John Osborne House
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Location | 909 King's Hwy. W, Fairfield, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°6′3″N 73°17′49″W / 41.10083°N 73.29694°WCoordinates: 41°6′3″N 73°17′49″W / 41.10083°N 73.29694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1734 |
Architect | Osborne, John |
NRHP reference No. | 87000118[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 1987 |
The John Osborne House is a historic house at 909 King's Highway West in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1734, according to the tax records.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] The house is architecturally significant as an early colonial era house whose intact framing is somewhat unusual in its non-conformance to supposed patterns. Exact age of the house is unclear. There are suggestions the house may have been built as early as 1673.[3]
It is located adjacent to what was the Pequot Swamp, site of the last battle of the Pequot War of 1637. The house may be located on an 80-acre grant of land to Richard Osborne, father of John Osborne, for his services in that war.[3]: 8
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Vision Government Solutions website retrieved on 2018-09-11
- ^ a b David Ransom and John Herzan (February 21, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Osborne House". National Park Service. and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Houses completed in 1734
- Houses in Fairfield, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Connecticut Registered Historic Place stubs