Noah Webster House
Noah Webster Birthplace | |
Location | 227 South Main St., West Hartford, Connecticut |
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Built | 1758 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | No Style Listed |
NRHP reference No. | 66000886 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[2] |
The Noah Webster House is a historic house museum located at 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the home of American lexicographer Noah Webster, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[2][3]
The house was probably built circa 1748 as part of a 120-acre (49 ha) farm, and is a typical New England wooden-frame residence of that era. It has since been extended and is now 2.5 stories in height with an irregular shape. In 1758 it was the birthplace of Noah Webster, author of the first American dictionary (1828). His father mortgaged the farm, including this farmhouse, for Noah to attend Yale University.[3]
The house was continuously occupied until 1962, when it was given to the town. In 1966 it opened as a museum. It currently contains several items with Webster associations, including early editions of Webster's Dictionary of the American Language and Blue-backed Spellers, as well as china, glassware, a desk, and two clocks that Webster owned as an adult.
The house also serves as the headquarters of the West Hartford Historical Society.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Noah Webster Birthplace". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ a b Blanche Higgins Schroer (January 6, 1974). "Template:PDFlink" (Document). National Park Service. and Template:PDFlink
External links
- Noah Webster House - official site
- Houses in West Hartford, Connecticut
- National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
- Houses completed in 1758
- Historic house museums in Connecticut
- Museums in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Biographical museums in Connecticut
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Historical society museums in Connecticut