Griswold House (Guilford, Connecticut)
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| Location | Boston St., Guilford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′0″N 72°40′29″W / 41.28333°N 72.67472°WCoordinates: 41°17′0″N 72°40′29″W / 41.28333°N 72.67472°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001929[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1975 |
The Griswold House is a historic house at 171 Boston Street in Guilford, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, three bays wide, with a large central chimney. A leanto section to the rear gives the house a classic New England saltbox appearance. The house was probably built in the first or second decade of the 18th century by Thomas Griswold, a local blacksmith. It remained in the hands of his descendants until 1958, when it was acquired by the Guilford Keeping Society.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
The Guilford Keeping Society operates the house as the Thomas Griswold House Museum. The museum includes the late 18th century period New England saltbox house, a historic blacksmith shop, a barn with farm tools and implements, two corn cribs and a Victorian era three seat outhouse. The museum is open seasonally from June through October on a limited number of days each week. The Society also operates the Medad Stone Tavern Museum, an early 19th-century tavern also located in Guilford.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Griswold House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
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