Stelljes House

The Stelljes House is a historic house on New Hampshire Route 31 in Goshen, New Hampshire. Built about 1800, it is one of the oldest of a cluster of plank-frame houses in Goshen. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It has possibly been demolished.

Stelljes House
1983 photo
LocationNH 31, Goshen, New Hampshire
Coordinates43.271571°N 72.123014°W / 43.271571; -72.123014
Area107 acres (43 ha)
Built1800 (1800)
ArchitectBooth, Royal
Architectural styleCape
MPSPlank Houses of Goshen New Hampshire TR
NRHP reference No.85001322[1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1985

Description and history

The Stelljes House stands in a rural area of southern Goshen, on the east side of NH 31. It is a 1 12-story wooden structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A brick chimney rises slightly off-center from the roof ridge. The main facade is asymmetrical, with a slightly off-center entrance, two sash windows to its left, and a three-section modern picture window to the right. A gable dormer projects from the rear roof face. An ell extends from the southern portion of the rear of the main block, with a porch in the corner joining the two blocks.[2]

The house was built about 1800, and is one of the oldest of Goshen's cluster of plank-frame houses. The framing is three-inch planking attached vertically to sills, which rests on a rubble and granite stone foundation. Dowels are attached horizontally to give this framing lateral stability. The front facade was probably originally five bays across.[2]

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