- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
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Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Location: 40 Palmer Street, Stonington, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°20′34.5″N 71°54′28.15″W / 41.342917°N 71.9078194°WCoordinates: 41°20′34.5″N 71°54′28.15″W / 41.342917°N 71.9078194°W Built: 1852 Architect: Collins & Sons Architectural style: Italianate Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 96000971 Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 19, 1996[1] Designated NHL: June 19, 1996[2] Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house in Stonington, Connecticut that was the home of Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799–1877). Palmer was a seal hunter and a pioneering Antarctic explorer. The house is a transitional style between the Greek revival and the Victorian Italianate.[2] The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.[2],[3],[4]
The house is owned by the Stonington Historical Society, and operated as a mid 19th century Victorian historic house museum.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2193&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Cunningham, Jan (1994-10-30). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer HousePDF (289 KB). National Park Service
- ^ National Historic Landmark Nomination: Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House--Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1994.PDF (3.27 MB). National Park Service. 1994-10-30
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