CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE BUILDINGS?NORTH HAVEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BUILDING #1

CULTURAL CENTER!27 BroadwayBuilt in 1938

Home of the North Haven Historical Society and

Studio 27

Former home of the North Haven Public Library

BUILDING #2

FRANK L. STILES HOUSEBuilt in 1870

This house was provided with the first known electrical residential service in North Haven, supplied by a steam generating plant from Stiles’ brick plant. The direct current fuse box contained in a lock and key unit in

the second floor hallway may still be seen.

BUILDING #3

MERRITT JULIUS CLINTON HOUSE

Built in 1853

The interior of this home includes an open beamed great room, wide chestnut flooring, and a curved mahogany stairway.

BUILDING #4

P. DAYTON HOUSEBuilt in 1810 One of earliest brick houses in North

Haven.

A fine but simple 19th century home in the Federal Style.

BUILDING #5

JOSEPH PIERPONT STOREBuilt in 1845

The Pierpont Store was the second oldest business of this type in North Haven.

It closed in 1942 during WWII due to lack of

help.

The account books from the Pierpont Store are housed in the Yale University Library.

BUILDING #6

H. BRADLEY HOUSEBuilt 1840 – 1850

This house has original woodwork and doors in much

of the house.

BUILDING #7

LYMAN BASSETT HOUSEBuilt in 1860

This house suggests the social and economic importance that the

Clintonville area had achieved by the 1860’s.

The house was reportedly owned by

“Miss Connecticut” during the 1920’s.

BUILDING #8

RISING SUN TAVERNBuilt in 1738

This home was enrolled on the National Register of Historic Places 30 years ago.

It is located midway between New Haven and Middletown and thus was a resting

stop for stagecoaches traveling the inland route to Boston in the 18th and

19th centuries.

BUILDING #9

FORMERLY THE FIRE HOUSEBuilt in 1932

This building has been used as a retail space and as an

office building.

BUILDING #10

DISTRICT #1 SCHOOLHOUSEBuilt in 1909

This schoolhouse is now a private residence.