Joshua Hempsted House

Joshua Hempsted House
Location 11 Hempstead St., New London, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°21′9″N 72°6′8″W / 41.35250°N 72.10222°W / 41.35250; -72.10222Coordinates: 41°21′9″N 72°6′8″W / 41.35250°N 72.10222°W / 41.35250; -72.10222
Built 1678
Architect Hempsted,Joshua
Part of Hempstead Historic District (#86002112)
NRHP Reference #

70000701

[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1970
Designated CP July 31, 1986

The Joshua Hempsted House is a historic house at 11 Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut. It is a  2 1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof that has two front-facing gables. The left gable, in an unusual departure for houses of its age, projects forward of the main block, providing an enclosed vestibule on the first floor. Probably built c. 1678 by Joshua Hempsted, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving buildings, and has long been recognized for its architectural and historical significance. The house was acquired by Connecticut Landmarks in 1937,[2] which operates it and the adjacent 1759 Nathaniel Hempstead House as a historic house museum known as the Hempsted Houses. The houses have been restored to reflect a late 17th to mid 18th-century appearance.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Joshua Hempstead House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-26.

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