John Randall House
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| Location | Behind 41 CT 2, North Stonington, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°24′59″N 71°51′37″W / 41.41639°N 71.86028°W |
| Area | 13.3 acres (5.4 ha) |
| Built | early 18th century |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002877[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1978 |
The John Randall House is a historic house on Connecticut Route 2 in North Stonington, Connecticut. Probably built in the early eighteenth century,[2] the house was restored in the 1930s by early preservationist Norman Isham. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1978.[1]
Description and history
The John Randall House is set on a rural parcel of land down a long lane on the west side of Route 2, about 2,000 feet (610 m) north of its junction with Interstate 95. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five asymmetrical bays wide, with a large central chimney and clapboarded exterior. Its main entrance is framed by pilasters and a corniced entablature. The house is framed with inch-thick planking, a common technique of the period, although the planking was usually thinner, and is suggestive of two distinct periods of construction. The eastern parlor has a large fireplace wall finished in wooden paneling, the fireplace flanked by pilasters. The western parlor has a period builtin cabinet, wainscoting, and plasterwork.[2]
The house was part of a farm named Anguilla Farm by the namesake son of the original proprietor, John Randall, a husbandman and Sabbatarian from England.
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for John Randall House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
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