Perkins-Clark House

Perkins-Clark House
Location 49 Woodland Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°46′15″N 72°42′10″W / 41.77083°N 72.70278°W / 41.77083; -72.70278Coordinates: 41°46′15″N 72°42′10″W / 41.77083°N 72.70278°W / 41.77083; -72.70278
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built 1861
Architect Jordan,Octavius & Augustus
NRHP Reference # 78002870[1]
Added to NRHP December 14, 1978

The Perkins-Clark House is a historic house at 49 Woodland Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a 2 12-story stuccoed structure, with a steeply pitched roof that has gables decorated with bargeboard, and multiple bands of chimneys with corbelled brick tops. The house was designed by Octavius and Augustus Jordan, and was built in 1861 for Charles Perkins, a lawyer whose clients included Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain). This stylish Gothic Revival house is the last residential building on Woodland Street, which was once lined with fashionable properties.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978.[1]

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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. "NRHP nomination for Perkins-Clark House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-11.


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