Pequotsepos Manor
Appearance
Pequotsepos Manor | |
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Location | Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°21′46″N 71°56′54″W / 41.36278°N 71.94833°W |
Area | 9.3 acres (3.8 ha) |
Built | 1717 |
NRHP reference No. | 79002650[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1979 |
Pequotsepos Manor, known formally as Denison Homestead, is a historic house museum at 120 Pequotsepos Road in Mystic, Connecticut. The house was built in 1717 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1979. It is now a historic house museum operated by the Denison Society.
History
The house was built in 1717 by George Denison. The Denison Society was established in 1930 and took over the Manor in 1941. In 1946, architect J. Frederick Kelly restored the house as a museum.[2] The manor is currently undergoing another renovation.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Denison Homestead Museum, Denison Society, Accessed March 27, 2010. Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Restoration projects for the homestead, Denison Society, Accessed March 28, 2010. Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Denison Homestead - official site
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Houses completed in 1717
- Houses in New London County, Connecticut
- Mystic, Connecticut
- Museums in New London County, Connecticut
- Historic house museums in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut
- 1717 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Connecticut Registered Historic Place stubs
- Connecticut museum stubs