Buttolph-Williams House
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Buttolph-Williams House
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| Location: | 249 Broad St., Wethersfield, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: | 41°42′39.41″N 72°39′3.95″W / 41.7109472°N 72.6510972°WCoordinates: 41°42′39.41″N 72°39′3.95″W / 41.7109472°N 72.6510972°W |
| Built: | 1711 |
| Architectural style: | Colonial |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 68000048 |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 24, 1968[1] |
| Designated NHL: | November 24, 1968[2] |
Buttolph-Williams House, built in 1711, is one of the oldest surviving homes in Wethersfield, Connecticut. This early 18th century house is built in the traditional style of the Puritan settlers. The house has diamond-paned casement windows and weathered and blackened clapboards. The house plays a role in the Newbery Medal-winning book The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare.[3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[2][4][5]
In 1941 the house was acquired by the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society (now Connecticut Landmarks), and was opened to the public in 1951.[6] Currently the house is operated by the Webb Deane Stevens Museum and has been furnished to appear as late 17th century. The house is open for tours, and is used to teach groups the period and about the book The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
[edit] Connecticut Landmark other museums
Connecticut Landmarks also operates other historic house museums, including:
- Amasa Day House in Moodus
- Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden in Bethlehem
- Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford
- Hempsted Houses in New London
- Isham-Terry House in Hartford
- Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry
- Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden in Suffield
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Buttolph-Williams House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=801&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Buttolph-Williams House, The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society
- ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, although it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
- ^ Unnamed (Undated). Photo set to accompany text of NRHP Inventory-Nomination document for Buttolph-Williams House: 4 photos, exterior, from 1974 and 1967.PDF (2.02 MB). National Park Service
- ^ http://www.webb-deane-stevens.org/williams_house.html Webb Deane Stevens Museum
[edit] External links
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- Webb Deane Stevens Museum, which operates the house
- Buttolph-Williams House, at The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society Older website with exterior photo.
- Buttolph-Williams House, at The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society New website with interior photo.
- Older Williams House, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT: 1 photo and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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