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George Baldwin House

Greek Revival architecture in ConnecticutHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in ConnecticutNational Register of Historic Places in New Haven County, ConnecticutNorth Branford, Connecticut
NorthBranfordCT GeorgeBaldwinHouse
NorthBranfordCT GeorgeBaldwinHouse

The George Baldwin House is a historic house at 530 Foxon Road, State Route 80, North Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Probably built in the 1830s, its distinctive Greek Revival design has been attributed to architect Ithiel Town. Documentation of the house was compiled after 1933. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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