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Title	Milford historic building 014d
Town	Milford
Subject - LCSH	Dwellings; Historic house museums; Milford (Conn.)
Keywords	Historic homes; Old houses; Eells-Stow House; Historic house museum; Milford Historical Society
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)	1669 (Milford Historical Society and marker); 1689 (HABS); 1685-90 (Kelly); c. 1680 (Mat.)
Orig Owner	Captain Samuel Eells
Present Owner [1935-37]	Milford Historical Society
Location	High Street c. 2/10 mile east of Green.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak / added leanto
Chimney Type/No.of	2
Height	Two stories and half
Ell	Two and a half story to the southest. (Added in 1880)
Fenestration	7 window front; 4 east of door 6/6; one small, above 6/6; two large, to the west.
Overhang	Gable ends of house have overhang c. 8-10". None on front at present, but some slight indications that there was one originally.
Foundation	House appears to sit flat on gound. Low fieldstone.
Condition - Physical	Good
Exterior	Outside walls are clapboarded on the front, and ends covered with shingles. Main cornice across front has a wide projection with a large plastered cove beneath the wood mouldings. (not according to proportions designed by J. F. Kelly). Probable that the leanto originally extended across the entire rear of the house, including the portion now occupied by the 2 1/2 story ell to the southeast. Ell was added in 1880. Evidences (one of which is the existence of two old stairs) point that this building has always had been used as a duplex house. In room "A" (see sketch) on first floor, there are evidences that the existing wall paper covers some old wood finished walls. This suggests the theory that the alterations of 1880 were in part constructed above an old room in what was then a leanto. The building sets well back from the street.
Interior	Stairs - closed stringer, with rather short, turned balusters, square posts, moulded rail. There are still parts of the original stairs. Only dog-legged stairs in Connecticut (1725?). Also some old fireplaces and mantels. There is some of the original wood work in the leanto, which has recently been carefully restored under direction of J. F. Kelly, architect. Left front room has brick fireplace; mantel of c. 1820 (sunk panels) in rear walls. No paneling except four-raised panel door. Modern floor. Cased summer. End girt. Chimney girt (next to hall) very large. Front corner post, next to hall. Southwest room - no summer beam; new posts show; end girt.
History	After 1754 this building became the home of Captain Stephen and Freelove Baldwin Stow, (until her death in 1804). It is an extremely interesting house, built, no doubt, in three or more operations. The western end, including the leanto, is probably the oldest portion. There is some question as to whether the west end of the main house or the adjacent leanto was constructed first. There is probability that the west end of the leanto was the first to be built because of the placement of the chimney between the house and the leanto, with the fireplace opening into the leanto. (See diagram.)
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 Milford historic building 014
Creator	W.P.A. Federal Writers Project, State of Connecticut
Date - Created	1935-1942
Date - Digital	2011-05-31
Collection	WPA Architectural Survey
Type	image
Format	jpeg
Language	eng
Source - Original	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_milf014d.jpg
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