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John Barker House

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lintel; second-story windows are butted against the eave. The interior follows a typical period central-hall plan, and retains many original finishes and features. Particularly notable is the brickwork in the fireplaces, and the distinctive moulding and paneling in the principal upstairs chamber.
254:-story brick building, covered by a gambrel roof with chimneys at the ends. The main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance topped by a six-light transom window and framed by molded trim. Ground-floor windows are set in openings that have a slightly arced top, with a 734: 829: 765: 749: 880: 291: 739: 885: 824: 770: 411: 791: 693: 724: 658: 623: 698: 603: 563: 388: 663: 653: 648: 628: 744: 578: 493: 613: 608: 483: 703: 668: 573: 548: 688: 638: 618: 593: 583: 568: 558: 543: 523: 498: 488: 478: 708: 683: 588: 528: 508: 503: 473: 463: 643: 598: 538: 513: 468: 775: 673: 553: 518: 729: 678: 633: 533: 441: 426: 130: 381: 457: 262:
The house was built in 1756 for John Barker, a prosperous farmer who owned slaves. Barker's grandfather had been a merchant in New Haven who did extensive trade with
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The John Barker House is located in a rural-residential area of far southern Wallingford, on the east side of Clintonville Road south of Molly O'Neill Road. It is a
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

John Barker House is located in Connecticut
John Barker House is located in the United States
Wallingford, Connecticut
41°24′46″N 72°49′29″W / 41.41278°N 72.82472°W / 41.41278; -72.82472 (John Barker House)
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Wallingford, Connecticut
gambrel roof
National Register of Historic Places
soldier brick
Barbados
Connecticut Hall
Yale
Connecticut River
North Haven
National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut


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National Register of Historic Places
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"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Barker House"
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