Prospect Street in New London is notable for being a well-preserved example of a mid-nineteenth century streetscape, with houses in the Greek Revival style predominating. Sabin Smith laid out Prospect Street in 1837 and then proceeded to sell his holdings. In 1841, Avery Lamb, a cooper, hired builder Lewis Crandall to build two houses, at nos. 16 and 20. Lamb sold the former, but the latter, 20 Prospect Street, became his own house. (Note: the sign on the house itself displays a date of 1836.) 16 Prospect Street (image below) has a similar design, but with a later bay window in front and a modern addition in the rear.
Avery Lamb House (1841)
Hello, I was wondering if you could tell me the years that my grandparents owned the house at 16 Prospect St. in New London. I know they owned it prior to my birth which was in 1947 and then sold it around 1975.
When I was very young our family lived in the house with my grandparents while our father had a job in Groton.
Their names were John and Elizabeth Baxter.