Howd-Linsley House | |
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Location | 1795 Middletown Ave., North Branford, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°24′34″N72°46′06″W / 41.40944°N 72.76833°W Coordinates: 41°24′34″N72°46′06″W / 41.40944°N 72.76833°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 86003382 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1986 |
The Howd-Linsley House is a historic house at 1795 Middletown Avenue in the Northford area of North Branford, Connecticut. Of uncertain 18th-century construction, it is a candidate as the oldest surviving building in the town, and a good example of period residential architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
The Howd-Linsley House is located in northern North Branford, on the south side of Middletown Avenue (Connecticut Route 17) at its junction with Sol's Path, a private lane. It is oriented facing west toward the lane on 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. The rear roof face extends to the first floor, giving the house a classic New England saltbox profile. The front facade has an irregular arrangement of windows around a center entrance, which is simply framed and sheltered by a projecting hood. The interior retains many original finishes, and exposes some of its main framing elements, allowing a construction sequence to be reconstructed. [2]
The house's date of initial construction is not known, but its architecture is suggestive of multiple construction periods spanning different eras of the 18th century. A core portion of the house was probably built early in the century, including its massive chimney, with the leanto in the rear added later. The building underwent a restoration in 1928, when a number of 19th-century additions were removed. [2]
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