Whitfield, Henry, House - Guilford CT
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N 41° 16.691 W 072° 40.535
18T E 694669 N 4572244
The Henry Whitfield House is the oldest house in Connecticut
Waymark Code: WM8PHW
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2010
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The Henry Whitfield House is a historic house located at 248 Old Whitfield Street in Guilford, Connecticut [3]. This house dates from 1639, having been built just before the town of Guilford was settled. The house, with its massive stone walls, also served as a fort. It was one of four stone houses that served to protect the community. Henry Whitfield was a Puritan minister who had come from England to flee religious persecution.
The house was remodeled in 1868 and opened to the public in 1899 as a museum of the State of Connecticut, the Henry Whitfield State Museum. The house was restored in 1902-04 and in the 1930s and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England. It was named a State Archeological Preserve in 2006.
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