Henry Champion House
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The Henry Champion House was built by Colonel Henry Champion
. The house was built in the Colonial Georgian
-Federal
style. Today the Champion house still stands and is located on Westchester Rd in Colchester, CT. The house in now privately owned and not open to the public.
Champion served in the Battle of Bunker Hill
. The house was designed by William Sprat.
Henry Champion (general)
General Henry Champion was born to Colonel Henry Champion and Deborah Brainard. He is a descendant of the Henry Champion who settled in Connecticut in 1647...
. The house was built in the Colonial Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
-Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style. Today the Champion house still stands and is located on Westchester Rd in Colchester, CT. The house in now privately owned and not open to the public.
Champion served in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
. The house was designed by William Sprat.
External links
- Colonel Henry Champion House, Colchester, New London County, CT: 10 photos, at Historic American Building Survey