The John Hollister House stands on the west side of the village of South Glastonbury, on the north side of Tryon Street (Connecticut Route 160) just west of Roaring Brook. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its front facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance and a slightly overhanging second floor. The roof has a shallow pitch, and has a deeper than normal eave over a simple box cornice. The window bays are 19th-century enlargements of what were originally smaller openings, and the present siding is laid over what is believed to be original period clapboards. A two-story gabled ell extends to the rear.[2]
The house in 2018
The house was built about 1675 by John Hollister, Jr., whose father is credited with building Glastonbury's first house (which no longer stands). Local lore says that the currently-standing house was built in the meadows west of its present location, and was moved to its present location about 1720; there is no documentary or architectural evidence to support the idea. The house was originally built as a two-room structure with chimney, and its chimney structure suggests that the lean-to structure on the rear is a later addition. In the 19th century a portion of the leanto was raised a full two stories in height.[2]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for John Hollister House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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john, hollister, house, historic, house, tryon, street, south, glastonbury, village, glastonbury, connecticut, built, about, 1675, town, oldest, surviving, colonial, structure, built, early, settlers, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1972, nationa. The John Hollister House is a historic house at 14 Tryon Street in the South Glastonbury village of Glastonbury Connecticut Built about 1675 it is the town s oldest surviving colonial structure built by one of its early settlers It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 1 John Hollister HouseU S National Register of Historic Placesc 1890s view of the propertyShow map of ConnecticutShow map of the United StatesLocation14 Tryon St Glastonbury ConnecticutCoordinates41 40 1 N 72 36 32 W 41 66694 N 72 60889 W 41 66694 72 60889Area8 acres 3 2 ha Built1675 1675 NRHP reference No 72001329 1 Added to NRHPNovember 7 1972Description and history editThe John Hollister House stands on the west side of the village of South Glastonbury on the north side of Tryon Street Connecticut Route 160 just west of Roaring Brook It is a 2 1 2 story wood frame structure with a gabled roof central chimney and clapboarded exterior Its front facade is five bays wide with a center entrance and a slightly overhanging second floor The roof has a shallow pitch and has a deeper than normal eave over a simple box cornice The window bays are 19th century enlargements of what were originally smaller openings and the present siding is laid over what is believed to be original period clapboards A two story gabled ell extends to the rear 2 nbsp The house in 2018The house was built about 1675 by John Hollister Jr whose father is credited with building Glastonbury s first house which no longer stands Local lore says that the currently standing house was built in the meadows west of its present location and was moved to its present location about 1720 there is no documentary or architectural evidence to support the idea The house was originally built as a two room structure with chimney and its chimney structure suggests that the lean to structure on the rear is a later addition In the 19th century a portion of the leanto was raised a full two stories in height 2 See also editList of the oldest buildings in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County ConnecticutReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b NRHP nomination for John Hollister House National Park Service Retrieved 2017 10 08 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Hollister House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hollister House amp oldid 1090292777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
