Known locally as the ‘Ye Olde Manse‘, this stunning Georgian cape house is located at the eastern edge of the town green in Willington, Connecticut. Thought to be the oldest extant house in the small, rural community, the gambrel-roofed homestead was possibly built by John Watson of Hartford, who was thought to have been an original proprietor of Willington, but was instead an assignee of George Clark who was. In the 19th century, the homestead operated as the congregational church parsonage. Today, the Georgian cape house with gambrel and saltbox roof is a single family home and has been lovingly preserved by centuries of stewards of this old manse.
Buildings of New England 
Gambrels are so intriguing. Given the age of this structure, I wonder if the chimneys were changed at a later date. It seems it would have originally been a center chimney with a big stack, and even a center hall structure would have had larger chimney stacks. Either way, it’s lovely. But I’m still fantasizing about Lillibridge Farm c.1770. 🙂
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Yes! The chimneys were likely from the 19th or 20th centuries, but at least retains the central look. But imagine a big hulking chimney at the center! 😍
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