Ellsworth, Oliver, Homestead - Windsor CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Georgian clapboarded house includes a portico with Tuscan columns supporting a gable roof and two brick chimneys near the gable ends of the wood-shinqled roof. The name Elmwood derives from the thirteen elm trees Ellsworth planted in honor of the thirteen colonies.

Elmwood was visited by two sitting Presidents: George Washington (on October 21, 1789) and John Adams (October 3, 1799). The house was occupied by the Ellsworth family until 1903 when it was given to the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution. The homestead was restored in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and is now a museum.

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989

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Street address: 778 Palisado Ave Windsor , CT County / Borough / Parish: Hartford Year listed: 1970 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person Periods of significance: 1700-1749, 1800-1824, 1825-1849 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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