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Deacon John Grave House

Coordinates: 41°16′46″N 72°35′59″W / 41.27944°N 72.59972°W / 41.27944; -72.59972
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Deacon John Grave House
Deacon John Grave House is located in Connecticut
Deacon John Grave House
Deacon John Grave House is located in the United States
Deacon John Grave House
Location581 Boston Post Rd. Madison, Connecticut
Coordinates41°16′46″N 72°35′59″W / 41.27944°N 72.59972°W / 41.27944; -72.59972
Built1681 (1681)
Architectural styleColonial
Part ofMadison Green Historic District (ID82004353[1])
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1982

The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut, is a saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681.[2] The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years. The Deacon John Grave Foundation was formed in 1983 to save the house from demolition, and converted it into a museum.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Historic American Buildings Survey: Deacon John Grave House. Retrieved 2014-03-29
  3. ^ Deacon John Grave Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17