The 1783 Augustus Peck House
Deary, Idaho
Originally built in Middlebury, Connecticut in 1783 by Captain Augustus Peck, we carefully dismantled, moved, and restored this house to 27 acres in Deary, Idaho in 2020 as part of the Magnolia Network Restoration Road TV show.
In 1776 at the age of 16, Augustus joined George Washington’s Continental Army as a private in the Third Connecticut Regiment, serving in the major engagements of the war, including the Battle of Long Island and the harsh winters at Valley Forge and Jockey Hollow, as well as the surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
Captain Peck remained in the army until the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, when he returned home and built this traditional New England “Cape” house, named after its origin, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We carefully moved the defining feature of the house, its massive stone chimney, to Idaho, including the brick oven, excellent for baking pizza, along with all the timbers and woodwork.
The house features original hand-hewn oak timbers, hand-planed doors, and woodwork, 12 over 12 pane windows, and sleeps six, with one king-size bed in the second-floor loft, a full-size bed in the original first floor bedroom, and a queen-size sofa bed. The full kitchen opens to the dining and living area, and the back addition includes a screened porch facing the surrounding pine forest. Rebuilt with year-round comfort in mind, the Peck House includes two full baths and radiant floor heat.
Documentary
If you are interested in seeing a documentary on the moving and restoration of the Peck House you can now view it as follows:
- Download the Discovery+ app.
- Go to Magnolia Network.
- Look for Restoration Road with Clint Harp, Augustus Peck House.
Photos of Restoration Process
