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The '''Hoyt-Barnum House''' at 1508 High Ridge Road in [[Stamford, Connecticut]], is a [[Cape Cod (house)|Cape Cod cottage]] style house that was built around 1699,<ref name=hbh>[http://www.stamfordhistory.org/hbh.htm Stamford Historical Society website retrieved on 2009-05-12]</ref> and is the oldest extant house in the city of Stamford. The builder was a descendant of one of the original founders of Stamford. The large central chimney stack is made of field stone, laid up with only clay, animal hair, and straw. The house is braced [[timber frame]] construction or [[Timber framing|post and beam]]. The foundation is of field stone. The west room of the house is plastered. The east room has an exposed whitewashed frame, the hearth room walls are sheathed with wood paneling, showing the various interior finishing techniques incorporated into the house during its evolution.<ref name="nrhpinv3">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=69000199}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hoyt-Barnum House / Hoyt Farm House / Betsy Barnum House|date=April 23, 1969 |author=Herbert C. Darbee |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=69000199|title=''Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1969''|photos=y}}</ref>
The house is now owned and maintained as a museum by the [[Stamford History Center]] (formerly known as Stamford Historical Society). It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1969.<ref name="nris"/> In 2017, it was moved from its original location at 713 Bedford Street to its new location next to the Stamford History Center where it is open for tours.<ref name=hbh/> Following the move it is the first structure permitted to remain on the National Register of Historic Places after being dismantled, relocated, and restored.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Hoyt-Barnum-House-back-on-National-Register-after-12879267.php |title=Hoyt-Barnum House back on National Register after move to North Stamford |author=Angela Carella |publisher=Stamford Advocate | date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>
==See also==
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