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New London County 
42 Rockwell Street 
Norwich, CT 06360

Historical Significance:

The Perkins-Rockwell house was built by Major Joseph Perkins in 1818 from stone quarried on the site. In 1934 the house was sold for $1.00 to the members of the Faith Trumbull Daughters of the American Revolution by Mary Watkinson Rockwell Cole. Original plans for the house were drawn on the back of militia records and are available for viewing at the museum. The house contains the collections acquired through the years by members of the Faith Trumbull Chapter, NSDAR.

Acknowledgements: The Faith Trumbull Chapter, NSDAR owns, operates, and maintains this museum and has regularly scheduled tours and events.
Form Submitted By: Faith Trumbull Chapter, NSDAR 5/28/2011
Historic Site

The Clapp House

The Clapp House - Quick Facts
HSP Category Building
Period 1753
HSP Style Colonial
Construction Wood
No. Stories Two
Notable Features Ebenezer Clapp was the Original Owner
Original Use Private Home
Present Use Current Owner is the Betty Allen Chapter, NSDAR

 

Historical Significance

The beautiful house, now the home of Betty Allen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is a notable example of early New England architecture, with its fine paneling, fireplaces, and unusually handsome, carved stairway copied from the pulpit staircase in Kings Chapel, Boston.

 

Ebenezer Clapp built the house about 1753 when he and his wife, Catherine (Catlin) Clapp moved to Northampton. Four generations of the Clapp family occupied the house. When Miss Harriet Clapp died in 1920, Karl S. Putnam purchased it and restored it to its original Colonial character.

 

Betty Allen Chapter DAR purchased the house from Mr. Putnam on April 7, 1926. The house was dedicated, and the first meeting was held in it, on October 15, 1926.

 

 

Historical Designations

  • National Historic District

 

Funding

  • By The Betty Allen Chapter, NSDAR

 

Physical Condition

  • Property: Preserve

 

Tourism

  • Open to Public
  • Family Friendly

Acknowledgement:

 

Restoration and Maintenance

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