Whitfield, Henry, House - View this location on map This much-restored house, imbued with symbolism and sanctified by antiquity, represents important stages in America's attitude toward historic preservation, from an approach based largely on appearance and aesthetics to a more academic orientation. Said to date from ca. 1639-1640, the house was remodeled in 1868, and restored in 1902-04, and again in the 1930s. It was first opened to the public in 1899 as one of the first state-owned historical museums in New England. 2480 Whitfield Street, Guilford, Connecticut Historical

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