The Hempsted Houses, New London

Name: The Hempsted Houses
Address: 11 Hempstead St, New London, 06320, United States
Telephone: +1 860-443-7949

#18 among attractions in New London

Museum, Historical place, History museum

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The Joshua Hempsted House is a historic house museum at 11 Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut. Built about 1678 and altered several times during the 18th century, it is one of the state's oldest surviving buildings, and provides a virtual catalog of early construction methods due to its state of preservation. The house was acquired by Connecticut Landmarks in 1937, which operates it and the adjacent 1759 Nathaniel Hempstead House as a historic house museum complex known as the Hempsted Houses. The houses have been restored to reflect a late 17th to mid 18th-century appearance, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ()

Built: 1678 (346 years ago)Coordinates: 41°21'9"N, 72°6'8"W

Address

11 Hempstead StCoitNew London 06320 United States

Contact

+1 860-443-7949

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The Hempsted Houses – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Trumbull, St. James Episcopal Church, Shaw's Cove Bridge, Custom House Maritime Museum.

0.8 miSE
Museum, Historical place, State park
Fort Trumbull, New London
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~1860 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. James Episcopal Church, New London
9 min walk • St. James Episcopal Church at 76 Federal St, New London, Connecticut is a historic church in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
~1980 ftSE
Bridge
Shaw's Cove Bridge, New London
10 min walk • Shaw's Cove Bridge is a swing bridge in New London, Connecticut. The span carries railroad tracks used by Amtrak for their train along the Northeast Corridor while allowing boat traffic to go through.
~1670 ftE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Custom House Maritime Museum, New London
9 min walk • The New London Custom House is a historic custom house at 150 Bank Street in New London, Connecticut, built in 1833-35. It was designed by Robert Mills, one of the country's first formally trained architects.
~1330 ftNE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Opera
Garde Arts Center, New London
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~1720 ftNE
Church
Huntington Street Baptist Church, New London
9 min walk • The Huntington Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist Church meeting house at 29 Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. Built in 1843, it is one of the last major examples of Greek Revival architecture to be built in the city. The church was built by a Universalist congregation and then purchased by a competing Baptist one.
~1000 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Shaw Mansion, New London
5 min walk • The Shaw Mansion is a historic mansion and historic house museum at 11 Blinman Street in New London, Connecticut. Built in 1756, it is a well-preserved example of a wealthy merchant's house, made further notable as the location of the state's naval offices during the American Revolutionary War.
0.9 miNE
Bridge
Gold Star Memorial Bridge, New London
23 min walk • The Gold Star Memorial Bridge is a pair of steel truss bridges that carry both Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 across the Thames River between New London, Connecticut, US and Groton, Connecticut.
0.5 miN
Cemetery
Ye Antientist Burial Ground, New London
13 min walk • Ye Antientist Burial Ground in New London, Connecticut is one of the earliest graveyards in New England and the oldest colonial cemetery in New London County. The hillside lot of 1.5 acres adjoins the original site of the settlement's first meeting house.
~1190 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Hempstead Historic District, New London
6 min walk • The Hempstead Historic District of New London, Connecticut encompasses a residential area north of the city's harbor and central business district, extending mainly along three roughly parallel streets: Franklin and Hempstead Streets, and Mountain Avenue.
0.7 miN
Park
Winthrop Mill, New London
17 min walk • The Winthrop Mill is a historic mill building on Mill Street in New London, Connecticut. It is a grist mill located astride Briggs Brook between bridges carrying the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 95.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is The Hempsted Houses open?

The Hempsted Houses is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 1 pm - 4 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm

Which popular attractions are close to The Hempsted Houses?

Nearby attractions include Coit Street Historic District, New London (3 min walk), Ohev Sholem Synagogue, New London (5 min walk), Shaw Mansion, New London (5 min walk), Hempstead Historic District, New London (6 min walk).

How to get to The Hempsted Houses by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Hempsted Houses:

Train

New London (13 min walk)

Bus

Greyhound Bus Station (13 min walk)

Ferry

Cross Sound Ferry (14 min walk)