the ephraim smith house had to be moved to avoid demolition during the late 1970s. when the house was nominated for inclusion on the u.s. national register of historic places in 1979, the move was ongoing. at the new site, a concrete foundation was poured. the above grade portion of the new foundation was faced with the original foundation's limestone. the limestone foundation and basement stones were moved from the old to the new site to be used for this purpose.