Boardman House Inn facts for kids
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Boardman House Inn
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U.S. Historic district
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| Location | 8 Norwich Rd, East Haddam, Connecticut |
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| Built | c.1860 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | East Haddam Historic District (ID83001273) |
| Added to NRHP | 1983 |
The Boardman House Inn is a bed and breakfast located in the historic district of East Haddam, Connecticut. Its building was built in c.1860, added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1983 and converted to a bed and breakfast in 2010.
The house is named as the Luther Boardman House, in the 1980 historic district nomination; it is named as the Norman S. Boardman House in another source.
The house is Italianate in style. It is two-and-a-half-story frame house with a shallow hipped roof. It has elaborate cornice brackets in accordance with Italianate style, and a three-story tower. Its main, front porch has heavy square columns with arched openings.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a catalog of the Luther Boardman & Sons, of East Haddam, who were manufacturers of silverware.
