John Osborne House

John Osborne House
Location 909 King's Hwy. W, Fairfield, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°6′3″N 73°17′49″W / 41.10083°N 73.29694°W / 41.10083; -73.29694Coordinates: 41°6′3″N 73°17′49″W / 41.10083°N 73.29694°W / 41.10083; -73.29694
Area less than one acre
Built 1734
Architect Osborne, John
NRHP reference # 87000118[1]
Added to NRHP February 12, 1987

The John Osborne House is a historic house at 909 King's Highway West in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1734, according to the tax records.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] The house is architecturally significant as an early colonial era house whose intact framing is somewhat unusual in its non-conformance to supposed patterns. Exact age of the house is unclear. There are suggestions the house may have been built as early as 1673.[3]

It is located adjacent to what was the Pequot Swamp, site of the last battle of the Pequot War of 1637. The house may be located on an 80-acre grant of land to Richard Osborne, father of John Osborne, for his services in that war.[3]:8

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Vision Government Solutions website retrieved on 2018-09-11
  3. 1 2 David Ransom and John Herzan (February 21, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Osborne House". National Park Service. and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986


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