Makens Bemont House facts for kids
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Makens Bemont House
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| Location | 307 Burnside Ave., East Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1761, 1971 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004397 |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1982 |
The Makens Bemont House, also known as the Huguenot House, is a special old building in East Hartford, Connecticut. It's like a time capsule, showing what homes were like long ago. This house was built in 1761, making it one of the oldest buildings still standing in East Hartford.
Today, it's a historic house museum. This means it's a house that has been kept or restored to show how people lived in the past. It's part of the Historical Houses at Martin Park, run by the Historical Society of East Hartford. In 1982, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which is a list of important historical sites in the United States.
What the Makens Bemont House Looks Like
The Makens Bemont House is located near the entrance of Martin Park. It's a one-and-a-half-story house made of wood. It has a special roof called a gambrel roof, which has two different slopes on each side. The outside of the house is covered with overlapping wooden boards called clapboards.
The house has a large brick chimney in the middle. The roof also has three small windows that stick out, called gabled dormers. Inside, you can still see the wide pine floorboards from when the house was first built. There are also old fireplaces and other design features from the 1700s and 1800s.
The History of the Makens Bemont House
The house was built in 1761 by a man named Edmond Bemont. Four years later, his son, Makens Bemont, bought the house. Makens Bemont was an important person in East Hartford during his time. He was a businessman who made saddles and owned parts of the local bridge.
Makens Bemont also worked as the town's tax collector. He became quite wealthy, so much so that he was one of the few people in town who owned a carriage. This showed he was a successful and important member of the community.
The house wasn't always in its current spot. It was originally located on the other side of Burnside Avenue, about 2,500 feet (760 meters) west of where it is now. In 1971, the house was in danger of being torn down. To save it, the house was carefully moved to its new home in Martin Park.
Since then, the Makens Bemont House has been set up to look like it would have when a working person lived there in the late 1700s or early 1800s. It is open to visitors during certain times of the year, offering a glimpse into the past.
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