Wakeman B. Meeker House, 25 Westway Rd, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
The original section of the Wakeman B. Meeker house was erected circa 1850-55. This rectilinear structure was a simplified version of the American Italian villa, a style which enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1850s through the early 1870s. Characterized by smooth, uniform surfaces, wide projecting eaves and spacious verandahs, the Italian villa as translated in the Meeker residence is plain though quite successful. A verandah trimmed with highly ornamental sawed scrollwork, added in 1891, enhanced the austere simplicity of the original house. Wakeman B. Meeker, Sr. and his son, Wakeman, Jr. - for whom the house was built - owned a wharf and warehouses on the Mill River Harbor, operating one of the prosperous shipping mercantile firms in Southport.
Wakeman B. Meeker House, 25 Westway Rd, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
The original section of the Wakeman B. Meeker house was erected circa 1850-55. This rectilinear structure was a simplified version of the American Italian villa, a style which enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1850s through the early 1870s. Characterized by smooth, uniform surfaces, wide projecting eaves and spacious verandahs, the Italian villa as translated in the Meeker residence is plain though quite successful. A verandah trimmed with highly ornamental sawed scrollwork, added in 1891, enhanced the austere simplicity of the original house. Wakeman B. Meeker, Sr. and his son, Wakeman, Jr. - for whom the house was built - owned a wharf and warehouses on the Mill River Harbor, operating one of the prosperous shipping mercantile firms in Southport.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
