Putnam Farm

Putnam Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Spaulding Road, Brooklyn, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°49′24″N 71°57′3″W / 41.82333°N 71.95083°WCoordinates: 41°49′24″N 71°57′3″W / 41.82333°N 71.95083°W
Area	9.4 acres (3.8 ha)
Built	1750
NRHP Reference #	82004399[1]
Added to NRHP	March 11, 1982

The Putnam Farm is a historic farm on Spaulding Road in Brooklyn, Connecticut. The property, now just 9 acres (3.6 ha) of agricultural land with a house on it, was the centerpiece of a vast landholding in the mid-18th century by Major General Israel Putnam, a major colonial-era military figure who saw action in both the French and Indian War and in the American Revolutionary War. The oldest portion of the house, a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure eight bays in width, was built c. 1750 to accommodate Putnam's growing family, and was the second he built, having purchased 500 acres (200 ha) of land from Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher in 1739. The house Putnam built was doubled in size in the early 19th century, at which time it was also given modest Federal styling.^[2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut
• General Israel Putnam House - Israel Putnam birthplace.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Putnam Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-15.