Oystermen's house style is an architectural style

Architectural style

Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...

 of the mid-19th century in coastal, oceanfront areas where oyster collectors lived and worked. A number of such houses are preserved in Oyster Point Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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-listed historic district

Historic district (United States)

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 on New Haven Harbor

New Haven Harbor

New Haven Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the state of Connecticut in the United States. The harbor area is an inlet carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago....

 in Connecticut, a site of oyster collecting from about 1840 until 1925 when oystering was banned by the health department. Oystermen's house style includes high, windowless basements suitable for holding oysters, and also include Greek Revival style elements.

External links

• Oyster Point Historic District, New Haven Community Trust's website version excerpting from National Register of Historic Places nomination document