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Orrell
 
Street:  Francis
 
Construct. Period:  1750-1774
 
Frame Material:  Wood
 
Roof:  Gambrel
 
Dormer Style:  Gable Dormer
 
Approx. Date:  1770
 
History:  John Orrell owned the house at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
 
Structure:  This is a story and one-half, nearly square house with an entrance and wide hallway at the left end of the house with a room behind it, and two rooms deep on the right. The staircase is in the hallway.
 
Chimneys:  The house has an interior chimney set at the right edge of the house and between the two rooms, providing for fireplaces arranged diagonally at the corners of the rooms.