The oldest stone house in the region was built for one of Guilford’s founders, the English Puritan minister Reverend Henry Whitfield. Henry Whitfield State Museum Source: LEE SNIDER PHOTO IMAGES / shutterstock Henry Whitfield State Museum If you need a place to start, the stone-built Henry Whitfield House (1639) is the oldest building of its kind in New England and predates the town itself by a matter of months. What’s great is that five of the houses in Guilford open their doors to the public, all in the summer months. There are more than 600 historic properties here, so a walking tour will definitely be in order. The whole of Guilford’s town center is one Historic District, among the largest in New England. This amiable coastal town in New Haven County has been on the map since 1639, and is an antiquarian’s idea of heaven.
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