Lockwood–Mathews Mansion
Historic house in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house in Norwalk, Connecticut. Now a museum, it was built in 1864-68 for railroad and banking magnate LeGrand Lockwood. The 62-room 44,000 square feet (4,100 m2) [3] mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[4][5]
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Lockwood–Mathews Mansion | |
Location | 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°6′31.68″N 73°25′1.56″W |
Built | 1864 |
Architect | Detlef Lienau |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 70000836 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | December 30, 1970[2] |
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It has been described as "one of the earliest and finest surviving Second Empire style country houses ever built in the United States."[6] It sits at 295 West Ave., in Mathews Park, where the Stepping Stones Museum for Children is also located.