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The pencil post bed of tiger maple was made by Eldred Wheeler in Hanover. The bench at its foot dates to the late 1800s. Eric Roth

    First Period home gets second life

    Homeowner Al Boynton, with pal Sobe, enjoys the Inglenook, a 327-year-old brick seat inside the large fireplace.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013

    The home won a preservation award from the Town of Ipswich last year.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013

    The staircase dates to about 1830. A reproduction cigar store Indian and braided rug in the parlor were both made in Massachusetts.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013

    The kitchen has an island topped by re-purposed barn wood.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013

    The kitchen, with an island topped by re-purposed barn wood, opens onto a bluestone patio that Boynton built.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013

    The pencil post bed of tiger maple was made by Eldred Wheeler in Hanover. The bench at its foot dates to the late 1800s.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013

    A cabinet made by D.R. Dimes & Co. in New Hampshire displays pottery in the kitchen.
    Eric Roth | October 27, 2013