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The '''Henry Hooker House''' is a historic home in [[Kensington, Connecticut|Kensington]], [[Connecticut]].

==Henry Hooker==

Henry Hooker was the son of Saxa and Clarissa (Stocking) Hooker, and was born September 20, 1809 in Kensington, CT. He was a direct descendant of [[Thomas Hooker]].

On September 16, 1840, he married Charlotte Lum of the Squantic section of [[Oxford, Connecticut|Oxford]], [[Connecticut]].

Hooker was the head of the Hooker Carriage Company of [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]].

He had two children: Frank Henry Hooker, born in New Haven on January 11, 1843; and Norman Albert Hooker, born in New Haven on August 17, 1847.

He died in Kensington on October 3, 1873. [http://books.google.com/books?id=r17mNhtcPRwC&pg=PA234&lpg=PA234&dq=%22henry+hooker%22+new+haven+carriage&source=web&ots=NjS_1VMZCd&sig=1v2RMhKS1jqw8PYXNQrAHbOQh5A&hl=en]


The '''Henry Hooker House''' is a historic house at 111 High Road in the [[Kensington, Connecticut|Kensington]] section of [[Berlin, Connecticut]]. Built about 1769 by Elijah Hooker and subsequently altered, it exhibits the progressive adaptation of early houses by later generations. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris"/>
Mrs. Clarissa Hooker died on October 2, 1980 in the Kensington home at the age of 69. [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E00E5D6103BE533A25750C0A9669D94619ED7CF]


==Description==
There is a school named after him in New Haven. [http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1989/1/89.01.14.x.html]
The Henry Hooker House is located on the east side of High Road, opposite its junction with Simms Road. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with two narrow interior chimneys. It is covered by a gabled roof with broad eaves that have paired Italianate brackets, and a gabled dormer at the center of the front facade. The front entrance is sheltered by a gabled portico. The house was built c. 1769 by Elijah Hooker, and was last substantially modernized in the mid-19th century. These modifications are clearly evident in an architectural analysis, and include the removal of a large central chimney so that a then-fashionable central hall with broad stairway could be built. These modifications were undertaken by Henry Hooker, who owned a successful carriage making business.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=78002867}}|title=NRHP nomination for Henry Hooker House|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2014-12-15}}</ref> The house takes its name from a descendant of Elijah, Henry Hooker, who owned the house and died in Kensington in 1873. [https://books.google.com/books?id=r17mNhtcPRwC&dq=%22henry+hooker%22+new+haven+carriage&pg=PA234]


==The House==
==See also==
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut]]
Henry and his family lived in New Haven, but kept the family home in Kensington as a summer residence.


==References==
Currently, the house is a private residence. It is located at 111 High Road across from the intersection of High Road and Simms Road in a residential section of town.
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 25 March 2023

Henry Hooker House
The Henry Hooker House
Henry Hooker House is located in Connecticut
Henry Hooker House
Henry Hooker House is located in the United States
Henry Hooker House
Location111 High Road, Kensington, Connecticut
Coordinates41°38′41″N 72°47′22″W / 41.64472°N 72.78944°W / 41.64472; -72.78944
Arealess than one acre
Built1769
NRHP reference No.78002867[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1978

The Henry Hooker House is a historic house at 111 High Road in the Kensington section of Berlin, Connecticut. Built about 1769 by Elijah Hooker and subsequently altered, it exhibits the progressive adaptation of early houses by later generations. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Description

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The Henry Hooker House is located on the east side of High Road, opposite its junction with Simms Road. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with two narrow interior chimneys. It is covered by a gabled roof with broad eaves that have paired Italianate brackets, and a gabled dormer at the center of the front facade. The front entrance is sheltered by a gabled portico. The house was built c. 1769 by Elijah Hooker, and was last substantially modernized in the mid-19th century. These modifications are clearly evident in an architectural analysis, and include the removal of a large central chimney so that a then-fashionable central hall with broad stairway could be built. These modifications were undertaken by Henry Hooker, who owned a successful carriage making business.[2] The house takes its name from a descendant of Elijah, Henry Hooker, who owned the house and died in Kensington in 1873. [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Henry Hooker House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
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