Terry Homestead, 54 Middle Street, Bristol, Hartford County, CT
Summary
Significance: The Terry Homestead has historical significance as the home of several generations of a family that made major contributions to the industrial development of Bristol. It also has architectural significance as one of the few remaining examples of 18th-century domestic architecture in town; its five-bay form, clapboarded exterior, remnant of its central chimney, and plain detailing are typical of Connecticut houses of the period.
Survey number: HABS CT-463
Building/structure dates: 1748 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1810 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1830 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Barnes, William
Terry, Samuel
Terry, Ralph
Terry, Franklin E
Historic Resource Consultants, contractor
Vergara, M, transmitter
Fleming, Wayne, photographer
Clouette, Bruce, historian
Location
bristol, 41.66749, -72.92263
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html