Brewster Homestead

Brewster Homestead
Location 306 Preston Rd., Griswold, Connecticut
Area 137 acres (55 ha)
Architectural style Colonial, Federal
NRHP Reference # 00001561[1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 2000

The Brewster Homestead is a historic house at 306 Preston Rd. (Connecticut Route 164) in Griswold, Connecticut. It is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with two small interior chimneys. It is finished in vinyl siding, although its original (c. 1740) clapboards are underneath. A 1 12-story ell extends to the rear of the house. The house has been owned by six generations of the Brewster family, and originally was the centerpiece of a farmstead of 135 acres (55 ha).[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brewster Homestead" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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