Oliver Wolcott House

Description

The Oliver Wolcott House, built in 1753 in Litchfield, Connecticut, was the home of Founding Father Oliver Wolcott Sr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. As the oldest house in the borough, it hosted notable guests including Lafayette and George Washington, who stayed there in 1780. Oliver Wolcott Jr. was born in the home.

Constructed, 1753

Designations

National Register of Historic Places in Nov 11, 1971

National Historic Landmark in Nov 11, 1971

U.S. National Historic Landmark District in Nov 24, 1968

Factoids

Oliver Wolcott turned the lead from a toppled King George III statue into over 42,000 musket balls in his Litchfield, CT orchard for the Revolutionary cause; With his family members and neighbors, he erected a makeshift foundry to melt down the lead and cast it into bullets.

The son, Oliver Wolcott Jr., founded the Wolcott Manufacturing Company in Litchfield, involved in wool, and served as the second U.S. Treasury Secretary, with both Wolcotts deeply tied to Litchfield's early development and industry.

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Residence of Oliver Wolcott, South St., Litchfield County

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