7 Mountainville Ave., Danbury, Connecticut. County/parish: Fairfield.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 26, 1976. NRIS 76001968.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Charles Ives House, also known as Charles Ives Birthplace, is located on Mountainville Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. It is a wooden frame structure built in 1780 and expanded on since. Over the course of the 19th century, it was the residence of several generations of Iveses, a family important in the city's history. In 1874, it was the birthplace of Charles Ives, who became an internationally recognized composer in the early 20th century.
It was originally on Main Street, but was moved twice when two local banks needed to expand. The second move took it to near the current location, west of Rogers Park. It was moved a third time to allow for the construction of a nearby school. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Today it is operated by the Danbury Museum and Historical Society.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353896