Historic Buildings of Connecticut

Exploring the Nutmeg State One Building at a Time

Houses

Dudley House (1890)

At 47 Granite Street in New London is a Queen Anne house, known as the Dudley House, which built around 1890. Today, it is home to the Granite Street Gallery.

Second Edward G. Greening House (1912)

Edward G. Greening, owner of the Village Store Company, built two adjacent houses in the Statfield area of Bridgeport. The first, at 620 Clinton Avenue, was built in 1906. The second, at 622 Clinton Avenue (image above), was built in 1912. Both houses now contain offices.

Arnold Ward House (1828)

In 1827, Arnold Ward purchased land on Main Street in Durham from David Smith and proceeded to build a house and blacksmith shop on the property. The following year he sold the house and land, except for the blacksmith shop, to Silvester Ward. The house’s front porch was added later.

Rev. Erastus Denison House (1851)

In 1831, Rev. Erastus Denison (1791-1866) of Mystic became the first pastor of the Third Baptist Church of Groton, remaining there until 1848. Third Baptist later joined with the Second Baptist Church to form Union Baptist Church in 1861. Rev. Denison served from 1862 to 1865 as pastor of the Third Baptist Church of Stonington, an African-American congregation. Rev. Denison’s house, at 56 Pearl Street in Mystic, was built in 1851.

Twichell-Ward House (1863)

The Twichell-Ward House is an eclectic Victorian residence at 78 West Street in Plantsville, Southington. Built in 1863, the house has elements of the Second Empire, Gothic and Stick styles of architecture.

Frank M. Butler House (1882)

Built in about 1882, the house at 37 Maple Street in Plainville represents the last phase of the nineteenth-century Italianate style. It was the home of Frank M. Butler and his wife, Julia E. Butler. Frank M. Butler was a partner and treasurer in the carriage-making firm, Condell, Martin & Butler Company (a pdf file of the New York Tribune of October 29, 1883 reports a fire the previous day at the company’s factory in Plainville and adds “The fire was of incendiary origin.”). In 1886, Butler sold the house and moved to Holyoke, Mass. Butler’s father was the half-brother of the famous Civil War general and politician, Benjamin F. Butler.

Charles B. Cowles House (1873)

Charles Bradley Cowles (1840-1914) was a businessman in Plantsville, Southington. The Italianate-style Charles B. Cowles House was built in 1873 and is located at 35 Church Street. The house‘s decorative bargeboards reflect the Gothic Revival style.