Benjamin Child House (1751)

Benjamin Child House (1751) in East Woodstock, CT

 

This house along Doctor Pike Road was built in 1751 by Benjamin Child who was a prolific homebuilder who built many homes in Southeast New England. He built this one for himself to live here. He lived in that architectural beauty until his passing. I believe one of his sons took over that residence shortly after. This house was built twenty five years before the United States declared independence from British forces in 1776.

 

This house was originally a Saltbox house which was later converted to Federal Colonial home when an expansion was added (the roof angle on both sides on that house with a third-story window measuring 12", the second-story measuring 9" and the original story measuring 6").

 

This is one of the oldest surviving houses (or buildings) anywhere in Woodstock.

 

There is a red farmhouse adjacent to that house.

 

The interior of that house resembles that of the 20th century renovation.

 

This house is pictured here respecting the old American glory taken on the 4th of July of 2024.

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