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1854 Turner Brick House on Turner Hill

1854 Deed for 68 acres to Isaac Tuner, Jr.

Completed in 1854 for Isaac Turner, Jr., this house is said to have been a Station on the Underground Railroad. Legend has it that there is a tunnel leading from basement downhill toward the bay through which fugitive slaves could be secreted away from the house when necessary.

Isaac Turner, Sr. sold 68 acres to his son on March 10, 1854 for $1,510. This acreage was broken up over the years and today the house sits on a 17 acre lot.


At some point the house passed from Isaac Turner, Jr. to his nephew, Fred Turner, son of John Turner.

North side of the house with winter drifts.
Alice, Ruth, John, Ted, Mabel, and Fred Turner

 

 

  

   

 

Alice Wing Turner with her grandson. This side porch and barn are gone now.
Fred Turner with his granddaughter sitting on the carriage stoop conveniently located along the driveway next to the front porch.

After the front wooden front porch pillars were replaced with iron.

 

1973 photo by Raymond T. Sant. Robert Wallace and Duane Smith
2022

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