Elias Sprague House
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Elias Sprague House | |
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Elias Sprague House, under renovation | |
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| Location | 2187 South St., Coventry, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′56″N 72°20′29″W / 41.76556°N 72.34139°WCoordinates: 41°45′56″N 72°20′29″W / 41.76556°N 72.34139°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1821 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No style listed |
| NRHP Reference # | 87001910[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1987 |
The Elias Sprague House is a historic house at 2187 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame Cape style house, five bays wide, with a central chimney. It was built in 1821, and is a well-preserved example of a vernacular early 19th-century Connecticut home. It was owned during the early 20th century by George Dudley Seymour, a noted antiquarian. The house was later acquired from the town by the Coventry Historical Society, which restored the house in 1964-1965 and operated it as a historic house site.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] In 2008, the historical society placed the house on the market, having outgrown its use as a meeting space, a move that elicited some controversy. The town had given it the property with the proviso that it operate it as a museum, and arguments were made that the historical society was therefore not permitted to sell it.[3]
In 2011, the CT State Property Review Board unanimously approved the sale of the property for residential use. The restored and expanded property is now privately owned. [4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Bruce Clouette, Matthew Roth, and John Herzan (March 24, 1987). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Elias Sprague House" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1987
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- ↑ http://www.ct.gov/sprb/lib/sprb/meeting_minutes/minutes_02_09_12.pdf
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