Tan House Farmhouse

Tan House Farmhouse is a late 18th- to early 19th-century partial rebuilding of an earlier 18th-century building, laid out on an L-shaped plan. The main part of the house is three stories high and constructed of red brick with rusticated quoins and a stone plinth. It has a gabled end and a tiled roof with saddlestones to the gabled ends. Brick bands run between the stories. The second story has three 2-light casement windows. The first story features segmental-headed 2-light casement windows on either side of a tall, narrow stair light that extends partly into the ground story. The ground story has two segmental-headed 2-light casement windows and a central 19th-century 4-panelled door recessed within a rusticated stone surround. The surround contains a headstone bearing the initials “I.C.” above the date 1714, which is likely a reset feature from the earlier building. A two-story, coursed stone wing is located at the rear, possibly representing the remaining portion of the original building. This wing has a gabled, tiled roof with central, doubled brick chimneys, saddlestones, and kneelers. It also has altered casement windows with stone lintels, two doorways with stone lintels, and garage doors. A gabled end features a loft door with irregular stone rustication.