Acadian House (Guilford, Connecticut)

Acadian House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	Union St., Guilford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°17′7″N72°40′47″W / 41.28528°N 72.67972°W / 41.28528; -72.67972
Area	less than one acre
Built	ca. 1670 (1670)
Built by	Clay, Joseph
Architectural style	Saltbox
Part of	Guilford Historic Town Center (ID76001988)
NRHP reference No.	75001928 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 05, 1975
Designated CP	July 6, 1976

The Acadian House is a historic house on Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut built around 1670. It is one of Connecticut's oldest houses, notable for its occupation by refugee Acadians following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ^[1]

Description and history

The Acadian House is located in a residential setting just northeast of the town center of Guilford, on the south side of Union Street near its junction with Market Place. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-framed structure, with a gabled roof, large central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is oriented at an angle to the street. It is three bays wide with a central entrance framed with simple moulding and topped by a four-light transom window. The windows on either side of the entrance are placed asymmetrically. The rear slope of the roof extends to the first floor, giving the house a saltbox shape. The chimney has an unusual T shape, the result of a later expansion. ^[2]

The oldest portion of the house was built around 1670 by Joseph Clay. The house has its name because a family of Acadians from Grand Pré ^[2] settled in it^{[ clarification needed ]} following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
• History of the Acadians
• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for Acadian House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
3. HABS survey Acadian House 1936
4. Acadians-Guilford, Albert Lafreniere website retrieved on 2009-05-13
5. 1755 History website retrieved on 2009-05-13 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine