Elisha Seymour Jr. House
- Property Overview
- Inventory List
- Property Map
- Historic/Common Name:
- Elisha Seymour Jr. House
- Address:
- 410/412 Park Road
- Town:
- West Hartford »
- Year:
- c. 1770
- Historic Designation:
- LHP, SR, NR
- Property Authority:
- West Hartford Historic District Commission
- Features:
- Building with other landscape features (trees, lawn)
- Historic Use:
- One-family residence
- Present Use:
- Two-family residence
- Architectural Style:
- Colonial
- Era:
- 18th Century
- Map:
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- Eligible for Historic Home tax credits:
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- General description:
The house is two-story three-bay gable-roof painted brick with the entrance at the center. The side gable ends have returning eaves with slight overhang. Paired large chimneys can be seen above the gable roof. The windows are six-over-one sash, louvered shutters with tops closing to roof overhang. The building has a one-story wing with four chamfered posts supporting the shed roof.
- Significance of the property:
This house is significant because it is one of the few remaining brick houses of colonial vintage in the West Division. The house is associated with Elisha Seymour, Jr. who was a shoemaker. [2]
- Relationship with the Surroundings:
The property is sited on a hill, sloping towards the road. The building is set well back, beyond the veranda line.
- Ownership:
- Private
- Owner:
- Turner Jason
- Sources:
[1] District information retrieved from the town website http://www.west-hartford.com/.
[2] Report of West Hartford Historic District Commission, 1989, SHPO Library, Hartford.
[3] Elisha Seymour Jr. House, Historic Resources Inventory, Foster Sherrill, 1985, SHPO library, Hartford.
Assessors information and Parcel IDs retrieved from the website www.visionappraisal.com.
Maps and GIS information retrieved from the website http://host.appgeo.com/westhartfordct/Map.aspx.
[NR] Foster Sherrill, Elisha Seymour Jr. House, National Register Nomination Number- 86001997 NRIS, National Park Service.http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/86001997.pdf.http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/86001997.pdf- Date of Compilation:
- 12/31/11
- Compiler:
- Manjusha Patnaik, CT Trust for Historic Preservation
Map of the historic property retrieved from the online GIS.
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