Abel H. Fish House

Abel H. Fish House
Location Buckley Hill and Rathbun Hill Roads, Salem, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°31′47″N 72°14′55″W / 41.52972°N 72.24861°W / 41.52972; -72.24861Coordinates: 41°31′47″N 72°14′55″W / 41.52972°N 72.24861°W / 41.52972; -72.24861
Area 9.4 acres (3.8 ha)
Built 1835
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 82004381[1]
Added to NRHP March 2, 1982

The Abel H. Fish House is a historic house at Buckley Hill Road and Rathbun Hill Road in Salem, Connecticut. It is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure, set well back down a former country lane. Built c. 1835, it has Greek Revival features, including an entry flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by a transom window and entablature. To the east is a single-story wing, believed to be an older structure.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1982,[1] as a locally well-preserved example of a rural vernacular Greek Revival farmhouse.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Abel H. Fish House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
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