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HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY:Buildings & Structures

SURVEY OF GUILFORD, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, 06437June-December 1981

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1. ADDRESS 212 Clapboard Hill Road(map 75, lot 23)

2. NAME(historic)NAME(common)

3. USE(historic)USE(present)

Caleb Dudley III

Private house with apartment

4. IF MOVED, WHEN AND FROM WHERE:

5. ARCHITECT -e. DATE Probably c!764

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7. ALTERATIONSRear shed and east extensions added.

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9. ARCHITECTURAL-HISTORICAL . , ,The date of 1764 is assigned to this house because that -a* the yearwhich Caleb Dudley III, who is known to have built it, was married.About 70 years later a fire damaged the front door, and it was replacedby the present Greek Revival doorway, built by George Bushnell, masterbuilder to the Dudley's of Clapboard Hill (see No. 205, the HenryDudley house). Much has since been added and subtracted. In 1894 apantry and sinkroom were removed from the rear and turned into acoop, while a 1 1/2 story ell was built in their place for a kitchen.In 1958 this in turn was removed and a small addition put on for abathroom. The last surviving hand-split clapboards were taken offat this time to make way for a screened porch, and the house was thenpainted red, which was thought to be its (cont'd. on next sheet)

10 STercentary Committee; Dorothy Vhitfield Society '76; ConnecticutHistorical Commission '72; Colonial Dames; Joel E. Helander, GuilfordLong Ago, Yol. II.

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11. MATERIALSffl Clapboard P Brick P StuccoP Wood Shingle P Fieldstone P ConcreteP Board & Batten P Cut Stone P Cobblestone

12. STRUCTUREP Wood Frame: P Masonry P Iron or SteelP Post & BeamP Balloon

13. ROOFa. II Pitched P Gable-front P Hip

9 Saltbox P Cross-gable P Flat HipP Gambrel P Mansard P Flat

b. P Tower(s) P Monitor P Cupola

c. B Wood Shingle P Asphalt Shingle P Slate

14. NUMBER OF STORIES: p. '[a APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS:

15. CONDITION: ExteriorB Excellent wVrn Y»-^«»4 p Good P Fair

16. CONDITION: StructureP Excellent P Good P Fair

17. OUTBUILDINGS (visible from public road)V Barn(s) P Carriage House B Garage 5~t/cVOther (well, stand, greenhouse, gazebo, privy, etc.):

18. LANDSCAPING (visible from public road)B Planted Grounds B Garden P TerracingB Stone Wall(s) P Pickett Fence P Iron Fence

19. SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTa. P Town Street b. P Commercial

P Rural P Industrial•if Semi-rural • B Agricultural<Sr Clustered Growth ST ResidentialP Development P Vacation, now

d. B Of outstanding scenic/architectural value «Kt«v^ -£»« S Cor ^curo^P Of scenic/iarchitectural valueP Of supportive value to contiguous scenic/architectural areaP NeutralP Other:

20. ROLE OF BUILDING IN ENHANCING QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENTB Vital P Important P Supportive

21. OWNERSHIP

P Asbestos Shingle P Other:P Asphalt SidingP Aluminum/Vinyl

P Concrete P Other:

P Shed P Other:P False DormerP Sawtooth

P Dormered Gable P Dome

P Metal P Other:

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P Poor P Bad

P Poor P Bad

tc«t$. P Shed(s) P Shop(s)

P Plaza P CourtP Post & Rail P Other:

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c. B OpenP WoodedP LakefrontP Coastal

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P Public B5 Private P Interior accessible

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Organization: Guilford Preservation AllianceP.O. Box 199, Guilford, Conn. 06437

23. THREATS TO BUILDINGP None Known P Highways P VandalismP Renewal ,, P Private Owner P Deterioration

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CONTINUATION SHEET ADDRESS 212 Clapboard Hill RoadGUILFORD SURVEY NAME(S) Caleb Dudley III

9. ARCHITECTURAL-HISTORICAL cont'd.

original color.At one time the farm was the Maple Shade Dairy which later

moved to the Post Road where for many years it was a well-knownlocal institution.