The Roswell Moore II House is a historic house at 1166 Andrews Street in
Southington, Connecticut
Southington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 43,501. Southington contains the villages of Marion, Milldale, and Plantsville.
Geography
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. Built around 1787, it is one of a small number of surviving 18th-century houses in the town, and is a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2005.
Description and history
The Roswell Moore II House is located in a rural-residential setting of northeastern Southington, on the west side of Andrews Street overlooking Wassell Reservoir. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It rests on a foundation of
ashlar
Ashlar () is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared, or a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, generally rectangular cuboid, mentioned by Vitruv ...
cut brownstone. The main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance topped by a half-round fanlight and sheltered by a 19th-century gabled hood. The interior retains some of its original period features, include carved wood paneling, fireplaces, and the winding front staircase. The house's chimney is also distinctive, largely made out of brownstone instead of the more usual brick.
The house was built by Roswell Moore II, the son of one of Southington's early settlers. It was probably built not long after his 1787 marriage. The house remained in the Moore family for three generations. Moore's son Sheldon was instrumental in the establishment of the
cement
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industry in Southington.
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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
Colonial architecture in the United States
Houses completed in 1787
Houses in Southington, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut