Josiah Cowles House
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| Location | 184 Marion Ave., Southington, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′5″N 72°54′12″W / 41.58472°N 72.90333°WCoordinates: 41°35′5″N 72°54′12″W / 41.58472°N 72.90333°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1728 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, New England Colonial |
| MPS | Colonial Houses of Southington TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88003102[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 19, 1989 |
The Josiah Cowles House is a historic house at 184 Marion Avenue, in the Plantsville section of Southington, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a central chimney and a wide double central door. Although traditionally ascribed a construction date of 1728, the architecture suggests it was built closer to 1750.[2]
The house was the residence of Captain Josiah Cowles, one of the early settlers of Southington. Cowles was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 20, 1713.[3] He was a justice of the peace and a captain in the local militia. He held a number of town offices, and was viewed as a leading man in town.[3] At the very first town meeting after the incorporation of Southington, held November 11, 1779, the residents appointed Cowles, along with Jonathan Root to a committee to "provide for the families of officers and soldiers in the field."[4]:378 In 1774, Cowles was appointed to a committee to deliver provisions to Boston, in response to the British blockade of Boston harbor.[4]:180
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ David Ransom (October 1988). "Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory: Capt. Josiah Cowles House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 10 October 2010. and Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1985
- 1 2 William Richard Cutter; William Frederick Adams (1910). Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts. Lewis historical publishing company. pp. 792–. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- 1 2 J. Hammond Trumbull (2009). The Memorial History of Hartford County Connecticut 1633-1884. BiblioBazaar, LLC. ISBN 978-1-115-33123-4. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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