Harrison House Museum

Swain-Harrison House
House in 2018
Location 124 W. Main St., Branford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W / 41.27806°N 72.82611°W / 41.27806; -72.82611Coordinates: 41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W / 41.27806°N 72.82611°W / 41.27806; -72.82611
Built 1724
Architectural style Saltbox
Part of Canoe Brook Historic District (#02000335)
NRHP reference # 75001924[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 10, 1975
Designated CP April 11, 2002

The Harrison House, also known as Harrison–Linsley House and Swain-Harrison House, is a historic house museum at 124 West Main Street in Branford, Connecticut, owned by Branford Historical Society It is a classic example of a Connecticut saltbox structure.[2] The original date of erection was given as 1680 in the house's application for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] Branford Historical Society dates the house to 1724.[3]

It has period furnishings, local historical items, archives, a barn and a herb garden.[4]

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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. ↑ Nichols, Frederick D. (1940). "Harrison–Linsley House (supplemental material)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.branfordhistoricalsociety.org/about-the-harrison-house.html
  4. ↑ American Automobile Association (2007). Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book. AAA Publishing. p. 38.


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