Benjamin Bosworth House

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Benjamin Bosworth House is a historic home on John Perry Road in Eastford, Connecticut. Built between 1791 and 1801, it is a notable example of Federal-era architecture. The property covers about 3.5 acres and sits southwest of Eastford’s village center, just north of Church Road. The house is a three-story wooden structure with a two-story main block and a hip roof that features a full-height monitor section, a rare design for its time.

Inside, the home has 11 fireplaces, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and many rooms, including a living room, a dining room, two great halls, a front parlor, an office, a workshop, a kitchen, a pantry, and a laundry room. There is also a barn on the property. The third floor was a Masonic Lodge, and two fireplaces with built-in benches remain there.

Benjamin Bosworth, a bachelor who owned several local farms, hired craftsman and architect Vinni Goodell to build the house. The monitor roof adds to its distinctive look. The front parlor features hard-carved wood paneling that was once sought by the Henry Ford Museum but remains in place. The original curved staircase in the south entry was removed after the Great Depression.

The Bosworth House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978 (reference number 78002857). Since 2002, owners have carefully renovated the building, aiming to restore its original character based on archival research. The house is now home to its fourth family.