Ephraim Hawley House
| Ephraim Hawley House | |
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| Hawley Homestead | |
Image 2011
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| Former names | Sara Nichols Homestead |
| Alternative names | Eliakim Hawley Place |
| General information | |
| Status | Private home |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Saltbox |
| Location | Nichols |
| Town or city | Trumbull, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°14′05″N 73°09′34″W / 41.2348°N 73.1594°WCoordinates: 41°14′05″N 73°09′34″W / 41.2348°N 73.1594°W |
| Construction started | 1670 |
| Completed | 1690 |
| Renovated | 1787, 1882, 1920, 1987 |
| Owner | Residential |
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| Structural system | post-and-beam |
The Ephraim Hawley House is a Colonial American wooden post-and-beam timber-frame saltbox farm house on the Farm Highway, Route 108, on the south side of Mischa Hill. It is the oldest house extant in the historic area of Nichols, a village located within Trumbull, Connecticut, in the New England region of the U.S. Construction of the house began between 1670 and 1690 and was expanded to its present size by three additions. The house is unique, besides being one of the oldest houses in the surrounding area, it has been located in four different named townships in its history, but has never moved; Stratford (1670–1725), Unity (1725–1744), North Stratford (1744–1797) and Trumbull (1797–present).
The Hawley Homestead was dated to 1690 during the Works Progress Administration Federal Writers' Project conducted during the Great Depression. Joan Oppenheim, completed a research report on the house while studying Architecture at Yale University. She concluded, after examining the structure, researching land records, probate records and the Hawley record, that the house was built between 1683 and 1690 by Farmer Ephraim Hawley who married Sarah Welles, granddaughter of Connecticut Colony Governor Thomas Welles in 1683.
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