Gen. George Cowles House
| NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Federal style (architecture)
USA /
Connecticut /
New Britain /
Main Street, 130
World
/ USA
/ Connecticut
/ New Britain
house, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Federal style (architecture)
Historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
- Built: 1803
- Alterations: expansion to rear ell (1940s); modern rear garage addition
- Architectural style: Federal; Jeffersonian
- Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
- Area: 5.5 acres
- Outbuildings: barn; carriage house
- Also known as: Solomon Cowles House
- Date added to NRHP: 5/11/1982
- Other designations: contributing property to the Farmington Historic District
This house and the land it occupies were a wedding gift from Solomon Cowles to his son George. A member of a successful merchant family, George also attained the rank of major general in the Connecticut militia, though his unit never saw action. In addition to its fine architecture, the house itself is also notable as the site of the first meetings proposing the formation of the Farmington Canal Company.
NRHP #82004400
- Built: 1803
- Alterations: expansion to rear ell (1940s); modern rear garage addition
- Architectural style: Federal; Jeffersonian
- Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
- Area: 5.5 acres
- Outbuildings: barn; carriage house
- Also known as: Solomon Cowles House
- Date added to NRHP: 5/11/1982
- Other designations: contributing property to the Farmington Historic District
This house and the land it occupies were a wedding gift from Solomon Cowles to his son George. A member of a successful merchant family, George also attained the rank of major general in the Connecticut militia, though his unit never saw action. In addition to its fine architecture, the house itself is also notable as the site of the first meetings proposing the formation of the Farmington Canal Company.
NRHP #82004400
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._George_Cowles_House
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°43'3"N 72°50'6"W
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- Farmington Historic District 0.9 km
- The Meadow Lands 1 km
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- Hartford County, Connecticut 13 km