Elias Sprague House | |
![]() Elias Sprague House, under renovation | |
Location | 2187 South St., Coventry, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°45′56″N72°20′29″W / 41.76556°N 72.34139°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1821 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 87001910 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 2, 1987 |
The Elias Sprague House is a historic house at 2187 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. Built in 1821, it is a well-preserved example of a vernacular early 19th-century Connecticut home. Now privately owned, the house for a time housed the local historical society. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]
The Elias Sprague House is located in a rural setting in southwestern Coventry, on the south side of South Street a short way east of Nathan Hale State Forest. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood frame Cape style house, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance. The interior follows a typical central chimney plan, with a narrow entrance vestibule, parlors on either side of the chimney, and the kitchen behind it. Original period features include wooden paneling and trim, and several doors with original strap hinges. [2]
The house was built in 1821, and is a well-preserved example of vernacular country architecture of the period. It was owned during the early 20th century by George Dudley Seymour, a noted antiquarian. The house was later acquired from the town by the Coventry Historical Society, which restored the house in 1964-1965 and operated it as a historic house site. [2]
In 2008, the historical society placed the house on the market, having outgrown its use as a meeting space, a move that elicited some controversy. The town had given it the property with the proviso that it operate it as a museum, and arguments were made that the historical society was therefore not permitted to sell it. [3] The State Property Review Board unanimously approved the sale of the property for residential use in 2011. The restored and expanded property is now privately owned. [4]
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