Northrop Genealogy

Homestead

156 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT

This was the family home for George E. Northrop and later George I. Northrop and his family. The address is 156 Pequot Avenue. The house was built by George E. Northrop probably with his brother, William as Northrop Brothers.  The vintage of the photo is not known - This property (nor any other Northrop Pequot Avenue homes)does not appear on the 1867 map. However, William's home is shown on the map. A guess would be that this home was built just after the map was created -- George E. had returned from the Civil War in 1864 and lost a son in September 1866 -- son George I. was born in 1871.

It appears there is a railroad car in the background to the left.  Note that the long windows have shutters and the door on the left side of the house also shows shutters.  You can also see the bamboo shades rolled up on the porch.  I still have some wide green bamboo shutters -- probably the ones from the porch.  This leads me to believe the trim may have been green on the house. It is earlier than many of the homes built by Northrop Brothers.

This home on Pequot Avenue, Southport, Connecticut is a recently restored example of the Northrop Brothers fine carpentry and building in the Southport-Greeens Farms area.

Image Courtesy of David Parker Associates