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{{short description|Historic house in Connecticut, United States}}
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| image = DavidHumphreysHouse.jpeg
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| location= 37 Elm St., ] | caption =
| location = 37 Elm St., ], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41|19|52|N|73|4|30|W|display=inline,title}}
| lat_degrees = 41
⚫ | locmapin = Connecticut#USA
| lat_minutes = 19
| area = less than one acre
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⚫ | built = 1695-1698
| lat_direction = N
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| long_degrees = 73
⚫ | added = March 17, 1972
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⚫ | refnum = 72001321<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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⚫ | locmapin = Connecticut
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⚫ | built =1695-1698
⚫ | architecture= Colonial
⚫ | added = March 17, 1972
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The '''General David Humphreys House''' is a ] at 37 Elm Street in ]. Built in the 1690s, it was the birthplace of the ] Colonel ]. It is now owned by the Derby Historical Society and serves as its headquarters.<ref>http://derbyhistorical.org/humphrey.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509093113/http://www.derbyhistorical.org/humphrey.htm |date=2008-05-09 }} Derby Historical Society website retrieved on 2009-05-11</ref> The house was listed on the ] in 1972.<ref name="nris"/>


==Description and history==
⚫ The '''General David Humphreys House''', located at 37 Elm St., ], was built from 1695 to 1698 and is the birthplace of the ] Colonel ]. Humphreys was a friend of and ] to General ] and was nominated by President Washington to become the first ] of the United States to a foreign country (]). The ] has been restored to a mid 18th century appearance, and serves as the headquarters for the Derby Historical Society.<ref>http://derbyhistorical.org/humphrey.htm Derby Historical Society website retrieved on 2009-05-11</ref>
The Humphreys House is located in southern Ansonia, on the east side of Elm Street north of Vose Street. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with sash windows arranged symmetrically around a center entrance. The entrance is slightly recessed, with a shallow projection gabled portico. The interior retains many original early features, include a large fireplace in the rear chamber, and hand-carved wall paneling. The house underwent major restorative work in the late 20th century.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|72001321}}|title=NRHP nomination for General David Humphreys House|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2018-09-15}}</ref>


⚫ David Humphreys was born in this house in 1752, when the area was still part of ]. Humphreys was a friend of and ] to General ] and was nominated by President Washington to become the first ] of the United States to a foreign country (]). He was also responsible for introducing ] to Connecticut, brought over when he ].<ref name=NRHP/> The ] has been restored to a mid-18th-century appearance, and serves as the headquarters for the Derby Historical Society.
The house was listed on the ] in 1972.<ref name="nris"/>

==Pictures==
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Image:DavidHumphreysHouse.jpeg|The David Humphreys House
Image:DavidHumphreys.jpeg|Signpost for the David Humphreys House
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==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
* - Derby Historical Society * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509093113/http://www.derbyhistorical.org/humphrey.htm |date=2008-05-09 }} - Derby Historical Society


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Historic house in Connecticut, United States United States historic place
Gen. David Humphreys House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location37 Elm St., Ansonia, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates41°19′52″N 73°4′30″W / 41.33111°N 73.07500°W / 41.33111; -73.07500
Arealess than one acre
Built1695-1698
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.72001321
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1972

The General David Humphreys House is a historic house museum at 37 Elm Street in Ansonia, Connecticut. Built in the 1690s, it was the birthplace of the American Revolutionary War Colonel David Humphreys. It is now owned by the Derby Historical Society and serves as its headquarters. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Description and history

The Humphreys House is located in southern Ansonia, on the east side of Elm Street north of Vose Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with sash windows arranged symmetrically around a center entrance. The entrance is slightly recessed, with a shallow projection gabled portico. The interior retains many original early features, include a large fireplace in the rear chamber, and hand-carved wall paneling. The house underwent major restorative work in the late 20th century.

David Humphreys was born in this house in 1752, when the area was still part of Derby. Humphreys was a friend of and aide de camp to General George Washington and was nominated by President Washington to become the first ambassador of the United States to a foreign country (Portugal). He was also responsible for introducing merino sheep to Connecticut, brought over when he United States Ambassador to Spain. The historic house museum has been restored to a mid-18th-century appearance, and serves as the headquarters for the Derby Historical Society.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. http://derbyhistorical.org/humphrey.htm Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Derby Historical Society website retrieved on 2009-05-11
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for General David Humphreys House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

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