Acadian House (Guilford, Connecticut)
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| Location | Union St., Guilford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′7″N 72°40′47″W / 41.28528°N 72.67972°WCoordinates: 41°17′7″N 72°40′47″W / 41.28528°N 72.67972°W |
| Built | ca. 1690 |
| Architect | Clay,Joseph |
| Architectural style | Saltbox |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001928[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 05, 1975 |
The Acadian House is a historic house on Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut. It is a colonial saltbox house, 2-1/2 stories high and three bays wide, with a large central chimney. Its oldest portion was built around 1690, with the leanto at the rear added later.[2] The house has its name because a family of Acadians who resided there following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia.[3][4][5]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
- History of the Acadians
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Acadian House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ↑ HABS survey Acadian House 1936
- ↑ Acadians-Guilford, Albert Lafreniere website retrieved on 2009-05-13
- ↑ 1755 History website retrieved on 2009-05-13
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