David Ogden House

Historic house in Connecticut, United States

United States historic place


David Ogden House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

David Ogden House 1938
41°9′33″N 73°16′37″W / 41.15917°N 73.27694°W / 41.15917; -73.27694
Built	1750
Architectural style	Saltbox
NRHP reference No.	79002651 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 17, 1979

The David Ogden House is a historic house at 1520 Bronson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1750 as an integral saltbox.^[2] The house is an exceptional survivor of a typical mid 18th century Connecticut farmhouse. There is a massive central field stone chimney topped with brick. The house, which escaped the burning of Fairfield by the British forces that invaded during the American Revolution, provides a glimpse into the life of a typical family. The house was called the new house in a 1750 deed. It is believed that the house was built for David Ogden at the time of his marriage to Jane Sturges. For the next 125 years it was home for the Ogden family in this farming and coastal shipping town. The house fell into disrepair and was donated to the Fairfield Historical Society. Presently, the house serves as a museum for the Fairfield Historical Society,^[3] which also operates the Fairfield Museum and History Center.

At one time the Ogden House was owned by art and antiques dealer Mary Allis, who turned it into a showcase for eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century American folk paintings and furniture.^[4]

Side elevation
East Room first floor
Original shingles north wall

Notes

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ David Ogden House HABS^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Fairfield Historical Society website retrieved on 2009-05-12". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
^ Gerard C. Wertkin (August 2, 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95614-1.