Edward Waldo House

Edward Waldo House
Location: Scotland, Connecticut
Area: 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built: 1715
Architectural style: Colonial, Saltbox
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 78002879[1]
Added to NRHP: November 21, 1978

Edward Waldo House is a historic house in the southern edge of the town of Scotland, Connecticut, at the Sprague town line. It is a "vernacular saltbox" house with two wings and it was owned by the Waldo family from 1715 to 1971.[2] The house was built in 1715 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

The house is located in Scotland, in Windham County, but part of the property extends into Sprague, in New London.[2]

The house is open by appointment and for special events including the Highland Festival in October.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b Brown, T. Robins (February, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Edward Waldo House". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/78002879.pdf.  and Accompanying four exterior photos from 1976 and a photo of an 1873 painting of the house
  3. ^ http://www.tlgv.org/index.php?mact=poi,gvc,details,0&gvcpoiID=742 The Last Green Valley: Waldo House

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