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Mooar-Wright House

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Mooar-Wright House
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Alternative namesDefoe-Mooar-Wright House
General information
TypeHouse
Town or cityPownal, Vermont
CountryUnited States
Completedc. 1750 or 1764

Mooar-Wright House (also known as the Defoe-Mooar-Wright House) is a historic house in Pownal, Vermont that is one of the oldest in Vermont. The house was built in c. 1750 or 1764.[1]) and is possibly the oldest house in Vermont.[2][3] Some believe that the house was built by the Dutch, and others believe that is was built by John Defoe, a British loyalist imprisoned there.[4] The construction date has not yet been verified with dendrochronology.

References

  1. ^ Treadway, Wade I. (1994). Mooar-Wright House Pownal, Vermont ca. 1764 : Historic Architectural Survey.
  2. ^ Pownal Historical Society (2010). Pownal. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9780738572420. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Whitcomb Jr, Keith (May 1, 2009). "Historic Pownal house to be renovated" (PDF). Bennington Banner. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Pownal FrontPage.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "6 of the Oldest Houses in New England". New England Historical Society. July 9, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)