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Prudence Crandall House

  • Also Known As: Payne,Elisha,House
  • Also Known As: Canterbury Female Boarding School
  • Vicinity: Jct of CT 14 and 169
  • Type: Heritage Museum
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Prudence Crandall Significant name
1805/00/00 Thomas Gibbs of Plainfield Architect
1833/00/00
1834/00/00

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Particulars for Prudence Crandall House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Canterbury Type
Architectural Style Early Republic
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Exemplar
Museum Type Heritage Museum
Building Type House
Level of Significance National
Architecture Palladian Window
Criteria Person
Historic Use School
Area of Significance Social History
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 70000696
Resource Type:
Owner: State
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Other, Early republic
Attribute: Canterbury type
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Education, Black, Social history, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Person, Architecture-Engineering, Event
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Significant Year: c 1805, 1833, 1834
Associated People: Crandall,Prudence
Historic Function: Education
Historic Sub-Function: School
Current Function: Education, Recreation and Culture, Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Library Museum Single dwelling

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