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12-AUG-2012

Winfield House in Guilford CT USA

WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE 122: "Landmark Architecture"

The 1639 Winfield House is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.

The 13 Original Colonies have numerous surviving colonial buildings, but few older than this.
It is a State Park and National Historic Landmark which assures it will be preserved.
It is a museum, though none of the furnishings from Reverend Whitfield's time remain.

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Timothy Guenther		14-Aug-2012 02:43
A pretty stout house!

Leo		14-Aug-2012 00:50
Much of the building was restored to original condition with original materials. When the place was built it had only dirt floors and little in the way of furnishings. It was more of a refuge for the townspeople from Indian attacks. The village had 3 stone building (the other two are gone) and those in wood homes would retreat to the stone buildings for safety.

Karen Stuebing		13-Aug-2012 22:04
Love the stone work of this beautiful house. Charming home and wonderful capture.

Chris		13-Aug-2012 21:14
Lovely old architecture here. It looks a little like one of the old chapels around here that has been converted to living accommodation.

Laryl		13-Aug-2012 19:25
wonderful light, that's a special place.. great they are taking such good care of it! 1639 now

J. Scott Coile		13-Aug-2012 16:42
Excellent colonial piece.

Ed McConnell		13-Aug-2012 14:26
nice find and shot Leo..

Jeff Lobaugh		13-Aug-2012 12:37
Wonderful piece of lasting history.

Stephanie		13-Aug-2012 10:16
This is a beautiful home! (I'd love to live here...) :)

Guest		13-Aug-2012 05:15
Oh lovely stoned work..

Janet Donnelly		13-Aug-2012 02:07
What a charming building ......... wonderful detail in your photo! Bet the inside would be quite interesting too!

Brenda		12-Aug-2012 23:51
What a beautiful building! Love the stone wall in front of it too!

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