National Register of Historic Places

Gould House

Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Listed
August 1, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82004452

About this property

The Gould House is a historic house on Golf Drive in Norfolk, Connecticut. It was built in 1915 to a design by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York City architect who summered in Norfolk. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its association with the architect. The Gould House stands in a rural residential area southwest of Norfolk's village center, on the east side of Golf Drive just north of the Norfolk Country Club. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, set on a sloping lot. The house's most distinguishing feature is its unusual roof configuration. It is basically a broad gabled roof, which extends down to the first floor on the left side, and then wraps across the front between the first and second levels. Above this is a hip-roofed projection, giving that portion the appearance of a gable-on-hip configuration. A projecting hip-roofed section projects to the left further back, giving the overall house massing an L shape. The ground floor is finished in broad clapboards, while the upper levels are shingled. Fieldstone posts provide some visual differentiation on the first floor. The house was built in 1915 to a design by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York architect in the firm of Taylor and Levi. Taylor spent his summers in Norfolk, and designed more than thirty buildings and structures in and around the community, some for quite high-profile client. National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Location

Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut
41.98557, -73.21528

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Sources

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When was Gould House listed on the National Register?

Gould House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Gould House?

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

What is the period of significance for Gould House?

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

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