Built 1699 NRHP Reference # 69000199 Added to NRHP 11 June 1969 | Architectural style Colonial Opened 1699 | |
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Hoyt barnum house 2016 a 5 mile journey 317 years in the making
The Hoyt-Barnum House at 713 Bedford St. Stamford, Connecticut, was built around 1699, and is the oldest house in Stamford. The builder was a descendant of one of the original founders of Stamford. The large chimney stack of the Hoyt-Barnum House is made of field stone, laid up with clay, animal hair, and straw. The house is braced timber frame construction or post and beam. The foundation is of field stone. The west room of the house is plastered. The east room is whitewashed and the hearth room walls are sheathed with wood paneling, thus showing the various finishing techniques incorporated into the house during its evolution.
The house is now owned and maintained as a museum by the Stamford Historical Society. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It is presently closed, in anticipation of the building being moved to 1508 High Ridge Road.
