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| Location | 1089 Marion Ave., Southington, Connecticut |
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| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002037[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1987 |
The Levi B. Frost House, also known as Asa Barnes Tavern, is an historic house at 1089 Marion Avenue in the Marion section of Southington, Connecticut, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Asa Barnes established a tavern in his home at this location around 1765, when Marion Avenue was part of a north-south road connecting Bristol and New Haven.[2][3] In 1781 American Revolutionary War troops under French general Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau camped nearby on French Hill, and Barnes entertained the officers in his tavern for the four nights of the encampment.[4] Rochambeau visited Barnes' Tavern again on the return march on October 27, 1782.[4][5][6][2]
The building that housed Barnes' house and tavern was partially destroyed in a fire in 1836.[2][3] After the fire the house's owner, Levi B. Frost, rebuilt the house. Frost, a blacksmith who was later to become the proprietor of an early factory in Marion, rebuilt the house in the Greek Revival style that was popular in the middle of the 19th century, incorporating a full pedimented gable and a three-bay facade. The entrance is surrounded by pilasters and entablature characteristic of Greek Revival buildings.[2][3] Investigators have been unable to determine what, if any, elements of the pre-1836 building remain.[2]
The house is now a private residence. It is included in the Marion Historic District and was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 for its architectural significance.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ a b c d e f David F. Ransom (1987), National Register Nomination Form: Levi B. Frost House (Barnes Tavern), Connecticut Historical Commission
- ^ a b c Janice L. Elliott, David F. Ransom, and John Herzan (January 26, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Marion Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b H.R. Timlow, Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn., (1875)
- ^ F.S. Marcy Crofut, Guide to the history and the historic sites of Connecticut, (Yale University Press, 1937
- ^ L.C. Kopec, Southington, (Arcadia, 2007)
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