National Register of Historic Places

Barns, Acors, House

New London, New London County, Connecticut
Listed
April 21, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001992

About this property

The Acors Barns House is located at 68 Federal Street at the corner of Meridian Street in New London, Connecticut. Barns was a wealthy merchant in the whaling industry whose company became one of the largest whaling firms in the city. He managed to avoid the collapse of whaling by investing elsewhere; he was the founder of the Bank of Commerce in 1852, and his son and grandson succeeded him as presidents. The Acors Barns House is a two-and-one-half story Greek Revival house built in 1837 with a gable roof and clapboarded exterior. The front facade is five bays wide with a Greek Revival portico leading to the main entrance. Additions to the house include a projecting center dormer and a second-story projection over a partially enclosed veranda. The plain exterior is contrasted by the interior's elaborate hall ceilings, detailed woodwork, and arched marble fireplaces. David Collins wrote in the New London Day that the Acors Barns house is a "fine and rare example" of architecture that is especially important to New London. The Acors Barns House was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 22, 1976.

Location

68 Federal St.
New London, New London County, Connecticut
41.35703, -72.09837

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When was Barns, Acors, House listed on the National Register?

Barns, Acors, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 21, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Barns, Acors, House?

Barns, Acors, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Barns, Acors, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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