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Title	Ancient house at Guilford, Conn.
Creator	Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885.
Place	Guilford (Conn.)
Topic	Dwellings Clergy
Topic-Person	Whitfield, Henry 1597-1660?
Theme	Infrastructure Lifestyle
Description	West view of the Henry Whitfield House in Guilford, also known as the Old Stone House. Barber believed it to be "the oldest house now standing in the United States." Whitfield, a minister of the Church of England, led the first settlers to Guilford in 1640. The house is a two-story dwelling with a massive chimney and a wing at the back. The placement of the windows is irregular. Inscribed: "from Rev. David Baldwin of Guilford, 1833."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. <br>
Date created	[ca. 1835]
Physical format	1 drawing ; 9 x 16 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1953.5.332<br>File name 2798 img0035.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society
Collection	John Warner Barber Collection.<br>
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Drawings

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