Harrison House Museum

The Harrison House, also known as Harrison–Linsley House and Swain-Harrison House, is a historic house museum at 124 West Main Street in Branford, Connecticut, owned by Branford Historical Society It is a classic example of a Connecticut saltbox structure.[2] The original date of erection was given as 1680 in the house's application for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] Branford Historical Society dates the house to 1724.[3]

Swain-Harrison House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
House in 2018
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Location	124 W. Main St., Branford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°16′41″N 72°49′34″W
Built	1724
Architectural style	Saltbox
Part of	Canoe Brook Historic District (ID02000335)
NRHP reference No.	75001924[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 10, 1975
Designated CP	April 11, 2002

It has period furnishings, local historical items, archives, a barn and a herb garden.[4]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
• Thomas Harrison House (Branford, Connecticut), which is also NRHP-listed and in Branford
• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Nichols, Frederick D. (1940). "Harrison–Linsley House (supplemental material)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
3. http://www.branfordhistoricalsociety.org/about-the-harrison-house.html
4. American Automobile Association (2007). Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book. AAA Publishing. p. 38.

External links

• Harrison House Museum & Barn, at Branford Historical Society
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CT-111, "Harrison–Linsley House, New Haven Turpike, Branford, New Haven County, CT", 2 photos, supplemental material