- REFERRED TO AS A “TELESCOPE” HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT STARTS AS A SMALL HOUSE AND LARGER ADDITIONS WERE BUILT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. THE SMALLEST SECTION WAS PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL HOUSE, WHICH WAS BUILT FROM C. 1744 TO 1750, WITH A SANDSTONE FOUNDATION. OTHER LARGER SECTIONS WERE ADDED DURING THE YEARS BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. BARENT VAN HORN AND HIS FAMILY WERE BRITISH LOYALISTS, AND THERE WAS A REPORT OF A RAID ON THE HOUSE DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 83001571