The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581
Boston Post Road
The Boston Post Road was a system of mail-delivery routes between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts that evolved into one of the first major highways in the United States.
The three major alignments were the Lower Post Road (now U.S. Ro ...
in
Madison, Connecticut, is a
saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681. The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years. The Deacon John Grave Foundation was formed in 1983 to save the house from demolition, and converted it into a museum.
Deacon John Grave Foundation.
Retrieved 2009-05-17
See also
*List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
This article lists the oldest buildings in the state of Connecticut, United States of America. The dates of construction are based on land tax and probate records, architectural studies, genealogy, radio carbon dating, and dendrochronology. Buildi ...
* Madison, Connecticut
References
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Houses completed in 1681
1681 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
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Saltbox architecture in Connecticut
Connecticut Colony
Museums in New Haven County, Connecticut
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in New Haven County, Connecticut
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