The house in Guilford built in 1639 by Henry Whitfield is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England. It was originally one of four stone houses built by the newly arrived English colonists to be part of the settlement’s defenses and to serve as homes for the town’s leaders. Whitfield, the community’s first minister, returned to England in 1651, following the execution of Charles I and the assumption of power by the Parliamentarians. The house has been operated as a state-owned museum since 1899, undergoing an initial restoration in 1903, and further work in the 1930s. Update: Here’s an interesting blog post about the Whitfield House.
Henry Whitfield House (1639)
I’m a Production Designer for feature films. I’m looking for information on this building to use as reference for a new film I’m designing. Is there a source for more photographs both interior and exterior? Are there scale architectural drawings showing the layout of the different floors of the home?
Thank you,
Anthony Fanning
I’m not sure what is available, but the house is owned by the state, so you could contact someone on the museum staff: http://www.whitfieldmuseum.com/contact.html