Seth Seelye House

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Seth Seelye House
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Location189 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°22′16″N73°24′51″W / 41.37111°N 73.41417°W / 41.37111; -73.41417 Coordinates: 41°22′16″N73°24′51″W / 41.37111°N 73.41417°W / 41.37111; -73.41417
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1842
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001386 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1977

The Seth Seelye House, now the Bethel Public Library, is a historic building at 189 Greenwood Street in Bethel, Connecticut. Built in 1842, the house is gable-fronted, with four relatively slender Doric style columns in a portico supporting the gable-front pediment above. A modern two-story wing extends the building to the rear. It is a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture, and was built for a member of a leading Danbury business family. (Bethel was set off from Danbury in 1855.) [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Bruce Clouette (May 23, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Seth Seelye House". National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1976