John Randall House
John Randall House is located in Connecticut
John Randall House
John Randall House is located in the United States
John Randall House
LocationBehind 41 CT 2, North Stonington, Connecticut
Coordinates41°24′59″N 71°51′37″W / 41.41639°N 71.86028°W / 41.41639; -71.86028
Area13.3 acres (5.4 ha)
Built1685-1720
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.78002877[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1978

The John Randall House is a historic house on Connecticut Route 2 in North Stonington, Connecticut. Its earliest section dates to 1685, with the main block reaching its present configuration before 1720.[2][3] The house was restored in the 1930s by early preservationist Norman Isham and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1978.[1]

Description and history

The John Randall House is set on a rural parcel of land down a long lane on the west side of Route 2, about 2,000 feet (610 m) north of its junction with Interstate 95. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five asymmetrical bays wide, with a massive central stone chimney and clapboarded exterior. Its main entrance is framed by pilasters and a corniced entablature. The house is framed with inch-thick planking, a common technique of the period, although the planking was usually thinner, and is suggestive of two distinct periods of construction. The eastern parlor has a large fireplace wall finished in wooden paneling, the fireplace flanked by pilasters. The western parlor has a period built-in cabinet, wainscoting, and original plasterwork. The house was part of a farm named Anguilla Farm by the namesake son of the original proprietor, John Randall, a husbandman and Sabbatarian from England.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Historic Buildings of Connecticut website retrieved on 2021-04-16
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for John Randall House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
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