It is believed the first tulips in the United States were grown near Spring Pond at the Fay Estate in Lynn and Salem, Massachusetts. From 1847 to 1865, Richard Sullivan Fay, Esq., one of Lynn's wealthiest men, settled on 500 acres (2.0 km2) located partly in present-day Lynn and partly in present-day Salem.
Painting that home with one coat of paint and a different color on the trim could run roughly $1000 or more just for labor. Add a second coat and that could cost close to another $1000 for labor. For paint, you may need 20 gallons of paint. You can pay from $30-$70 for a gallon of good quality exterior paint.
Or, use the following worksheet to estimate how much paint will be needed for the body of a house. This worksheet gives a paint estimate for one coat. Double the total for two coats (Note: for exterior paint jobs, two coats of paint will provide the best durability and colorfastness). 1  Width of all walls added together x Height of house from foundation to roofline = Wall surface area below roofline. 2  Width of gable x Height of gable = Area of gable in square feet.