HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY . -_. FOR OFFICE USE ONL y BU'LD'NG AND STRUCTURES TownNo.. I Sil. No HIST·6 NEW S 77 2SQ HATE OF CONNECTICUT UT~ : I I I • I . I I I I . CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL COMMISSION . . . . . 59 SOUTHPROSPECTSTI~EET.HARTFORD,CONNECTICUT 06106 QUAD:l (203) 566·3005 DIS' AICT I IF" NR SPECIFY Os OHR o Actuo! 0 Pot.,... I. 8UILDING "'AME (Co... oa' ,IHiSIOlIcI Lawton. Frank D•• House l TOWN CITY VILLAGE ICOUNTY Z Farmington Unionville Hartford 0 t= 3 ~ ."" AND t."d OI.1ocaunnl <l( 198 Main st reet u - ... 4. OWNEAISI j: Schlegel, Lawrence G. o Public Ii] Private z: 1&1 0 l> USE I Pr~~.'" J , "~:';~~ence - Residence 6"CCESSfBfLlTY EXTERIOR V_Lit FROM PU8LC ROAD I INTERIOR ACCESS8LE I IF YES, EXPLAIN TOPUBl.IC: GlV.s oHa 0 v.. [i1Na 1 STTLt; u.. OA '!: O~ {,;ON:lo !u\. r ION Transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Rev~val 1912 ., ...... _ UR.c-al •••• 01 '~aljoli wile .. a",o".a'I" DOth. (;]Clap .... ,41st flO A.b.. t.s Sidin, D8rick (Specllyl GJ W.od Shill9le o Asphalt Sidin, o Flel4.tono 2nd flo . o Board & 80tton o Stucc. (iJ Cabble.t.no foundation . o AI"",lnum o C.nc,eto o Cut .tone Sidin, Type: Type: , :iTffUCTURA'L. SYS.EM o Othe, I Specily' GJ Woodfr_e o Post and be_ (i) ball_n o l._d I)e.,i... mason" o St,uctu,al i,on or .teel 10 ROOF,T.." .. , ~ Gobi. o Flat o Mansa,d o Manito, o. .awtooth o G_b,.1 o Sh.d o Hip o Round o Othe, Z ISpecrly' 0 j: 'Mot."o'.' 0. « CI WoadShin,l. DRoll o., o Slot. U . Aspholt ~ 1&1 Other 0 ~ Aspholt shin,l. o 8uilt up o Til. O'Specrlyl II NUMBER u.. ~ IO"'t;!o APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS 2~ I 31' X 45' '" ..u... u IVN ,$., .... ,.".• I •";X"·,t•." o ExceU_t ~ Good o Foi, o D.,.,iorot.cI I 0 E.c.llent ~Good o Fai, o O.t.rioroted 13 INTEGRITV.!. ••• ,,, ..... WHEN' '~":~:'''o Hoi IF' YES EIlPC.AIN [!J On ori,inal o Mov." possible window replacement .ite 14 REL .. '~UOUTIiIUC.OINGSCRLANOSC .. PE F":" URES LJ B.,n [] Sh.d {29 Gorog. DOth., landlcope f.atu,es 0' buildin91 ~ Sp~c,(y' o Ca"io,. o Shop o Go,den house IS SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT :=J Open lond o Wood. ~ Relid-;n"ol o Sca"er~d buildin'l visibl. from - lond sfte o Co"",,~rclol o Indul- o RU/ol ~ Hi9h build,n9 d~nl'Iy I,iol 16 lNTfRREL .. TIONSH'P Of ~UILOINC. AND SURROUNDINGS Sited on the north side of Main Street in the Unionville section of Farmington, the Frank D. Lawton House is surrounded by other historic homes erected when Unionville was developing as the town's manufacturing center. :uvt 1..'1 _ i....-_._ .._~ __~ _________ ..___ - =======-;;:,;:-=--=-="='-=-.-=-=-=-=-=-===-=..=-=-==:,-"_ .._,- .='.'';::=';;'''==--=====-===
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HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY. -_.
FOR OFFICE USE ONL yBU'LD'NG AND STRUCTURES TownNo.. ISil. NoHIST·6 NEW S 77 2SQ
HATE OF CONNECTICUTUT~ : I I I • I . I I I I .
CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL COMMISSION . . . . .59 SOUTHPROSPECTSTI~EET.HARTFORD,CONNECTICUT06106 QUAD:l
(203) 566·3005DIS' AICT I IF" NR SPECIFY
Os OHR o Actuo! 0 Pot.,...I. 8UILDING "'AME (Co... oa' ,IHiSIOlIcI
Lawton. Frank D•• Housel TOWN CITY VILLAGE ICOUNTY
Z Farmington Unionville Hartford0t= 3 ~ ."" AND t."d OI.1ocaunnl<l(
198 Main st reetu-... 4. OWNEAISIj:
Schlegel, Lawrence G. oPublic Ii] Privatez:1&10 l> USE IPr~~.'" J
, "~:';~~ence- Residence
6"CCESSfBfLlTYEXTERIOR V_Lit FROM PU8LC ROAD I INTERIOR ACCESS8LE I IF YES, EXPLAIN
TOPUBl.IC: GlV.s oHa 0 v.. [i1Na1 STTLt; u.. OA '!: O~ {,;ON:lo !u\. r ION
Transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Rev~val 1912., ...... _ UR.c-al•••• 01 '~aljoli wile .. a",o".a'I"
DOth.(;]Clap .... ,41st flO A.b.. t.s Sidin, D8rick (Specllyl
GJ W.odShill9le o Asphalt Sidin, o Flel4.tono2nd flo .oBoard& 80tton o Stucc. (iJ Cabble.t.no foundation
.o AI"",lnum o C.nc,eto o Cut .tone
Sidin, Type: Type:, :iTffUCTURA'L. SYS.EM o Othe, ISpecily'GJ Woodfr_e o Post and be_ (i) ball_n
o l._d I)e.,i ... mason" o St,uctu,al i,on or .teel10 ROOF,T.." .. ,
~ Gobi. o Flat o Mansa,d oManito, o..awtooth
o G_b,.1 o Sh.d o Hip o RoundoOthe,
Z ISpecrly'0j: 'Mot."o'.'0.« CI WoadShin,l. DRoll o., o Slot.U . Aspholt~1&1 Other0
~ Aspholt shin,l. o 8uilt up o Til. O'SpecrlylII NUMBER u.. ~ IO"'t;!o APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
2~ I 31' X 45''" ..u...u IVN ,$., ....,." .• I •";X"·,t •."o ExceU_t ~ Good o Foi, o D.,.,iorot.cI I0 E.c.llent ~Good o Fai, oO.t.rioroted13 INTEGRITV.!. ••• ,,, ..... WHEN' '~":~:'''oHoi
IF' YES EIlPC.AIN[!J On ori,inal oMov." possible window replacement.ite
14 REL .. '~UOUTIiIUC.OINGSCRLANOSC .. PE F":" URES
LJ B.,n [] Sh.d {29 Gorog. DOth., landlcope f.atu,es 0' buildin91 ~Sp~c,(y'
o Ca"io,. o Shop o Go,denhouseIS SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT
:=J Open lond o Wood. ~ Relid-;n"ol o Sca"er~d buildin'l visibl. from -lond sfte
o Co"",,~rclol o Indul- o RU/ol ~ Hi9h build,n9 d~nl'IyI,iol16 lNTfRREL .. TIONSH'P Of ~UILOINC. AND SURROUNDINGS
Sited on the north side of Main Street in the Unionville section of Farmington, the Frank
D. Lawton House is surrounded by other historic homes erected when Unionville was
developing as the town's manufacturing center.
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Built in 1912 this three-bay, gable-to-street, transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival-style dwelling features a side-hall entrance. The facade exhibits a single-story,open, wrap-around porch with classical columns and simple stick balustrade. Lattice worktrims the base of the porc~ Windows on the first floor of the facade are large andexhibit a single-pane transom. Smaller one-over-one sash are featured throughout therest of the house. The pedimented gable end displays a small attic window and vent.Note the large gable-roofed dormer on the east elevation and hip-roofed dormer on thewest elevation. The small, single-story ell on the east side features a multipaned entrydoor accessible by the open veranda. A single-story, Queen Anne-style porch enhancedwith turned columns and stick balustrade is found on tne rear Qlevation and (cant.)
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In March of 1911 Frank Darwin Lawton purchased a ~ acre of land along Unionville'sMain Street from Sherman and Edwin M. Sanford (FLR 77:378) and built this house in1912. Evidence for this date is documented in Mr. Lawton's probate inventory in 1938which describes this property as having "a frame house - two and one-half stories -three rooms to a floor - built in 1912 - needs considerable repairs" (FPR 46:92).Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lawton (1853-1938) was the son of Giles and Sarah
(Hayden) Lawton. He was married to Ida A. Holmes (1858-1929), a North Stonington,Connecticut native and daughter of Wheeler and Esther (Smith) Holmes. The Lawtonswho had lived in Nebraska and South Dakota before coming to Unionville, had threechildren. In 1905 Lawton purchased the flour, grain, and feed business owned bythe Richards' family. The mill is located the west side of Farmington, just south ofthe present day brid~e. Mabel Hurlburt notes that tAe "Lawton ~ame here from the westwhere he had an extensive acquaintance with the practical side of the industry andbecame an expert judge of all kinds of grain" (p. 346). Later he went into businesswith his son-in-law, Leroy B. Miner, husband of Esther G., his daughter. Thecompany is still known as Lawton-Miner tod~y. Upon Lawton's death the house wasdevised to his eldest daughter Blise L. Barker. She had married the Reverend FrankBarker, a widower, in 1930, Pastor of Unionville's First Church of Christ,Congregational.Barker was the son of Joseph and Annie (Upson) Barker of New Brunswick, Canada. Thehouse was sold out of the family in 1976. (see cont. pg.)
Farmington Land Records; Farmington Probate Records; Farmington Vital Records; Farmington~ Cemetery Inscriptions, W.P.A .• 1934; Avon Cemetery Inscriptions, W.P.A., 1934; 1853 E.M.~ Woodford Map; 1855 E.M. Woodford Map; 1869 Baker and Tilden Map; 1878 D.H. Bailey & Co. Map.~ Hurlburt,Mabel S., Farmington Town Clerks and Their Times (1645-1940). Hartford:'" Finlay Brothers, 1943
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CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL COMMISSION59 South Prospect Street. Hartford, Connecticut 06106
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a decorative stairwell window highlights the west elevation.
19.This early twentieth-century home 'combines the decorative ornament of the QueenAnne style and classical detailing of the Colonial Revival and is typical of many'Connecticut ~esidences built during this period. Historically the house is notablefor its association with the Lawton family, who operated an important local businessthat still carries their name.
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