The Glover House, also known as the Budd House, is a historic house at 50 Main Street in Newtown, Connecticut. Built in 1869, it is a good local example of Second Empire architecture, and is further notable for the long tenancy of a single prominent local family. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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| Location | 50 Main St., Newtown, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°24′55″N 73°18′36″W / 41.41528°N 73.31000°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Beers, Silas N. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Part of | Newtown Borough Historic District (ID96001458) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004369[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | February 11, 1982 |
| Designated CP | December 20, 1996 |
Description and history
editThe Glover House stands in Newtown's village center, across Main Street from Edmond Town Hall. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, covered by a mansard roof, with its exterior walls clad in clapboards. The main facade is three bays wide, with a central projecting bay and a full-width single-story porch. The porch is supported by round Corinthian columns, and has a dentillated cornice. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings on the second floor, and the third floor dormer windows are set in round-arch openings under gabled roofs. The interior retains many period features and finishes.[2]: 3
The house was built in 1869 for Henry Beers Glover, and its design has been attributed to Silas Beers, whom Glover knew from service on a church building committee. The house was owned by a succession of Glover descendants (whose later generations were named Budd) until 1977. Henry Beers Glover was one of the town's richest men, a successful businessman and banker. William Beecher, who married one of Glover's daughters, was a local attorney and judge of the probate court. Their daughter, Florence Budd, remained in the house until her death in 1977.[2]
See also
edit- John Glover House, also NRHP-listed in Newtown
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Hal Keiner (April 6, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Glover House". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1979