Silas Deane House

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Silas Deane House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	203 Main Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°41′41.89″N 72°39′13.01″W / 41.6949694, -72.6536139Coordinates: 41°41′41.89″N 72°39′13.01″W / 41.6949694, -72.6536139
Built/Founded:	1764
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Georgian
Designated as NHL:	November 28, 1972^[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 06, 1970^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	70000835
Governing body:	Private

Silas Deane House in Wethersfield, Connecticut was the home of Silas Deane, the first diplomat for the United States.

Deane built the house in 1766. The two-story Georgian house is L-shaped with gable roof and two interior chimneys.^[3] In 1959, the house was donated to The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Connecticut and in 1963-1965, it was restored. It is now a historic house museum and includes original furniture and portraits of Deane and his second wife.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.^[1]^[3]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Silas Deane House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b ^c Charles W. Snell (January 24, 1972), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Silas Deane HousePDF (427 KiB), National Park Service . Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1971 and 1974.PDF (464 KiB)

[edit] External links

Silas Deane House, Webb Deane Stevens Museum

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