National Register of Historic Places

Skelton, Dr. Henry, House

Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Listed
January 19, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88003117

About this property

Dr. Henry Skelton House is a historic house at 889 South Main Street in Southington, Connecticut, United States. Built about 1748, it is a well-preserved example of colonial Georgian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Dr. Henry Skelton House is located south of the village center of Southington, at the northeast corner of South Main Street and Buckland Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central brick chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with windows placed with slight asymmetry around a center entrance. The entrance has a period board door with strap hinges; it and the first floor windows (which are unusually tall for the period) are topped by a wooden stringcourse that serves as a lintel. A leanto section (apparently integral to the main body construction) extends to the rear, giving the house a saltbox profile. The side gable peak sections are finished in decorative Queen Anne style cut wooden shingles. The house was built about 1748 for Southington's second doctor, Henry Skelton, who was born in England in 1688. The tall windows on the first floor are probably a later Greek Revival modification, and the building at one time sported a full-width Italianate porch. National Register of Historic Places listings in Southington, Connecticut

Location

889 S. Main St.
Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut
41.58408, -72.89181

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When was Skelton, Dr. Henry, House listed on the National Register?

Skelton, Dr. Henry, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 1989.

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Skelton, Dr. Henry, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Skelton, Dr. Henry, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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