Nehemiah Royce House
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The Nehemiah Royce House, also known as the Washington Elm House, is a historic home located at —538 North Main Street, Wallingford, Connecticut.
Built in 1672, the Royce house is the oldest extant house in Wallingford. George Washington visited the house in 1775, and addressed Wallingford residents from the site. He was then on his way to taking command of the Continental Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and had stopped to purchase gunpowder from a nearby mill.
The house was donated by Choate Rosemary Hall to the Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust in 1999. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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