Thomas Burgis II House, Guilford

Name: Thomas Burgis II House
Address: Guilford, United States

#14 among attractions in Guilford

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The Thomas Burgis II House is a historic house at 85 Boston Street in Guilford, Connecticut. With a construction history dating to about 1735, it is one of Guilford's finest and best-documented colonial-era houses, standing on property with a documented history to the 17th century. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ()

Built: 1735 (289 years ago)Coordinates: 41°16'56"N, 72°40'41"W

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Thomas Burgis II House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henry Whitfield House, Medad Stone Tavern, Hyland House Museum, Greene Art Gallery.

~1600 ftSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Henry Whitfield House, Guilford
8 min walk • The Henry Whitfield House is a historic house located in Guilford, Connecticut, down the street from the town green. This house dates from 1639, having been built just before the town of Guilford was settled. It is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.
1 miW
Museum, History museum
Medad Stone Tavern, Guilford
25 min walk • The Medad Stone Tavern is a historic house museum at 191 Three Mile Course in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1803 but never actually used as a tavern, it is well-preserved example of early 19th-century Federal period architecture. It is now maintained as a museum by a local historical society.
~170 ftNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Hyland House Museum, Guilford
1 min walk • The Hyland House Museum or Hyland-Wildman House is a historic house museum at 84 Boston Road in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1713, it is one of the town's best-preserved houses of that period. It has been open to the public as a museum since 1918, under the auspices of a local historic preservation group.
~1440 ftW
41°16'60"N • 72°40'60"W
Greene Art Gallery, Guilford
7 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
1 miNW
Winery, Farm, Wine tours
Bishop's Orchards, Guilford
26 min walk • Bishop's Orchards is an agricultural operation in Guilford, Connecticut, that serves as a farm, retail market, tourist attraction and winery. Bishop's Orchards began operating as a family farm in 1871.
~770 ftSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Guilford Historic Town Center, Guilford
4 min walk • Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, in the United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek.
~1010 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Griswold House, Guilford
5 min walk • The Griswold House is a historic house museum at 171 Boston Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1764, it is a well-preserved example of New England colonial architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
0.5 miNW
Saltbox architecture
Comfort Starr House, Guilford
14 min walk • The Comfort Starr House, located at 138 State St. Guilford, Connecticut, is a classic saltbox house with an added lean-to. According to a dendrochronology study, completed in 2014, the house was built in 1695.
~1210 ftN
Saltbox architecture
Acadian House, Guilford
6 min walk • The Acadian House is a historic house on Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1670, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving houses, notable for its occupation by refugee Acadians following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia.

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Which popular attractions are close to Thomas Burgis II House?

Nearby attractions include Hyland House Museum, Guilford (1 min walk), Guilford Historic Town Center, Guilford (4 min walk), Griswold House, Guilford (5 min walk), Acadian House, Guilford (6 min walk).

How to get to Thomas Burgis II House by public transport?

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Guilford (13 min walk)