The Ebenezer Evans House is a historic house at 17 Long Bottom Road in
Southington, Connecticut. Built about 1767, it is a well-preserved example of a Georgian Cape house. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1989.
Description and history
The Ebenezer Evans House stands in a rural area of northeastern Southington, on the north side of Long Bottom Road just west of its junction with Andrews Street. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a side gable roof, central chimney, clapboarded exterior, and stone foundation. Its main block is five bays wide, with a center entrance framed by fluted pilasters and a plain entablature. A similarly styled modern ell extends to the main block's right at a recess. Windows are twelve-over-eight sash. The roof is set at a steeper pitch than is typical for Cape houses of the period, and the block is also slightly deeper.
The house was built about 1767 by Ebenezer Evans, who moved north to
Conway, Massachusetts
Conway is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,761 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Conway was first settled by English colonists ...
by 1782. A later owner was Anson Merriman, who was involved in early efforts to mine limestone in the area for use in
portland cement
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. Merriman's descendants, mainly apple farmers, owned the property into the 20th century.
[ (The present-day Rogers Orchard, located further up Long Bottom Road, is run by Merriman descendants.)]
See also
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References
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
Colonial architecture in the United States
Houses completed in 1767
Houses in Southington, Connecticut
1767 establishments in Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut