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Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House
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| Location: | 40 Palmer Street, Stonington, Connecticut |
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| Built: | 1852 |
| Architect: | Collins & Sons |
| Architectural style: | Italianate |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 96000971 |
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| Added to NRHP: | June 19, 1996[1] |
| Designated NHL: | June 19, 1996[2] |
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house in Stonington, Connecticut that was the home of Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799–1877). Palmer was a seal hunter and a pioneering Antarctic explorer. The house is a transitional style between the Greek revival and the Victorian Italianate.[2] The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.[2],[3],[4]
The house is owned by the Stonington Historical Society, and operated as a mid 19th century Victorian historic house museum.
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