Buttolph-Williams House
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Buttolph-Williams House is the oldest surviving home in Wethersfield, Connecticut. This early 18th century house exemplifies the traditional style of the pioneering Puritan settlers.
Waymark Code: WM7XZD
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2009
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Buttolph-Williams House, built in 1711, is one of the oldest surviving homes in Wethersfield, Connecticut. This early 18th century house exemplifies the traditional style of the pioneering Puritan settlers. The house has diamond-paned casement windows and weathered and blackened clapboards. The house plays a role in the Newbery Medal-winning book The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.
In 1941 the house was acquired by the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society (now Connecticut Landmarks), and was opened to the public in 1951. Currently the house is operated by the Webb Deane Stevens Museum and has been furnished to appear as late 17th century. The house is open for tours, and is used to teach groups the period and about the book The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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