Forbes, Samuel, Homestead

89 Lower Rd., North Canaan Township, East Canaan, Connecticut. County/parish: Litchfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 25, 1992. NRIS 92001578.

4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

From Wikipedia:

Samuel Forbes Homestead

The Samuel Forbes Homestead is a historic house at 89 Lower Road in North Canaan, Connecticut. Built about 1754, with a number of significant alterations over time, it is significant as the home of Samuel Forbes, a major figure in the 18th-century development of the iron foundries in northwestern Connecticut. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132354811

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