Griswold House (Guilford, Connecticut)
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Griswold House is a historic house on Boston Street in Guilford, Connecticut
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The Guilford Keeping Society operates the house as the Thomas Griswold House Museum. The museum includes the late 18th century period New England saltbox
house, a historic blacksmith shop, a barn with farm tools and implements, two corn cribs and a Victorian era
three seat outhouse
. The museum is open seasonally from June through October on a limited number of days each week.
The Society also operates the Medad Stone Tavern Museum, an early 19th century tavern also located in Guilford.
Guilford, Connecticut
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the coast. The population was 21,398 at the 2000 census...
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The Guilford Keeping Society operates the house as the Thomas Griswold House Museum. The museum includes the late 18th century period New England saltbox
Saltbox
A saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...
house, a historic blacksmith shop, a barn with farm tools and implements, two corn cribs and a Victorian era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
three seat outhouse
Outhouse
An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main building which often contained a simple toilet and may possibly also be used for housing animals and storage.- Terminology :...
. The museum is open seasonally from June through October on a limited number of days each week.
The Society also operates the Medad Stone Tavern Museum, an early 19th century tavern also located in Guilford.