Seth Seelye House

Historic house in Connecticut, United States

United States historic place


Seth Seelye House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


41°22′16″N 73°24′51″W / 41.37111°N 73.41417°W / 41.37111; -73.41417
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1842
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	77001386^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1977

The Seth Seelye House, now the Bethel Public Library, is a historic building at 189 Greenwood Street in Bethel, Connecticut. Built in 1842, the house is gable-fronted, with four relatively slender Doric style columns in a portico supporting the gable-front pediment above. A modern two-story wing extends the building to the rear. It is a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture, and was built for a member of a leading Danbury business family. (Bethel was set off from Danbury in 1855.)^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Bruce Clouette (May 23, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Seth Seelye House". National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1976