John Rider House
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| John Rider House | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Danbury, CT |
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| Built/Founded: | 1785 |
| Architect: | John Rider |
| Added to NRHP: | 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77001388 |
| Governing body: | Danbury Museum and Historical Society |
The John Rider House is located on Main Street (CT 53) south of downtown Danbury, Connecticut, United States. Rider, a local carpenter who had served as a captain in the state militia during the Revolutionary War, built the wood frame house in 1785. It would remain in his family until 1925.
By 1941 it had deteriorated badly, and was to be razed to make way for a gas station. Local preservationists rallied to save it, and it became the first of several buildings owned and operated by the Danbury Museum and Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Today it is operated as a museum by the society. After being closed for extensive renovations in the mid-2000s, it is open once again.
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