Gould House (Norfolk, Connecticut)

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Gould House
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LocationGolf Dr., Norfolk, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°59′8″N73°12′57″W / 41.98556°N 73.21583°W / 41.98556; -73.21583 Coordinates: 41°59′8″N73°12′57″W / 41.98556°N 73.21583°W / 41.98556; -73.21583
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectTaylor, Alfredo S.G.
MPS Taylor, Alfredo S. G., TR
NRHP reference No. 82004452 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1982

The Gould House is a historic house on Golf Drive in Norfolk, Connecticut. It was built in 1915 to a design by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York City architect who summered in Norfolk. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its association with the architect. [1]

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Description and history

The Gould House stands in a rural residential area southwest of Norfolk's village center, on the east side of Golf Drive just north of the Norfolk Country Club. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, set on a sloping lot. The house's most distinguishing feature is its unusual roof configuration. It is basically a broad gabled roof, which extends down to the first floor on the left side, and then wraps across the front between the first and second levels. Above this is a hip-roofed projection, giving that portion the appearance of a gable-on-hip configuration. A projecting hip-roofed section projects to the left further back, giving the overall house massing an L shape. The ground floor is finished in broad clapboards, while the upper levels are shingled. Fieldstone posts provide some visual differentiation on the first floor. [2]

The house was built in 1915 to a design by Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York architect in the firm of Taylor and Levi. [2] Taylor spent his summers in Norfolk, and designed more than thirty buildings and structures in and around the community, some for quite high-profile client. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 D. Ransom (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gould House" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2017-02-06. Accompanying photos
  3. "Description of A.S.G. Tayler Thematic Group". National Park Service . Retrieved 2017-02-06.