Silver Lake Farm
Description and history
The Silver Lake Farm is located in a rural setting west of Harrisville village, on the west side of Seaver Road south of Breed Road. It is set high on a hillside, with fine views of the surrounding countryside, including the eponymous Silver Lake. It consists of a traditional New England farm complex, with a clapboarded farmhouse that was built c. 1820, a poultry shed, two early 20th-century barns, and a modern tractor shed.
The farm was originally established by Paul Whitcomb Breed, whose family gave the lake its early name (Breed Pond). It was later owned by the Farwells and Seavers, like the Breeds prominent Harrisville families. Despite its active use until the 1970s, the farmhouse remained relatively unaltered, lacking even modern heating. In addition to operating the farm, the Seavers also had a sawmill near the outlet of Silver Lake. Their customers included businesses and residents of nearby communities, as well as the summer residents who came to populate the Silver Lake area around the turn of the 20th century.
See also
- Silver Lake District
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Silver Lake Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-02.