Lyman Homestead at Lyman Orchards (5 Lyman Road, Middlefield (Central Valley))

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Building Name (Common)

Lyman Homestead at Lyman Orchards

Building Name (Historic)

David Lyman II Homestead

Address

5 Lyman Road, Middlefield

Typology

Overview

Designations

Historic Significance

Five outbuildings are located to the southwest of the house. Most notable among these are a clapboard carriage house (Photograph #6) and laundry (Photograph #7) decorated in the Gothic Revival style. The gable ends feature crossbracing, finials, and brackets.
Also, a half-story, gable-roofed brick gashouse that once contained a carbide gas system for lighting the house lies to its west (Photograph //8). It displays supporting brackets and a four-paned round-arched door.

Field Notes

The History of the Lyman Homestead David Lyman II, just before 1860, enlarged the original family homestead built by his grandfather, David, in 1785. He moved the original building (by oxen) to another Middlefield site and commissioned an architect, Rufus Russell of New Haven, to create the main block of the house in 1863. A long-time symbol of the family's heritage, the Homestead has been home to generations of the Lyman Family. In 2000, the Homestead was made available for hosting special events. A well known landmark in Middlesex County, the Homestead is included in the National Register of Historic Places, No. 86000149. http://www.lymanorchards.com/homestead/ English barn off Rte 48 and Lyman Rd and on Lyman's golf course. Viewable from road.

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