Henry Perry House, 45 Westway Rd, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
The Henry Perry house was erected in 1832, and is one of the two Greek Revival style structures in Southport which was designed with a five-columned front portico. The other, the Francis D. Perry House, 678 Pequot Avenue (Conn-317), was his brother`s and was also erected in 1832. It is quite possible that they were designed or built by the same person. In keeping with high-style American architecture of the period, this wooden classical temple is a translation of the prototypical stone temple of Europe. Members of the Perry family were original land-owners of Southport in the 1600s, and the family name has remained prominent through the village`s three-hundred year history.
Henry Perry House, 45 Westway Rd, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
The Henry Perry house was erected in 1832, and is one of the two Greek Revival style structures in Southport which was designed with a five-columned front portico. The other, the Francis D. Perry House, 678 Pequot Avenue (Conn-317), was his brother`s and was also erected in 1832. It is quite possible that they were designed or built by the same person. In keeping with high-style American architecture of the period, this wooden classical temple is a translation of the prototypical stone temple of Europe. Members of the Perry family were original land-owners of Southport in the 1600s, and the family name has remained prominent through the village`s three-hundred year history.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
