John Batty House (1842)

At 18 Pearl Street in Mystic is a Greek Revival style house built in 1842. It was originally the home of John Batty, a spar maker in Mystic’s ship-building industry. As described in the nomination form for the Mystic River Historic District, the house’s “pediment has two right-angle triangular windows with diagonal muntins that form horizontal diamond glazing. The front wall under the pediment is flush vertical boards.”