Traditionally called the Carpenter’s Shop, this building was built in 1881, and adapted for a residence in the 1930s.
After the Shakers sold the property, the Village was purchased by Fiske Warren in 1912, whose single tax enclave was called Tahanto. The Carpenter's Shop was leased to John S Coxeter in 1927, then subsequently the lease was transferred to his wife, Corinne Coxeter in 1935.
After Fiske Warren's death in 1938, the Trustees of Tahanto dissolved the Trust. Erhart Muller purchased the property from the Coxeters in the fall of 1941, and began to make changes to the shop to transform it into a permanent residence.
Originally the rear section or carriage shop of this house had large arched doors and a dirt floor to accommodate wagons. The Arched doors still remain on the southeast side of the building. Alterations include the casement windows on the south side of the building (1942), the board-and-batten garage on the northeast corner (1940s), casement windows on the north side of the building (1962), a small storm porch over the eastern entryway (1965), and a picture window on the south side which replaced a door and two windows (mirroring the north side of the building - 1962). The barn behind the house is also a non-Shaker addition (1965).
There is a conservation restriction on the property that prevents changes to the style or footprint, or any new structures on the land.
After the Shakers sold the property, the Village was purchased by Fiske Warren in 1912, whose single tax enclave was called Tahanto. The Carpenter's Shop was leased to John S Coxeter in 1927, then subsequently the lease was transferred to his wife, Corinne Coxeter in 1935.
After Fiske Warren's death in 1938, the Trustees of Tahanto dissolved the Trust. Erhart Muller purchased the property from the Coxeters in the fall of 1941, and began to make changes to the shop to transform it into a permanent residence.
Originally the rear section or carriage shop of this house had large arched doors and a dirt floor to accommodate wagons. The Arched doors still remain on the southeast side of the building. Alterations include the casement windows on the south side of the building (1942), the board-and-batten garage on the northeast corner (1940s), casement windows on the north side of the building (1962), a small storm porch over the eastern entryway (1965), and a picture window on the south side which replaced a door and two windows (mirroring the north side of the building - 1962). The barn behind the house is also a non-Shaker addition (1965).
There is a conservation restriction on the property that prevents changes to the style or footprint, or any new structures on the land.
