Deacon John Grave House

Madison Green Historic District
Location 581 Boston Post Rd. Madison, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°16′46″N 72°35′59″W / 41.27944°N 72.59972°W / 41.27944; -72.59972Coordinates: 41°16′46″N 72°35′59″W / 41.27944°N 72.59972°W / 41.27944; -72.59972
Built 1681
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP Reference #

82004353

[1]
Added to NRHP June 28, 1982

The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut, is a saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681.[2] The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years. The Deacon John Grave Foundation was formed in 1983 to save the house from demolition, and converted it into a museum.[3]

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Notes

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Historic American Buildings Survey: Deacon John Grave House. Retrieved 2014-03-29
  3. ↑ Deacon John Grave Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17


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