Comfort Starr House

See also: List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut

Comfort Starr House
House information
Location	Guilford, Connecticut
Built	1645-1646
Architectural style	Saltbox
Construction type	post-and-beam
Governing body	Private

The Comfort Starr House, located at 138 State St., Guilford, Connecticut, is a classic saltbox house with an added leanto ^[1]. It is presumed that the original house was built between 1645 and 1646. The house derives its name from Comfort Starr who bought the house from the original builder, a Guilford signer (settler), Henry Kingsnorth, in 1694. Comfort Starr's ancestor was an English physician of the same name who left County Kent and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was a founder of Harvard College. He is buried in King's Chapel Burying Ground in Boston. A branch of the family settled in Connecticut in the 17th century.

End elevation of Comfort Starr House illustrating the distinctive roof line

The house is still in its primitive state. It is considered, by some, to be the oldest wooden timber frame house still used as a private residence in the U.S. today ^[2][3].

References

1. ^ Bing.com/maps retrieved 7-02-2009[1]
2. ^ Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore and People, Federal WPA Project, 1938 page 165 [2]
3. ^ HABS Comfort Starr House retrieved on 2009-05-13 [3]

Coordinates: 41°17′20″N 72°40′57″W / 41.2889°N 72.6824°W / 41.2889; -72.6824