Built 1710, 1750–1775 Designated CP February 23, 1972 Added to NRHP 11 March 1971 | NRHP Reference # 71000910 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location Storrs Rd. (Rte. 195), Mansfield Center, Connecticut Part of Manchester Center Historic District (#72001337) | ||
The Eleazer Williams House is a historic house in Mansfield Center, Connecticut. It is located on Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) near the southeast corner of the junction with Dodd Road. Construction on the house was begun in 1709 by Samuel Fuller, but was completed in 1710 by the town, which purchased the unfinished structure from Fuller in 1710. It was built for the Reverend Eleazer Williams, son of the Deerfield, Massachusetts minister John Williams, and served as the town parsonage for 75 years. The house underwent significant remodeling between 1750 and 1775, giving it a more Georgian appearance with a saltbox shape. Around 1800 the house was again altered, raising the roof in the rear to a full two stories, and in 1853 the c. 1760 chimneys were removed. The house is considered an excellent showpiece of the evolutionary alteration of a colonial-era house over time. It now has a somewhat Federal appearance, five bays wide and two stories high.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is included within the Mansfield Center Historic District.