John Randall House

The John Randall House is a historic house on Connecticut Route 2 in North Stonington, Connecticut. Probably built in the early eighteenth century,[2] the house was restored in the 1930s by early preservationist Norman Isham. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1978.[1]

John Randall House
LocationBehind 41 CT 2, North Stonington, Connecticut
Coordinates41°24′59″N 71°51′37″W
Area13.3 acres (5.4 ha)
Builtearly 18th century
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.78002877[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1978

Description and history

The John Randall House is set on a rural parcel of land down a long lane on the west side of Route 2, about 2,000 feet (610 m) north of its junction with Interstate 95. It is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure, five asymmetrical bays wide, with a large central chimney and clapboarded exterior. Its main entrance is framed by pilasters and a corniced entablature. The house is framed with inch-thick planking, a common technique of the period, although the planking was usually thinner, and is suggestive of two distinct periods of construction. The eastern parlor has a large fireplace wall finished in wooden paneling, the fireplace flanked by pilasters. The western parlor has a period builtin cabinet, wainscoting, and plasterwork.[2]

The house was part of a farm named Anguilla Farm by the namesake son of the original proprietor, John Randall, a husbandman and Sabbatarian from England.


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