Gould House (Norfolk, Connecticut)
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| Location | Golf Drive, Norfolk, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°59′8″N 73°12′57″W / 41.98556°N 73.21583°W / 41.98556; -73.21583 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1915 (1915) |
| Architect | Taylor, Alfredo S.G. |
| MPS | Taylor, Alfredo S. G., TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 1982 |
The Gould House is a historic house on Golf Drive in Norfolk, Connecticut. It was built in 1915 to a design by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York City architect who summered in Norfolk. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its association with the architect.[1]
The Gould House stands in a rural residential area southwest of Norfolk's village center, on the east side of Golf Drive just north of the Norfolk Country Club. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, set on a sloping lot. The house's most distinguishing feature is its unusual roof configuration. It is basically a broad gabled roof, which extends down to the first floor on the left side, and then wraps across the front between the first and second levels. Above this is a hip-roofed projection, giving that portion the appearance of a gable-on-hip configuration. A projecting hip-roofed section projects to the left further back, giving the overall house massing an L shape. The ground floor is finished in broad clapboards, while the upper levels are shingled. Fieldstone posts provide some visual differentiation on the first floor.[2]
The house was built in 1915 to a design by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York architect in the firm of Taylor and Levi.[2] Taylor spent his summers in Norfolk, and designed more than thirty buildings and structures in and around the community, some for quite high-profile client.[3]
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References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 D. Ransom (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gould House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2017. Accompanying photos
- ↑ "Description of A.S.G. Tayler Thematic Group". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
