Mansion's Architecture
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Salisbury Mansion has been restored to its 1830s appearance. In its original configuration the residence occupied the west end, with two rooms on the ground floor and two above, while the store took up the other two-thirds of the building. The residence was Georgian in style.
In 1819/20 the store was remade into elegant living space-double drawing rooms, a through hallway, a library, and counting room on the first floor with chambers above.
By the 1830s the exterior had been modified to include a pediment with a bull's eye window and a neo-classical portico influenced by New England architect Asher Benjamin's design books. Also, exterior shuts were added to block the hot summer sun and a zinc roof replaced the cedar shakes.
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