Russell Henry Chittenden House

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Russell Henry Chittenden House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Russell Henry Chittenden House (Connecticut)
Russell Henry Chittenden House
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°18′48.28″N 72°55′22.73″W / 41.3134111, -72.9229806Coordinates: 41°18′48.28″N 72°55′22.73″W / 41.3134111, -72.9229806
Built/Founded: 1887
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Queen Anne
Designated as NHL: May 15, 1975[1]
Added to NRHP: May 15, 1975[2]
NRHP Reference#: 75001944
Governing body: Private

Russell Henry Chittenden House is a historic home in New Haven, Connecticut. It was the home of Russell Henry Chittenden from 1887 to 1943.[1] Chittenden, known as the "father of American biochemistry", was a professor at Yale University. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[1],[3] The irregularly shaped three story house with Queen Anne elements was built in 1887 of brick, frame and shingling with gabled roof sections, gabled dormers, interior chimneys with corbeled caps, a square corner tower and a round-arched first-floor window.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Russell Henry Chittenden House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ [Russell Henry Chittenden House--Accompanying 1 photo (to accompany NRHP inventory-nomination itself not available), exterior, from 1975.PDF (217 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1975).
  4. ^ Russell Henry Chittenden House, National Park Service

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