Josiah Bronson House
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Josiah Bronson House | |
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| Location | Breakneck Hill Rd., Middlebury, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′51″N 73°7′29″W / 41.54750°N 73.12472°WCoordinates: 41°32′51″N 73°7′29″W / 41.54750°N 73.12472°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1738 |
| NRHP Reference # | 82004356[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1982 |
The Josiah Bronson House is a historic house on Breakneck Hill Road in Middlebury, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story gabled roof wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a central chimney. Its main entrance is centered on the street-facing facade, with flanking sidelight windows. The house, built 1738,[1] is one of the few 18th-century houses remaining in the town. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The French Army commandeered by Marquis de Lafayette [2] is known to have camped in the area during the American Revolutionary War in 1781 and 1782, due in part to the notoriously steep hill.
See also
- March Route of Rochambeau's army
- List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the first Indian deed in 1659 to 1854 ... including the present towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a part of Oxford and Middlebury.". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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