Thomson'S Farmhouse

Thomson's Farmhouse is a house that dates from the early 16th century and late 18th century. It features a rendered and colourwashed timber-frame construction with a plain-tile roof and brick stacks at the ridge and ends. The building has a three-unit plan, with the unit on the far left originating in the early 16th century, while the other two units were added in the late 18th century and follow a lobby-entry plan. The house is two storeys high and has a three-window range of 2-light wooden mullion and transom windows. There are two doors with simple wooden surrounds; one is a plank door on the left and the other is a six-panel door on the right. A similar window is located on the right end, along with a small casement window on the first floor of the left end and a brick lean-to extension at the rear.

Inside, the front wall of the left unit has been partly rebuilt in brick, but some of the original framing and massive ceiling joists remain. Above, there is tall panel framing made of fairly heavy scantling and a section of a crown post roof, supported by two simple softwood posts. One post features two curved braces connecting to the cellar purlin, while the other has only one brace. The former post rises from an 18th-century tie beam. The rafters are heavy, with some later duplication. The other two units have tall panel framing of lighter scantling and diagonal braces. The bridging beams have stop-chamfered edges with run-out stops. The late 18th-century stack includes simple fireplaces with cast-iron grates on the first floor. The doors are mainly plank doors, with two two-panel doors in the ground floor right room. The roof is simple, but there is some duplication of rafters in the central bay. This farmhouse is a significant example of early 16th-century framing incorporated into a later house.