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Title	Middletown historic building 073
Town	Middletown
Subject - LCSH	Dwellings; Middletown (Conn.)
Keywords	Historic homes; Old houses
About the survey data	The text in the following fields, up to the Tell Us More field, is transcribed from a survey form that accompanies the photograph.
Date [built] (Source)	c. 1742 (Terc.); c. 1770 (EDK)
Orig Owner	Jehosaphat Starr
Present Owner [1935-37]	John L. Fisk
Location	110 Washington Street.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak
Chimney Type/No.of	Stone / brick top / central / one also in east end.
Height	Two stories and half
Fenestration	Modern 2/2 sash. (12/12 in rear) Originally 9 window front; 5 more added to east. Heavily moulded window heads, especially on original front.
Overhang	None
Foundation	Red sandstone above grade; fieldstone below.
Doorway	Small portico over front door supported by slender columns. No dentils nor other decoration.
Interior	Porch' has a two turn stair, right to left, with tall turned balusters (24"), square posts and caps. Closed stringer with half round moulding. Rail is similar to that in Cooper House, though stair is not so elaborate otherwise. It has a bomb? curve at the bottom. Panels and seat underneath. Newel has a tall square section near the top and follows the general lines of the balusters. Half balusters at posts. Southwest room - ceiling 91 3/4". No summer beam nor framing, except large posts and end girt. Panels very wide, two deep. Three-paneled doors. Overmantel framed in raised moulding. Mantel has bed mould. All panels have slightly rippled moulding. Fireplace of brick, perhaps not original, within eared frame. Northwest room is now cut up but has a corner cupboard (s.e.) with two doors, one arched with 8 1/2 x 10 1/2" panes in 1 1/2" muntins, the lower door is paneled. Key block. H hinges. Raised panel spandrels. Upper southwest room has half wall of raised paneling, an overmantel framed in raised moulding, and an eared fireplace frame. Other upstairs room also paneled only half across. Rear room has small summer beam. Attic has heavy purlin system; no ridgepole; oak. Cellar has man-size arch under chimney. The foundation is about 10 x 14'. The east ell was apparently built c. 1800 - it is simple. A rear ell of one story was torn down c. 1893 - and the present ell built on its foundations.
History	A Samuel Stow House was on the site in 1672; and Israhiah Wetmore's in 1732. Miss Alsop concluded that this house was built for Josiah Wetmore c. 1742 when he sold to Jeremiah Wetmore, with a house on the site; but this house has not the characteristics of that date. Vol. 17, p. 77, December 30, 1756 - Jeremiah Wetmore sold to Jehosaphat Starr his land and buildings for 275, with privilege of about 12' of road and a well. Vol. 27, p. 142 and 396, - In 1786, first on January 14, Jehosaphat Starr conveyed to his son Jehosaphat Starr, Jr. one half the house, and later the other half. Jehosaphat Jr. has fourteen children. Probate Vol. 17, p. 223 - In 1845 Mary Starr's will left it to her daughter Cecilia, wife of Samuel Cooper. Vol. 82, p. 355, and Vol. 81, p. 360 - April 1, 1851 the Coopers sold to Joseph A. Fuller, in 1853, Fuller sold to John L. Bacon, grandfather of the present owner.
Tell Us More	Tell us more about the building, its history, its address, etc. mailto:diginfo@cslib.org Put the Title in the email Subject line, for example Middletown historic building 073
Creator	W.P.A. Federal Writers Project, State of Connecticut
Date - Created	1935-1942
Date - Digital	2011-05-19
Collection	WPA Architectural Survey
Type	image
Format	jpeg
Language	eng
Source - Original	Photograph, b&w, 4 x 6 in.; Pre-printed form, b&w, 8.5 x 11 in. with typescript
Source - Location	Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 033:28, WPA Records, Architectural Survey
Relation	Research Guide to Old House Resources at the Connecticut State Library: http://www.cslib.org/OldHouse.htm
Publisher	Connecticut State Library
Rights	Digital Image © Connecticut State Library. All rights reserved. Images may be used for personal research or non-profit educational uses without prior permission. For permission to publish or exhibit, see Reproduction and Publication of State Library Collections, http://www.cslib.org/repropub.htm
File Name	wpa_archsurvey_midt073.jpg
Height	1202