Eliphalet Howd House
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Eliphalet Howd House | |
 House in deteriorated condition in 2016 | |
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| Location | 675 East Main Street U.S. Route 1 Branford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°18′10″N 72°45′28″W / 41.30278°N 72.75778°W / 41.30278; -72.75778 (Eliphalet Howd House) |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1730 (1730) |
| Architectural style | Colonial, New England Colonial |
| MPS | Colonial Houses of Branford TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002637[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1988 |
The Eliphalet Howd House is a historic house at 675 East Main Street U.S. Route 1 in Branford, Connecticut. Probably built about 1730, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century houses, and a good example of a two-story Georgian colonial house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The Eliphalet Dowd House is located in Eastern Branford, on the South Side of East Main Street (U.S. Route 1) at Sycamore Lane. It is set near the road, on a property shared by a local private school. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and clapboarded exterior. The front facade is five bays wide, with sash windows arranged symmetrically about the center entrance. The entrance has a transom window, and is flanked by pilasters which rise to a frieze and cornice. The second story has a slight overhang above the first floor, and the gable ends on the sides have a similar overhang as well. The main roof cornice has a line of dentil moulding. The house had a stone chimney at its center,[2] which is no longer visible above the roof line.
The house has traditionally been ascribed a construction date of 1754, but land record analysis suggests it is older, and may have been built as early as 1730. Its architectural features suggest a date no later than the third quarter of the 18th century. The house is one of a small number of two-story 18th-century houses in Branford.[2]
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References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eliphalet Howd House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 14, 2018. With accompanying pictures
