four-panel doors, and staircase. 1990s owners added a garage, laundry, and primary bedroom, enlarging the footprint to 2,319 square feet, and architect-drawn plans for the addition remain with the house.
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