National Register of Historic Places

Acadian House

Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Listed
September 4, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001928

About this property

The Acadian House is a historic house on Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1670, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving houses, notable for its occupation by refugee Acadians following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Acadian House is located in a residential setting just northeast of the town center of Guilford, on the south side of Union Street near its junction with Market Place. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-framed structure, with a gabled roof, large central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is oriented at an angle to the street. It is three bays wide with a central entrance framed with simple moulding and topped by a four-light transom window. The windows on either side of the entrance are placed asymmetrically. The rear slope of the roof extends to the first floor, giving the house a saltbox shape. The chimney has an unusual T shape, the result of a later expansion. The oldest portion of the house was built around 1670 by Joseph Clay. The house has its name because a family of Acadians from Grand Pré settled in it following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia. National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

Location

Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut
41.28528, -72.67923

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When was Acadian House listed on the National Register?

Acadian House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Acadian House?

Acadian House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Acadian House?

The period of significance for Acadian House is recorded as the industrial era.

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