The Swain-Harrison House in Branford, Connecticut

Branford, Connecticut

-Landmarks and attractions:Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . These include buildings in Federal, Arts and Crafts, and Queen Anne styles of architecture...

, also known as Harrison House and Museum or the Harrison-Linsley House, is a classic example of a Connecticut saltbox

Saltbox

A saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...

 structure . The original date of erection was given as 1680 in the house's application for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. A current website of the Branford Historical Society asserts that the building dates from 1724.

It has period furnishings, local historical items, archives, a barn and a herb garden.

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
• Thomas Harrison House (Branford, Connecticut)
  Thomas Harrison House (Branford, Connecticut)
  The Thomas Harrison House in Branford, Connecticut, is a structure from 1725.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.-See also:...
  
  , which is also NRHP-listed and in Branford

External links

• Harrison House Museum & Barn, at Branford Historical Society
• Harrison-Linsley House, New Haven Turpike, Branford, New Haven County, CT: 2 photos and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey