The Loomis Homestead in

Windsor, Connecticut Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, and was the first English settlement in the state. It lies on the northern border of Connecticut's capital, Hartford. The population of Windsor was 29,492 at the 2020 census. P ...

, is one of the oldest

timber-frame Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...

houses in America. The oldest part of the house, an ell adjacent to the main house, is believed to have been built between 1640 and 1653 by Joseph Loomis who came to America from England in 1638. Later additions to the Loomis house were made around the turn of the eighteenth century. The preserved house is now adjacent to the well-known

Loomis Chaffee School The Loomis Chaffee School (; LC or Loomis) is a selective independent, coeducational, college preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, including postgraduate students, located in Windsor, Connecticut, seven miles north ...

, which was founded by Loomis' descendants who donated the surrounding farm land of the original homestead for the grounds of the school."Loomis Homestead, Windsor, Connecticut," ''Lost New England'', February 14, 2018 by Derek Strahan http://lostnewengland.com/2018/02/loomis-homestead-windsor-connecticut/ Loomis Homestead House circa 1640 to 1688 on Loomis Chaffee School campus in Windsor Connecticut.jpg, front view of house Loomis Homestead House circa 1640 to 1688 on Loomis Chaffee School campus in Windsor Connecticut 2.jpg, Placque stating main house built in 1688, Ell built between 1640 and 1688 Loomis Homestead House circa 1640 to 1688 on Loomis Chaffee School campus in Windsor Connecticut 3.jpg , rear of house with ells Loomis Homestead House circa 1640 to 1688 on Loomis Chaffee School campus in Windsor Connecticut 4.jpg, view of house from Loomis Chaffee campus Loomis Homestead House ca 1640 to 1688 on Loomis Chaffee School campus in Windsor Connecticut.jpg, Ells on the rear of house Loomis Homestead House circa 1640 to 1688 on Loomis Chaffee School campus in Windsor Connecticut 6.jpg, One of the ells adjacent to the right of the house

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{{reflist Houses completed in 1640 Houses in Windsor, Connecticut Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Georgian architecture in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut 1640 establishments in Connecticut