House at 847 Main Street, North

House at 847 Main Street, North
Location 847 Main Street North, West Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°47′26″N 72°44′52″W / 41.79056°N 72.74778°W / 41.79056; -72.74778Coordinates: 41°47′26″N 72°44′52″W / 41.79056°N 72.74778°W / 41.79056; -72.74778
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1777
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Eighteenth-Century Houses of West Hartford TR
NRHP Reference # 86001996[1]
Added to NRHP September 10, 1986

The House at 847 Main Street, North in West Hartford, Connecticut, is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century houses. It is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with two interior chimneys. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by a multi-layered entablature. A 1 12-story gable-roof ell extends to the rear of the main block. The house is signed has having been built in 1748, but architectural research suggests it was built c. 1777.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.[1]

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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. "NRHP nomination for House at 847 Main Street, North" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-05.


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