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Blakeslee House, 1211 Barnes Rd, Wallingford, New Haven County, CT
The Blakeslee House is significant as a relatively well-preserved example of 18th-century New England domestic architecture. Its post-and-beam framing, central-chimney plan, clapboarded exterior, and interior paneling are defining characteristics of the form. Although today surviving in fewer numbers than the five-bay arrangement, the three-bay symmetrical facade was also common in the period, especially for story-and-a-half houses. Its size and lack of architectural elaboration (other than the simple moldings and paneling typical of the period`s vernacular architecture) are consistent with the house`s historical associations with Joseph Blakeslee (1739-1804) and his son, John W. Blakeslee (1769-1825), both of whom were Connecticut farmers of modest means.
Blakeslee House, 1211 Barnes Rd, Wallingford, New Haven County, CT
The Blakeslee House is significant as a relatively well-preserved example of 18th-century New England domestic architecture. Its post-and-beam framing, central-chimney plan, clapboarded exterior, and interior paneling are defining characteristics of the form. Although today surviving in fewer numbers than the five-bay arrangement, the three-bay symmetrical facade was also common in the period, especially for story-and-a-half houses. Its size and lack of architectural elaboration (other than the simple moldings and paneling typical of the period`s vernacular architecture) are consistent with the house`s historical associations with Joseph Blakeslee (1739-1804) and his son, John W. Blakeslee (1769-1825), both of whom were Connecticut farmers of modest means.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
