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Branford is a shoreline town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, about 6 miles (10 km) east of downtown New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Branford borders East Haven to the west, Guilford to the east, and North Branford to the north.
The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut.Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.
The committee reached out to Timothy Blackstone, who was born in Branford but had since moved to Chicago, where he was the president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. Timothy was the son of James Blackstone, who was born in Branford in 1793 and died there in 1886. The library cost $300,000 to build, contributed by Timothy.
Born on December 5, 1782, Martin Van Buren was the first president born an American citizen (and not a British subject). [2] The term Virginia dynasty is sometimes used to describe the fact that four of the first five U.S. presidents were from Virginia.
Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States.The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area (roughly the area bounded by U.S. Route 1, the Amtrak railroad tracks, and the Branford River) and the area known as Branford Point (the portion of the CDP south of the railroad tracks).
The Thomas Harrison House is located west of Branford Center, in the Canoe Brook residential area. It is located at the northwestern corner of Bradley and North Harbor Streets, and is angled to face the junction. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a gambrel roof and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, and ...
The William J. Clark House is a historic house at 32 Prospect Hill in the Stony Creek neighborhood of Branford, Connecticut. Built in 1878–80 to a design by New Haven -based architect Henry Austin , it is a particularly fine example of the Stick style of architecture popular at the time.
The Harrison House is located a short way west of the center of Branford, on the north side of Main Street (Connecticut Route 146) roughly midway between Cherry Hill Road and United States Route 1. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof, large central chimney, and clapboarded exterior.