The Edward Cogswell House, also known as the Bliss House, is a historic house at 1429 Hopeville Road in
Griswold,
Connecticut
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. With its oldest portion estimated to date to 1740, it is one of Griswold's few 18th-century buildings. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on December 15, 1993.
Description and history
The Edward Cogswell House is located in a rural area of eastern Griswold, on the west side of Hopeville Road, about north of
Connecticut Route 138
Route 138 is the portion of the multi-state Route 138 within the state of Connecticut. It is one of several New England state highways that travel through three states while keeping their number designation. The route begins in Sprague at Route 9 ...
. It is a -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. A -story ell extends to the rear. The ell is probably the oldest portion of the building, a not uncommon occurrence for houses of the period. The interior follows a typical central chimney plan, with a small entry vestibule that has a narrow winding stair to the second floor. Parlors flank the chimney on either side, and the kitchen extends across the rear, with small chambers at the rear corners. Interior finishes include original woodwork and wide chestnut floorboards.
The house's ell was built about 1740 by Edward Cogswell, who came to the Griswold area in 1714 as one of its first settlers. Cogswell was prominent in the ultimate separation of Griswold from
Preston, and was an investor in an early ironworks. His son John, who succeeded to the property's ownership, served in the
American Revolutionary War
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. The house and associated farmlands (now developed) remained in the hands of Cogswell descendants until 1862.
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See also
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References
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
Houses in Griswold, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut