Pequotsepos Manor

Pequotsepos Manor
Location Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°21′46″N 71°56′54″W / 41.36278°N 71.94833°W / 41.36278; -71.94833Coordinates: 41°21′46″N 71°56′54″W / 41.36278°N 71.94833°W / 41.36278; -71.94833
Area 9.3 acres (3.8 ha)
Built 1717
NRHP Reference # 79002650[1]
Added to NRHP June 15, 1979

Pequotsepos Manor, known formally as Denison Homestead, is a historic house museum at 120 Pequotsepos Road in Mystic, Connecticut. The house was built in 1717 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1979. It is now a historic house museum operated by the Denison Society.

History

The house was built in 1717 by George Denison. The Denison Society was established in 1930 and took over the Manor in 1941. In 1946, architect J. Frederick Kelly restored the house as a museum.[2] The manor is currently undergoing another renovation.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Denison Homestead Museum, Denison Society, Accessed March 27, 2010. Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Restoration projects for the homestead, Denison Society, Accessed March 28, 2010. Archived March 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.


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