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Jonathan Sturges House

Houses completed in 1840Houses in Fairfield, ConnecticutHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in ConnecticutNational Historic Landmarks in ConnecticutNational Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
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The Jonathan Sturges House is a historic house at 449 Mill Plain Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Built in 1840 to a design by Joseph Collins Wells, it is one of the oldest-known and best-documented examples of architect-designed Gothic Revival architecture. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994 for its architectural significance. It was designed and built for Jonathan Sturges (1802–74), a New York City businessman and patron of the arts, in whose family the property remains.

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