The Sterling Homestead is the home on Main Street, in Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....

 that was created by John William Sterling

John William Sterling

John William Sterling was a corporate attorney and major benefactor to Yale University.-Biography:John William Sterling was born in Stratford, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1864 and was a member of Skull and Bones. He was admitted to the bar three years later. He...

 in 1886. Sterling House is a Romanesque

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

 mansion on the property. In its early days it was the home of the Sterling family. The mansion was designed by architect Bruce Price

Bruce Price

Bruce Price was the American architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Château-type stations and hotels...

 of New York, who also designed Osborne Hall and Welch Hall at Yale University

Yale University

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.

Sterling's daughter, Cordelia, donated the house and its surrounding estate to the town as a park upon her death in 1931. Since 1932, Sterling House has been known as Sterling House Community Center, running a variety of events, functions, and public service programs for Stratford's community, ranging from day camps for children, to educational programs, sports events, addiction support programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous

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, and others.

The Sterling Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on February 1, 1976.

It is located at 2225 Main Street in Stratford.