Built 1820 Opened 1820 Architectural style Federal architecture | NRHP Reference # 72001311 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 9 November 1972 | |
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Location Pratt St., Chester, Connecticut | ||
The Dr. Ambrose Pratt House is a historic house on Pratt Street in Chester, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with side-gable roof and a large central chimney. It has an imposing Federal style facade, where the central bay is dominated by a large oval spider-glass window above the entrance. The main entry is sheltered by a portico supported by paired Doric columns, with small modillions lining the fully pedimented gable. The entry is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, which echo pilasters at the building corners. The doorway is topped by a semi-oval fanlight window, as are the sidelights. The interior has well-preserved high-quality woodwork. The house was built in 1820 for Abram Mitchell, a local man who apparently made a small fortune speculating on Continental currency after the American Revolutionary War. The principal builder was Samuel Silliman, a locally well-known master carver. The house belonged to members of the locally prominent Pratt family for many years.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.