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Nathaniel Hempstead House

The Nathaniel Hempstead House, also known as the Old Huguenot House, is a historic house museum on Hempstead Street in , . Built about 1759, it is an architecturally unusual stone house with a gambrel roof, a style not otherwise seen in the city.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic house in Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Huguenot House” and “Old Huguenot House”
  • Address: 13 Manwaring Street, New London, CT 06320

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joshua Hempsted House and Garde Arts Center.

Historic house
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The is a historic house museum at 11 Hempstead Street in , built about 1678 and altered several times during the 18th century. is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Nathaniel Hempstead House.

Arts center
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The is a non-profit performing arts center and cinema located at 325 State Street at the corner of Huntington Street in . is situated 1,400 feet east of Nathaniel Hempstead House.

Library
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The Public Library of New London is a historic library located at 63 Huntington Street at the corner of State Street, . The library was given to the city by Henry Philomen Haven. is situated 1,400 feet east of Nathaniel Hempstead House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hempstead Historic District and Williams Memorial Park Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The of , encompasses a residential area north of the city's harbor and central business district, extending mainly along three roughly parallel streets: Franklin and Hempstead Streets, and Mountain Avenue.

Neighborhood
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The is located in , , roughly bounded by Hempstead, Broad, Mercer and Williams Streets, with houses on Broad Street south to Cottage Street included.

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is a city on the southeastern coast of . It is most well-known for its rich maritime history and for being the location of the United States Coast Guard Academy and Connecticut College.

Nathaniel Hempstead House

Latitude
41.3554° or 41° 21′ 20″ north
Longitude
-72.10423° or 72° 6′ 15″ west
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
87H99V4W+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 956428537
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4839211
Wiki­data ID
Q6969660
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