Research file and photographs of the Oliver Wolcott house

2016-33-0

Collection

Identifier: 2016-33-0

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Documents and photographs related to the Oliver Wolcott house in Litchfield, CT, compiled by Jane Leary Schnitzer.

Dates

Creation: 1924-1990s

Creator

Schnitzer, Jane Leary (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

The Oliver Wolcott House is a historic colonial home on South Street near Wolcott Avenue in Litchfield, CT. It was built in 1753 by Founding Father Oliver Wolcott Sr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, and a state militia leader in the American Revolutionary War. It is the oldest house in the borough. It was the home of Oliver Wolcott Sr. (1726–1797), and is where his son Oliver Wolcott Jr., was born. Many distinguished guests visited the Wolcott House, including Lafayette and George Washington, who stayed there in 1780 during his first visit to Litchfield. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The house is not open to the public. [Source: Wikipedia]