Seth Wetmore House /

Address: 1066 Washington Street, Middletown, Connecticut Style: Center-Hall Colonial Date of Construction: 1746 Materials: Clapboard siding, Brownstone foundation with asphalt shingle roof Structural System: Wood Frame; Post and Beam with Gable roof Architect: Unknown Builder: Unknown Historic Use: Residence Current Use: Residence This center-hall Colonial house faces east from the northwest corner of Washington Street Extension and Camp Street. From this site on the east slope of a ridge it commands a long view east. Although Washington Street Extension psses close by on the southwest, the house is obscured from view by thickly planted trees. Judge Seth Wetmore (1700–1788) built this house in 1746. Judge Wetmore served as deputy to the General Assembly for forty-eight terms, and was Judge of the County Court at Hartford. No doubt one of the great local mansions of its day, it remains Middletown's best example of high style Georgian architecture. the interior is of exceptional sophistication in its appointments; the northeast parlor alone is justly famous for the high quality of its decoration. It displays in original condition a corner shell cupboard with sun-burst decoration;