| Address: 20 Maple Street |
Heritage Status: Recognized |
| Built: 1879 |
Builder/Architect: Anthony Rhuland |
| Style: Greek Revival |
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Architecture:
- Gable roofed Greek Revival house with projecting two-story gable at side and ell at the rear
- Upper ends have “V” joint planked wood siding, separated from rest of shingled wall surface by intermediate dentilled belt courses
- Similar belt course separates first and second stories.
- Angled veranda entrance contains small pediment
- Veranda still has two turned posts and two ornamental brackets, though part of veranda has been enclosed and the post replaced
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History:
- Anthony Rhuland purchased lot from John Slocumb in 1867 for $58; assessment records show Rhuland built the house in 1879, and it appears on the 1883 Church map
- Rhuland was a horse educator
- Thomas Keefler owned the house from 1892-1896; DesBrisay’s History of Lunenburg County mentions him having a store on the corner of King Street and Victoria Road
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