John Osborne House Explained

John Osborne House
Location:909 King's Hwy. W, Fairfield, Connecticut
Coordinates:41.1372°N -73.2953°W
Built:1734
Architect:Osborne, John
Added:February 12, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000118

The John Osborne House is a historic house at 909 King's Highway West in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1734, according to the tax records.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The house is architecturally significant as an early colonial era house whose intact framing is somewhat unusual in its non-conformance to supposed patterns. Exact age of the house is unclear. There are suggestions the house may have been built as early as 1673.[2]

It is located adjacent to what was the Pequot Swamp, site of the last battle of the Pequot War of 1637. The house may be located on an 80-acre grant of land to Richard Osborne, father of John Osborne, for his services in that war.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://gis.vgsi.com/fairfieldct/Parcel.aspx?Pid=107252 Vision Government Solutions website retrieved on 2018-09-11
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000118}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Osborne House ]. February 21, 1986 . David Ransom and John Herzan . National Park Service. and