Swain-Harrison House

Swain-Harrison House
House in 1938 (HABS photo)
Location 124 W. Main St., Branford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W / 41.27806°N 72.82611°W / 41.27806; -72.82611Coordinates: 41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W / 41.27806°N 72.82611°W / 41.27806; -72.82611
Built 1680[1] or 1724 [2]
Architect Swain, Daniel
Architectural style Saltbox
NRHP Reference # 75001924[1]
Added to NRHP October 10, 1975

The Swain-Harrison House, also known as Harrison House and Museum or the Harrison-Linsley House, is a historic house museum at 124 West Main Street in Branford, Connecticut. It is a classic example of a Connecticut saltbox structure.[3] The original date of erection was given as 1680 in the house's application for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] A current website of the Branford Historical Society asserts that the building dates from 1724.[2]

It has period furnishings, local historical items, archives, a barn and a herb garden.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Harrison House Museum & Barn, at the Branford Historical Society]
  3. Nichols, Frederick D. (1940). "Harrison-Linsley House (supplemental material)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. American Automobile Association (2007). Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book. AAA Publishing. p. 38.

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