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The interior of the house follows a typical side-hall plan, and retains much original woodwork, which is typically Greek Revival or vernacular. [2] The house was built in 1850 for Henry B. Bissell. The Bissell had been a major landowner in northwestern Litchfield since the 1720s, and this house was built using stone from a family-owned quarry.
The Benedict House and Shop stand southeast of Ridgefield's town center, on a sloping lot overlooking Rockwell Road to the south. The house is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof and off-center chimney. The first floor of the facade is sheltered by a hip-roofed porch with square posts, with small (apparently original ...
Capt. William Bull Tavern – CT 202 (added July 30, 1983) Henry B. Bissell House – 202 Maple St. (added October 7, 1990) J. Howard Catlin House – 14 Knife Shop Rd. (added September 6, 1993) (Since demolished) Litchfield Historic District – Roughly both sides of North and South Sts. between Gallows Lane and Prospect St. (added December 24 ...
Henry B. Bissell House: Henry B. Bissell House: September 7, 1990 : 202 Maple St. ... CT 126 Canaan: Historic district including Greek Revival houses, churches, and ...
Built c. 1763, a two-and-a-half-story house which hosted officers of French commander Rochambeau's troops in 1781 en route to the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia. It also an example of traditional 18th-century New England architecture, and retains some details from that time period. The house is located within the Newtown Borough Historic District ...
The West Mountain Historic District is a 425-acre (172 ha) historic district northwest of the center of Ridgefield, Connecticut in Fairfield County, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It includes 12 contributing buildings. [1]
The Ridgefield Center Historic District is part of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]The district is an irregularly shaped area that is roughly bounded by Pound St., Fairview Ave., Prospect, Ridge, and Whipstick Rds.
Ridgefield in Review, by Silvio A. Bedini (1958) Out of print, but used copies often available locally; History of Ridgefield, by George L. Rockwell, 583 pages, long out of print; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Records, Volume 36, an index to Ridgefield births, marriages and deaths from 1709 to 1850. Genealogical Publishing Company ...