Swain-Harrison House
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House in 1938 (HABS photo) | |
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| Location | 124 W. Main St., Branford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W / 41.27806°N 72.82611°WCoordinates: 41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W / 41.27806°N 72.82611°W |
| 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
- List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
- Thomas Harrison House (Branford, Connecticut), which is also NRHP-listed and in Branford
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Harrison House Museum & Barn, at the Branford Historical Society]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ American Automobile Association (2007). Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book. AAA Publishing. p. 38.
External links
- Harrison House Museum & Barn, at Branford Historical Society
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CT-111, "Harrison-Linsley House, New Haven Turpike, Branford, New Haven County, CT", 2 photos, supplemental material
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