Blackstone House, Branford

Name: Blackstone House
Address: Branford, United States

#6 among attractions in Branford

Colonial architecture

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The Blackstone House is a historic house at 37 First Avenue in Branford, Connecticut. Built in the second quarter of the 18th century, it is one of Branford's modest number of surviving 18th-century houses, and a well-preserved example of the Second Period of colonial construction. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ()

Coordinates: 41°15'58"N, 72°47'11"W

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Branford (Pine Orchard)Branford United States

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Blackstone House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Branford Point Historic District, James Blackstone Memorial Library, Stony Creek Puppet House, Zaccheus Baldwin House.

1.8 miW
Neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Branford Point Historic District, Branford
47 min walk • The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It includes a significant portion of the Branford Point neighborhood, generally considered to be the area along the west side of the Branford Harbor to the Amtrak railroad tracks.
1.8 miNW
Library
James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford
45 min walk • James Blackstone Memorial Library is a public library located in Branford, Connecticut. It is commonly referred to as the Blackstone Library or the Branford Library.
1.9 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Stony Creek Puppet House, Branford
48 min walk • The Stony Creek Puppet House was a theater in the Stony Creek section of Branford, Connecticut, near New Haven and the famed Thimble Islands. Built in 1903 as a movie theater, it became the home for community theater and summer stock productions.
1.4 miN
Colonial architecture
Zaccheus Baldwin House, Branford
36 min walk • The Zaccheus Baldwin House is a historic house at 154 Damascus Road in Branford, Connecticut. Built in the last quarter of the 18th century, it is one of Branford's small number of surviving and well-preserved houses of that period. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.9 miW
Colonial architecture
Timothy Bradley House, Branford
49 min walk • The Timothy Bradley House is a historic house at 12 Bradley Street in Branford, Connecticut. Probably built c. 1730, it is one of Branford's handful of surviving 18th-century houses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.3 miN
Colonial architecture
House at 161 Damascus Road, Branford
35 min walk • 161 Damascus Road is a historic house in Branford, Connecticut. Built about 1750, it is a well-preserved example of mid-18th century colonial residential architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.8 miNW
Colonial architecture
Samuel Beach House, Branford
46 min walk • The Samuel Beach House is a historic house at 94 East Main Street in Branford, Connecticut. Built about 1790, it is one of the town's modest number of surviving 18th-century houses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.2 miNE
Colonial architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Isaac Hoadley House, Branford
31 min walk • The Isaac Hoadley House is a historic house at 9 Totoket Road in Branford, Connecticut. Built in 1757, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian residential architecture, with later Greek Revival features added. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.2 miN
Colonial architecture
Orrin Hoadley House, Branford
32 min walk • The Orrin Hoadley House is a historic house at 15 Sunset Hill Road in Branford, Connecticut. Built about 1785, it is a good example of late colonial residential architecture, and one of the town's modest collection of 18th-century buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
0.4 miNE
Colonial architecture
Norton House, Branford
11 min walk • The Norton House is a historic house at 200 Pine Orchard Road in Branford, Connecticut. Built about 1715 in what is now Madison, it is one of Branford's small number of well-preserved 18th-century houses. It was moved to its present location about 1940, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.4 miN
Colonial architecture
Timothy Baldwin House, Branford
37 min walk • The Timothy Baldwin House is a historic house at 186 Damascus Road in Branford, Connecticut. Built about 1819, it is a well-preserved late example of Georgian Colonial architecture, associated with a prominent local family. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.