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At 106 Broad Street
stands another Greek Revival dwelling, built in 1839 for George
A. Sacket, son of Augustus Sacket, the
village's original proprietor and namesake. The 19-room brick home
is a high-style version of the many gable-ell farmhouses built in
Hounsfield during the 1830's and 1840's, with gable-front sections
and kitchen wings situated at right angles. It features Greek Corinthian
columns, dentilled entablatures, and a distinctive Atticurge door
surround. In place of the traditional lunette window in the gable
peak is a paired window topped by a three-lintel ornamented with
a palmette, a popular Greek Revival motif. Note the wide frieze
bands along the side walls and the ornamental iron grilles in the
"eyebrow" windows.
George
was forced to sell this house in 1849 due to financial difficulty,
only ten years after its completion. The farewell he scratched in
one of the window panes in the east wing is still visible today:
"G. Sacket, Mar. 5, 1849"
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