John Tyler House (Branford, Connecticut)

The John Tyler House is a historic house at 242–250 East Main Street in Branford, Connecticut. It is a ​2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, a large central chimney, and clapboard siding. A rear leanto section, added at an unknown (but probably 18th century) date, gives the house a typical New England saltbox shape. The house is estimated to have been built about 1710 for John Tyler, Jr. It is one of Branford's small number of 18th-century houses.[2]

John Tyler House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The John Tyler House in 2015
Location	242-250 E. Main St., Branford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°17′29″N 72°47′46″W
Built	1710
Architect	Tyler, John, Jr.
Architectural style	Colonial
MPS	Colonial Houses of Branford TR
NRHP reference No.	88002635[1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1988

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It is listed by its owner as bed and breakfast.[3]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut
• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for John Tyler House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
3. "John Tyler House House - Bed and breakfasts for rent in Branford, CT". airbnb. Retrieved 11 April 2018.