John Randall House facts for kids
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John Randall House
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 Location in Connecticut
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| Location | Behind 41 CT 2, North Stonington, Connecticut |
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| Area | 13.3 acres (5.4 ha) |
| Built | early 18th century |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002877 |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1978 |
The John Randall House is a historic house on Connecticut Route 2 in North Stonington, Connecticut. Probably built in the early eighteenth century, 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.
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+1⁄2-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.
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.
