Perkins-Rockwell House

Perkins-Rockwell House
Location 42 Rockwell Street, Norwich, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°32′5″N 72°4′45″W / 41.53472°N 72.07917°W / 41.53472; -72.07917Coordinates: 41°32′5″N 72°4′45″W / 41.53472°N 72.07917°W / 41.53472; -72.07917
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1818
Built by Perkins, Joseph
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 85003144[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

The Perkins-Rockwell House is a historic house at 42 Rockwell Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1818, it is a large Federal style house, built of random-cut ashlar granite, with a hip roof. A single-story porch extends across the building's front and wraps around the left side. There is a single-story wood frame addition east of the front facade, set before a recessed original kitchen section. The house is locally distinctive as a well-preserved stone house of the Federal period, and for its association with the locally prominent Perkins and Rockwell families; this house was home to John A. Rockwell, a prominent local lawyer who married into the Perkins family, and also served as a member of Congress.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]

The house is owned by the Faith Trumbull Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, along with the adjacent Nathaniel Backus House.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jan Cunningham and John Herzan (April 16, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Perkins-Rockwell House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos from 1985


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