Nathaniel Hempstead House

Nathaniel Hempsted House

Photographed in 2007
Location Corner of Jay, Hempstead, Coit, and Truman Streets, New London, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°21′6″N 72°6′9″W / 41.35167°N 72.10250°W / 41.35167; -72.10250Coordinates: 41°21′6″N 72°6′9″W / 41.35167°N 72.10250°W / 41.35167; -72.10250
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1759
Part of Hempstead Historic District (#86002112)
NRHP Reference # 70000702[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 2, 1970
Designated CP July 31, 1986

The Nathaniel Hempstead House, also known as the Old Huguenot House, is a historic house on Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut. It is a 1-1/2 story stone structure with a gambrel roof. Although the house was built in 1759 by Nathaniel Hempstead, the English grandson of Joshua Hempstead (whose 1678 home stands adjacent), its form and building material are unusual for southern New England in that period, leading to local lore attributing its construction to French Huguenot immigrants. It is possible that laborers who built the house were Acadians resettled to New London after the Expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia in the 1750s.[2] The house is owned by Connecticut Landmarks, along with the 1678 house, operating the pair as the Hempstead Houses museum.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1970.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Nathaniel Hempstead House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-26.


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