Gideon Welles House
The Gideon Welles House is a historic house at 17 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1783, it was home to generations of the locally prominent Welles family, whose most famous member was Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy under Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: house in Glastonbury, Connecticut
- Address: 17 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury, CT 06033
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Welles-Turner Memorial Library and Selden Brewer House.
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Library
Welles-Turner Memorial Library is situated 440 feet west of Gideon Welles House.
Selden Brewer House
Museum
William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glastonbury and Glastonbury Historic District.
Gideon Welles House
- Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Glastonbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.71272° or 41° 42′ 46″ north
Longitude
-72.60817° or 72° 36′ 29″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Levels
2
Height
33 feet (10 metres)
Operator
Open location code
87H9P97R+3P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Center Green and Glazed Pottery Painting and Art Studio.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Emmy Lou’s Gift Shop and EB Taylor Photography.
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