Presenting a modest, strict, Puritan face to the street, the Oliver Goodrich house has picturesque rooflines, a stone retaining wall that incorporates a millstone, and a visionary garden that might be called quirky. Alluding to the town’s agricultural heritage, the property occupying a bit less than an acre has a hornbeam tunnel, a small pear orchard—and a boxwood maze.

The interior is a phenomenon of preservation. Every square foot is endowed with the artistic, insightful, collaborative work of previous owners, Alan Collachicco and William Towne, and the craftspeople they hired. While this weathered house has tiny windows and “cozy”, yet spacious rooms, it is comfortable by today’s standards.  Originally the home of a Revolutionary War patriot who became one of General Washington’s bodyguards, the Oliver Goodrich House has been faithfully preserved over centuries.