Mooar-Wright House
| Mooar-Wright House | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Alternative names | Defoe-Mooar-Wright House |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Town or city | Pownal, Vermont |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | c. 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 it was built by John Defoe, a British loyalist imprisoned there.[4] The construction date has not yet been verified with dendrochronology.
References
[edit]- ^ Treadway, Wade I. (1994). Mooar-Wright House Pownal, Vermont ca. 1764 : Historic Architectural Survey.
- ^ Pownal Historical Society (2010). Pownal. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9780738572420. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitcomb Jr, Keith (May 1, 2009). "Historic Pownal house to be renovated" (PDF). Bennington Banner. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Pownal FrontPage.
- ^ "6 of the Oldest Houses in New England". New England Historical Society. July 9, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
42°46′00″N 73°14′27″W / 42.766757°N 73.240798°W