Dr. J. Porter House

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Dr. J. Porter House
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Location391 Belleview Ave., Southington, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°35′5″N72°52′7″W / 41.58472°N 72.86861°W / 41.58472; -72.86861
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1728 (1728)
Architectural styleColonial, New England Colonial
MPS Colonial Houses of Southington TR
NRHP reference No. 88003096 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 1989

The Dr. J. Porter House is a historic house at 391 Belleview Avenue in Southington, Connecticut. Estimated to have been built about 1728, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century houses. It was home from 1754 home to one of the town's largest landowners. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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Description and history

The Dr. J. Porter House stands in what is now a rural-suburban area south of Southington center, on the east side of Belleview Avenue just east of its junction with Meriden Avenue. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It has a five-bay front facade, with the second floor projecting slightly beyond the first. The main entrance is at the center, flanked by sidelight windows and sheltered by a Greek Revival portico. The portico has fluted Doric columns rising to a plain entablature and a low-pitch hip roof. The interior retains a number of original features, including wide floorboards in some of its rooms, and four fireplaces, including one with a beehive oven. Also preserved is the original front staircase, a traditional colonial winding stair set in the front vestibule. [2]

The house is estimated to have been built about 1728. It was purchased in 1754 by Dr. Joshua Porter at the time of his marriage; Porter was described as one of the town's largest landowners, and as a prominent owner of slaves. The Greek Revival portico is a 19th-century alteration. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Dr. J. Porter House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 15, 2017.