Built 1804 Opened 1804 Added to NRHP 11 July 1980 | NRHP Reference # 80004062 Area 6 ha | |
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Location 709 Townsend Ave., New Haven, Connecticut Architectural styles Gothic Revival architecture, Federal architecture Similar Yale University, Grove Street Cemetery, Artspace, Marsh Botanical Garden, Yale Center for British Art | ||
Raynham, also known as the Kneeland Townsend House, is a historic residential property at 709 Townsend Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of Connecticut's best-preserved Gothic Revival estates, having remained in the Townshend family for seven generations, and has a history dating back to the founding in the 1630s of the New Haven Colony. Its 15 acres (6.1 ha) includes picturesque grounds. The main house was built in 1804 with Federal styling, but was extensively altered in the 1850s, giving it its Gothic Revival treatment. The estate includes a carriage house, caretaker's house, a variety of agricultural outbuildings, and three structures, including a gazebo, added in the 1920s.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.