The Dr. J. Porter House is a historic house at 391 Belleview Avenue in Southington, Connecticut. Estimated to have been built about 1728, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century houses. It was home from 1754 home to one of the town's largest landowners. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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| Location | 391 Belleview Ave., Southington, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′5″N 72°52′7″W / 41.58472°N 72.86861°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1728 |
| Architectural style | Colonial, New England Colonial |
| MPS | Colonial Houses of Southington TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003096[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 19, 1989 |
Description and history
editThe Dr. J. Porter House stands in what is now a rural-suburban area south of Southington center, on the east side of Belleview Avenue just east of its junction with Meriden Avenue. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It has a five-bay front facade, with the second floor projecting slightly beyond the first. The main entrance is at the center, flanked by sidelight windows and sheltered by a Greek Revival portico. The portico has fluted Doric columns rising to a plain entablature and a low-pitch hip roof. The interior retains a number of original features, including wide floorboards in some of its rooms, and four fireplaces, including one with a beehive oven. Also preserved is the original front staircase, a traditional colonial winding stair set in the front vestibule.[2]
The house is estimated to have been built about 1728. It was purchased in 1754 by Dr. Joshua Porter at the time of his marriage; Porter was described as one of the town's largest landowners, and as a prominent owner of slaves. The Greek Revival portico is a 19th-century alteration.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Dr. J. Porter House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-15.