Dr. Henry Skelton House

Dr. Henry Skelton House
Location 889 S. Main St., Southington, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°35′2″N 72°53′32″W / 41.58389°N 72.89222°W / 41.58389; -72.89222Coordinates: 41°35′2″N 72°53′32″W / 41.58389°N 72.89222°W / 41.58389; -72.89222
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1748 (1748)
Architectural style Colonial, New England Colonial
MPS Colonial Houses of Southington TR
NRHP reference # 88003117[1]
Added to NRHP January 19, 1989

Dr. Henry Skelton House is a historic house at 889 South Main Street in Southington, Connecticut. Built about 1748, it is a well-preserved example of colonial Georgian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Description and history

The Dr. Henry Skelton House is located south of the village center of Southington, at the northeast corner of South Main Street and Buckland Street. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof, central brick chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with windows placed with slight asymmetry around a center entrance. The entrance has a period board door with strap hinges; it and the first floor windows (which are unusually tall for the period) are topped by a wooden stringcourse that serves as a lintel. A leanto section (apparently integral to the main body construction) extends to the rear, giving the house a saltbox profile. The side gable peak sections are finished in decorative Queen Anne style cut wooden shingles.[2]

The house was built about 1748 for Southington's second doctor, Henry Skelton, who was born in England in 1688. The tall windows on the first floor are probably a later Greek Revival modification, and the building at one time sported a full-width Italianate porch.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Dr. Henry Skelton House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
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