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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 House in 1938 (HABS photo) | |
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| Location | 124 W. Main St., Branford, Connecticut |
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| Built | 1680 or 1724 |
| Architect | Swain, Daniel |
| Architectural style | Saltbox |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001924 |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1975 |
The Swain-Harrison House in Branford, Connecticut, also known as Harrison House and Museum or the Harrison-Linsley House, is a classic example of a Connecticut saltbox structure . The original date of erection was given as 1680 in the house's application for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. A current website of the Branford Historical Society asserts that the building dates from 1724.
It has period furnishings, local historical items, archives, a barn and a herb garden.
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
- Thomas Harrison House (Branford, Connecticut), which is also NRHP-listed and in Branford
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ Harrison House Museum & Barn, at the Branford Historical Society]
- "Harrison-Linsley House, New Haven Turpike, Branford, New Haven County, CT: Bibliographic Reference". Historic American Buildings Survey.
- "AAA Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book", 2007, published by the American Automobile Association, page 38
External links
- Harrison House Museum & Barn, at Branford Historical Society
- Harrison-Linsley House, New Haven Turpike, Branford, New Haven County, CT: 2 photos and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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