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Tom Thumb House (Norfolk, Connecticut)

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corner. The walls of each section are made of large boulders, and are up to 2.5 feet (0.76 m) thick. The pyramidal roofs of each section, framed with hand-hewn timbers recycled from old barns, are covered in thick slate. One of the squares has the main living space, while the other houses a sleeping and kitchen area. Exposed framing and rough paneling, also recycled, are the principal exposed woodwork.
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The Tom Thumb House is located south of the village center of Norfolk, on the south side of Windrow Road. It is set on a hillside above the road, from which it and an adjacent later house are screened by trees. It is a single-story structure, consisting of two roughly square sections joined at a
274:. Taylor spent many summers in Norfolk, and is credited with more than thirty commissions in the community. A number of them share the medieval features used in this building: the rough rustic stone and wood finishes, and heavy slate roof. Details of the building were published in 760: 855: 791: 775: 286:; the latter in particular, located north of Windrow Road, has similar style and construction methods to this building, but on a larger scale. This house was referred to by the family as the "Teahouse"; its "Tom Thumb" name was applied in the 911: 299: 765: 906: 850: 796: 437: 817: 719: 750: 684: 649: 724: 629: 589: 414: 689: 679: 674: 654: 770: 604: 519: 639: 634: 509: 729: 694: 599: 574: 714: 664: 644: 619: 609: 594: 584: 569: 549: 524: 514: 504: 734: 709: 614: 554: 534: 529: 499: 489: 669: 624: 564: 539: 494: 801: 699: 579: 544: 755: 704: 659: 559: 467: 452: 407: 921: 483: 133: 67: 92: 885: 400: 875: 447: 423: 327: 251: 37: 838: 916: 926: 204: 843: 822: 457: 283: 462: 442: 376: 332: 279: 243: 121: 271: 247: 246:. Built in 1929, it is an unusual medieval-styled construction designed by New York architect 372: 351: 392: 209: 222: 900: 267: 856:
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Tom Thumb House (Norfolk, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Tom Thumb House (Norfolk, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Norfolk, Connecticut
41°58′14″N 73°13′10″W / 41.97056°N 73.21944°W / 41.97056; -73.21944
MPS
Taylor, Alfredo S. G., TR
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Norfolk, Connecticut
Alfredo S.G. Taylor
National Register of Historic Places
New York City
Alfredo S.G. Taylor
Starling Childs Camp
Childs Sports Building
National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut


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National Register of Historic Places
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