What's Dutch 21st Annual Country Seats Tour

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Jan Van Deusen Jr. acquired the building from his father in 1741 and probably tore down earlier frame structures on the site to erect a new stone building in 1744. A stone-walled kitchen that had been built earlier was simply encapsulated into the new structure. The house had three Dutch jambless fireplaces, two on the end walls and one in the kitchen, which were later replaced with English-style ones.  The alignment of the floor boards changes from room to room and are probably from the pre-1744 buildings. The house contains several Dutch doors, their original iron pancake hinges, leather pads, and double pigtail latches. Hand-planed ceiling boards on the second floor were added when the former grain storage area was transformed into bedrooms.