Bishop Acheson House
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[edit] Description
Address: 144 Broad Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Style: Colonial Revival
Date of Construction: 1902-1903
Materials: Brick and Brownstone foundation with Slate roof
Structural System: Load Bearing Masonry with hip roof
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Historic Use: Rectory
Current Use: Senior apartments
[edit] Relationship to Surroundings
This large house is set back from the street on a large, well landscaped lot. The street is primarily residential with mid to late 19th century houses. Nearby are two small commerical buildings and the Gothic Revival Russell Library.
[edit] Significance
This house, built in 1902, was the third rectory of the Holy Trinity Church at 381 Main Street. Reverend Edward Campion Acheson, the eighteenth rector of the church, was the first occupant. His son, Dean Acheson, served as Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. Upon Reverend Acheson's resignation from the pulpit in 1915 he became the sixth Bishop of Connecticut. the house contanues to serve as a rectory for Holy Trinity Church.
This large house is an excellent example of the Georgian Revival style, with well executed details: six column entrance portico with balustrade; Palladian window; and modillioned cornice.
[edit] Current Use and Condition
The building has been converted into an elderly residential apartments run by St. Lukes. The property is in very good condition.
[edit] References
Middletown, Connecticut Historical and Architectural Resources. Volume II, Card Number 30. E. Loomis & John Reynolds. March, 1978.
