Deacon John Moore House

Deacon John Moore House

Deacon John Moore House
Location 37 Elm Street, Windsor, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°51′5″N 72°38′45″W / 41.85139°N 72.64583°W / 41.85139; -72.64583Coordinates: 41°51′5″N 72°38′45″W / 41.85139°N 72.64583°W / 41.85139; -72.64583
Built 1664
NRHP Reference # 77001416[1]
Designated  August 29, 1977

The Deacon John Moore House is a historic house at 37 Elm Street in Windsor, Connecticut. The oldest portion of the house was built in 1664, making it one of the oldest houses in the state.

John Moore was the son of Thomas Moore. Both men were born in England and moved to Windsor. They arrived from England on the ship Mary and John and landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 with two prominent ministers of the time, John Maverick and John Warham.[2] In 1635, part of the group moved to Windsor, Connecticut, but the Moores remained in Dorchester until 1639.

In 1651, John Moore was ordained a deacon. He was made deputy governor of Connecticut under John Winthrop. Moore had one son named John Moore Jr, and four daughters: Elizabeth Moore (married to Nathaniel Loomis); Abagail Moore (married to Thomas Bissell); Mindwell Moore (married to Nathaniel Bissell); and Hannah Moore (married to John Drake Jr.).[3]

In addition to being a deacon, John Moore was also a successful woodworker. He was, and still is, known for using the foliated vine design, which depicts vines and blossoms carved in shallow relief with flat surfaces. There was a network of families in Windsor who dominated the woodworking trade, and John Moore was considered to be at the center.[4]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ First Church Dorchester Atheneum, 26 November 2006
  3. ↑ William Richard Cutter, ed. (1912). Genealogical and family history of western New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation,. Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, William Richard Cutter. 2. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. p. 690.
  4. ↑
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