Henry Whitfield House

Infobox_nrhp | name = Henry Whitfield House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= Guilford, Connecticut
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 16
lat_seconds = 39.89
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 72
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 35.04
long_direction = W
locmapin = Connecticut
area =
built = 1639
architect = Unknown
architecture = American Colonial
designated= September 25, 1997cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1074057530&ResourceType=Building
title=Henry Whitfield House |accessdate=2007-10-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 27, 1972cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum = 72001327

The Henry Whitfield House is a historic house in Guilford, Connecticut. This house dates from 1639, having been built just before the town of Guilford was settled. The house, with its massive stone walls, also served as a fort. [http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302248 Henry Whitfield Museum] ] It was one of four stone houses that served to protect the community. [http://www.whitfieldmuseum.com/history.html Henry Whitfield Museum, History] ] Henry Whitfield was a Puritan minister who had come from England to flee religious persecution.

The house was remodeled in 1868 and opened to the public in 1899 as a museum of the State of Connecticut, the Henry Whitfield State Museum. The house was restored in 1902-04 and in the 1930s and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England. It was named a State Archeological Preserve in 2006.

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External links

* [http://www.whitfieldmuseum.com/index.html Henry Whitfield Museum]
* [http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302248 Henry Whitfield Museum, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism]
* [http://www.hbgraphics.com/whitfieldmuseum/ Henry Whitfield State Museum Virtual Tour]