Built in 1804 on Main Street in Wethersfield for Captain John Hurlbut, who had served on the Neptune, the first ship from Connecticut to sail around the world. In the 1850s, a later owner added Italianate features to this brick Federal style house. These additions include the projecting cornice with brackets, the entry portico, side veranda, and belvedere tower. Jane Robbins Dunham left the property to the Wethersfield Historical Society and it is now a historic house museum.

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Hurlbut-Dunham House (1804)
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  • June 13, 2021 at 10:51 am
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    What is the beautiful ornamental tree on the boulevard in front of the house? It has both red and green leaves.
    Thank you

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