Stephen J. Albro House, c. 1876 (41 Green Street)

Paint:
Fres~Coat Satin Gloss Exterior

Colors:
Body - Warren Tavern / Hist. (clapboards)
Body - Pitch Pine / Hist. (shingles)
Trim - English Bartlett / Hist.
Door - Otis Madera / Hist.
Windows - Otis Madera / Hist.

A one and one half story house built in a small, simple Queen Anne cottage style of architecture.

While this is a style outside of the prime focus period for NRF, the building is a very nice vernacular example of the style. NRF acquired the building as a condition of buying other land and buildings on Green Street. This was not uncommon during the early period of NRF. NRF was intent on 18th century buildings which some owners would gladly sell, if x and y buildings were also purchased, thus the NRF ended up with several 19th and even 20th century buildings in order to purchase the desired 18th century structure.

The Albro house shows many elements of the Queen Anne style in a very small package; shingles and clapboards for siding, bracketed window headers and cornices, along with an irregular footprint and a quirky dormer over the front entry.

The house was recently painted in a scheme utilizing four period colors, which show off the delightful detail to advantage.

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