Mooar-Wright House Explained

Mooar-Wright House
Alternate Names:Defoe-Mooar-Wright House
Building Type:House
Location Town:Pownal, Vermont
Location Country:United States

Mooar-Wright House (also known as the Defoe-Mooar-Wright House) is a historic house in Pownal, Vermont that is one of the oldest in Vermont. The house was built in .[1]) and is possibly the oldest house in Vermont.[2] [3] Some believe that the house was built by the Dutch, and others believe that it was built by John Defoe, a British loyalist imprisoned there.[4] The construction date has not yet been verified with dendrochronology.

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42.7668°N -73.2408°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Treadway, Wade I.. Mooar-Wright House Pownal, Vermont ca. 1764 : Historic Architectural Survey. 1994 . en-US.
  2. Book: Pownal. 2010. 9. Google Books. en-US. 2020-05-06. Pownal Historical Society. 9780738572420. Arcadia Publishing.
  3. News: Historic Pownal house to be renovated. Keith. Whitcomb Jr. 2009-05-01. 2020-05-06. en-US. Bennington Banner. Pownal FrontPage.
  4. Web site: 6 of the Oldest Houses in New England. 2016-07-09. New England Historical Society. en-US. 2020-05-06.

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