Richard Douglass House

Richard Douglass and the Douglass family were a part of the Revolutionary period in American history. The Richard Douglass House is located in Downtown New London on Green Street. It is an official part of the State of Connecticut Register of Historic Places and on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is a Gambrel Cape Style home, built sometime between 1750 and 1820. At the time the home was constructed, New London was a busy maritime town and was home to more than 80 ships. Green and Golden Streets, still popular among tourists, were new communities and home to wealthy working people like the Douglass family. The area began to change a bit during the 19th and 20th centuries, but Green Street remained similar looking to how it was in the beginning of the 1800's. The Douglass house underwent renovation and looks much the same as it did in 1801. It had undergone some faulty modernization and was than abandoned for three decades. The restoration not only brought the home back to its historically significant appearance, it unearthed a .50 caliber musket ball in the yard. It is believed this artillery was used during the Revolutionary War. Visitors to the area can photograph and tour the area and learn about Revolutionary history.