Rowe and Weed Houses - Granby CT
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 41° 56.770 W 072° 47.436
18T E 683136 N 4646160
The existing Rowe House was built on the east side of this street sometime about 1750. The Moses Weed House is believed to have been erected around 1780.
Waymark Code: WMHFPA
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2013
Views: 2
The Abijaja Howe House and the attached Moses Weed House are located
in the Connecticut River valley town of Granby. The Rowe House is a good example of a mid-l8th century Connecticut frame house of the two-story type with central chimney. The Rowe House has the typical plan of a house of its type with two large front rooms separated by a stairhall and three rear rooms.
The Abijah Rowe House is a typical Connecticut mid-l8th century
frame house of the two-story, central chimney type. The Moses Weed
House, which in order to save it from demolition was moved in 1974 and
attached to the rear of the Rowe House, is a small one-story, late 18th century frame house. It began as a two-room structure and received a lean-to addition and a wing. This unpretentious building distinguished by its simplicity represents a typical house of an 18th century tenant farmer, while the larger Rowe House with its interior enrichments of paneling, cupboards, and encased summer beam is representative of the more spacious, yet conservative, dwelling of a prosperous 18th century yeoman farmer and tradesman.
Source: NPS Focus nomination form
Street address: 208 Salmon Brook St Granby, CT
County / Borough / Parish: Hartford
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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