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NAME: Chaffanjon
House COMMON
NAME: . LOCATION: 1143 Long Hill
Road BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Stirling USGS
QUAD: Chatham OWNER: UTM
REFS:
CONSTRUCTION
DATE: Between 1808 and
1887 SOURCE OF
DATE: Maps ARCHITECT: . BUILDER: STYLE: Stick style FORM / PLAN
TYPE: Three bay center hall.
NUMBER OF
STORIES: 21/2 FOUNDATION: Brick EXTERIOR WALL
FABRIC: Clapboard, board and
batten. FENESTRATION: 4/4 and 2/2 sash ROOF: Hipped slate roof CHIMNEY(S): One interior brick
chimney ADDITIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Center entry with double
doors and sidelights. Pedimented portico on
chamfered supports with brackets and jigsawn
ornament. Extended roof eaves with exposed rafter
ends, centered cross gable includes brackets and
saw-toothed barge board.
Sited on a well-landscaped lot with vista of wooded hillsides to the south.
SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION Claude Chaffanjon lived in this house on the hill, While in the valley below, he virtually created the industrial village of Stirling in the 1880's. He established the silk mill there, put up houses for employees, and encouraged the establishment of businesses, churches, and a school in the village.
PHYSICAL
CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR REGISTER
ELIGIBILITY: ..X YES POSSIBLE NO PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO
SITE: ROADS DEVELOPMENT ZONING DETERIORATION X NO THREAT OTHER .. .. COMMENTS: The well preserved Victorian
architecture would be enhanced by an appropriate
color scheme. REFERENCES: RECORDED
BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY
BY: L. Fast / Claire
Monroe DATE: April 2002 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic
Preservation Advisory Committee . .
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