Acadian House
The Acadian House is a historic house on Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1670, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving houses, notable for its occupation by refugee Acadians following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: saltbox house in Guilford, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as: “Acadia House”
- Address: CT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guilford Free Library and Sabbathday House.
Guilford Free Library
Library
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Guilford Free Library is situated 630 feet southwest of Acadian House.
Sabbathday House
Building
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The Sabbathday House, also known as the Daniel Bowen House is a historic house at 19 Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1735, it is one two surviving houses in the town built for the purpose of sheltering church-going families between morning and afternoon services.
Hyland House Museum
Museum
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The Hyland House Museum or Hyland–Wildman House is a historic house museum at 84 Boston Road in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1713, it is one of the town's best-preserved houses of that period. Hyland House Museum is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Acadian House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guilford Historic Town Center and Guilford.
Guilford Historic Town Center
Locality
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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek.
Guilford
Stony Creek
Suburb
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Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry. Stony Creek is situated 4 miles west of Acadian House.
Acadian House
Latitude
41.28541° or 41° 17′ 8″ northLongitude
-72.67953° or 72° 40′ 46″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87H978PC+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 761282212OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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