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Eells-Stow House

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profile. A two-story, 19th-century ell is partially built over the lean-to and another, older addition. The interior includes exposed construction elements, revealing the different stages of construction. The exact sequence of construction of the building's elements was historically a subject of
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In the early 21st century, the Eells-Stow House is one of three houses that make up the campus of the Milford Historical Society. It is located on the south side of High Street east of Green Street and south of the city's downtown. It is a
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The oldest portion of the house is believed to date to c. 1700, and was built by Samuel Eells, a prominent local citizen. During the
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The Eells-Stow House on the Milford Historical Society property, Milford, Connecticut.
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debate among Connecticut's leading architectural historians, including
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and Freelove (Baldwin) Stow. Stowe contracted to house and care for
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in 1977. It is now owned by the Milford Historical Society.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Eells-Stow House is located in Connecticut
Eells-Stow House is located in the United States
Milford, Connecticut
41°13′8″N 73°3′28″W / 41.21889°N 73.05778°W / 41.21889; -73.05778
77001407
historic house museum
Milford, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
saltbox
Norman Isham
J. Frederick Kelly
American Revolutionary War
Stephen Stowe
prisoners of war
smallpox
List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
Milford Historical Society website



"NRHP nomination for Eells-Stow House"
Milford Historic Society - Historic houses

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