Benjamin Bosworth House

Benjamin Bosworth House
Location John Perry Rd., Eastford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°53′59″N 72°5′3″W / 41.89972°N 72.08417°W / 41.89972; -72.08417Coordinates: 41°53′59″N 72°5′3″W / 41.89972°N 72.08417°W / 41.89972; -72.08417
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1791
Architect Goodell,Vini
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 78002857[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1978

The Benjamin Bosworth House is a historic house on John Perry Road in Eastford, Connecticut.

Locally referred to as "The Castle", the Benjamin Bosworth house was built between 1791 and 1801 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Benjamin Bosworth was a bachelor who owned a number of local farms and hired area craftsman and architect Vinni Goodell to construct the home. The third floor of the single-family residence was a Masonic Lodge, where two fireplaces and built-in benches remain intact. The house is also unusual for its monitor roof, a rarity in Federal period construction.[2] The current owners are the fourth family to occupy the home.

Eleven fireplaces, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, one (former) Masonic Lodge, one living room, one dining room, two great halls, a front parlor, office, workshop, kitchen, pantry, and laundry room are contained in the home. A precariously-placed barn is also located on the property.

The original curved staircase in the south-facing entry was removed and auctioned off shortly after the Great Depression. Hard-carved wood paneling in the Front Parlor was allegedly solicited by the Henry Ford museum for removal but remains intact to date. Recent owners have been carefully renovating the building since 2002 and emulating the original conditions based on archival research and examined findings within the home.

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Benjamin Bosworth House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
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