Designed by architect Abram Skaats, the house at 281 Barnum Avenue in East Bridgeport was built in 1872 for Augustus Dupee, a tool maker. The two-story Colonial Revival colonnade that now dominates the front of the house was added around 1940.

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Augustus Dupee House (1872)
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