Ernest R. Burwell House
Ernest R. Burwell House | |
Classical Revival | |
NRHP reference No. | 92001009[1] |
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Added to NRHP | August 18, 1992 |
The Ernest R. Burwell House is a historic house at 161 Grove Street in Bristol, Connecticut. Built in 1918, it is an outstanding example of a Classical Revival residence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
Description and history
The Ernest R. Burwell House is located on the east side of Bristol's fashionable Federal Hill residential area, at the northeast corner of Grove and Oakland Streets. Although it faces Grove Street, it is set well back, with a tree-dotted lawn and semi-circular drive in between. It is a two-story masonry structure, its exterior finished in stucco. It is covered by a low-pitch hip roof, at whose center is an elevated monitor section. The roof was originally encircled by a low balustrade, which has been removed; a similar balustrade still adorns the garage. The main facade is three bays wide, the central one sheltered by a massive two-story four-column temple portico, with Doric columns rising to an entablature and fully
The house was built in 1918 to a design by
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Kate Ohno and David Reisner (November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ernest R. Burwell House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2017. With eight photos.