National Register of Historic Places

Hart, Gen. William, House

Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Listed
November 9, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72001318

About this property

The Gen. William Hart House is a historic house at 350 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in 1767 for a politician and colonial militia leader, it is a good example of Georgian residential architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and is a contributing property to the Old Saybrook South Green historic district. The General William Hart House stands on the east of Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) just south of the Grace Church in a residential portion of the village center of Old Saybrook. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and two end chimneys. It has a center entry sheltered by a gable-roofed portico supported by Doric columns. The interior follows a central hall plan, and retains a number of original features, including fireplace surrounds. The house was built in 1767 by William Hart Jr., a merchant, around the time of his marriage. Hart served in the American Revolutionary War and was later a candidate for Governor of Connecticut. The house was used later in the 19th century for a boarding school. It is one of a number of well-preserved houses from the period in the residential area south of the commercial center of Old Saybrook. Also located on the site are the Frank Stevenson Archives and the Hart House Gardens. The house and property are currently owned by the Old Saybrook Historical Society. National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Location

350 Main St.
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut
41.28648, -72.37509

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Hart, Gen. William, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1972.

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Hart, Gen. William, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hart, Gen. William, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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