Penquit House

Penquit House is a farmhouse dating from the 16th century, with a wing added around the 18th or 19th century. It is built of coursed stone rubble, with some areas rendered, and has an asbestos slate roof with gabled ends. The building is L-shaped, with a spur wing to the northwest, and is one and a half storeys tall, featuring three bays by three bays. The windows are a mix of 19th and 20th century two, three, and four-light casements, with the first floor having gabled half dormers. To the left of the center, there is a blocked granite doorway adorned with continuous roll moulding and carved spandrels. The 18th or 19th century wing to the southeast forms an L-plan and includes sash windows and a gabled two-storey porch at the corner. The northwest wing has a large rendered chimney stack that emerges at the ridge and is positioned on the rear wall of the original range. Inside, there is a large granite fireplace with a cambered arch and continuous roll moulding, and the hall features large slightly cambered ceiling beams without chamfers.