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Houses Before 1800
Old House Journal
|May - June 2026
These are survivors in styles ancient and vernacular.
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GUILFORD, CT / $959,000
The Pelatiah Leete House has been home to only five families since it was built in 1710. Features of the English post-and-beam structure include a pedimented entry, an original turned staircase, beamed ceilings, and a stone walk-in fireplace.
SOUTH EGREMONT, MA / $5,650,000
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