Samuel Eliot House

Samuel Eliot House
Location 500 Main St., Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°17′2″N 72°22′8″W / 41.28389°N 72.36889°W / 41.28389; -72.36889Coordinates: 41°17′2″N 72°22′8″W / 41.28389°N 72.36889°W / 41.28389; -72.36889
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1737 (1737)
NRHP Reference # 72001316[1]
Added to NRHP November 9, 1972

The Samuel Eliot House is a historic house at 500 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and two interior chimneys. Its main entrance is centered on the south facade, with a projecting portico supported by square posts. The interior has retained much of its original woodwork. Its construction date is traditionally said to be 1737, when Samuel Eliot (son of Yale founding trustee Jared Eliot) was married.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Joseph Ames Thompson (March 15, 1972). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Samuel Eliot House" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1971


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