CT 14, 2 mi. W of CT 97, Scotland, Connecticut. County/parish: Windham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 11, 1971. NRIS 71001009.
1 contributing building.
The Huntington Homestead, also known as the Samuel Huntington Birthplace, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 36 Huntington Road (Connecticut Route 14) in Scotland, Connecticut. Built in the early 18th century, it was the birthplace and boyhood home of Samuel Huntington (1731–1796), an American statesman and Founding Father. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence. He also served as Governor of Connecticut and was the first presiding officer of the Congress of the Confederation, the first central government of the United States of America.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353709