18 Trumbull St., New Haven, Connecticut. County/parish: New Haven.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 07, 1976. NRIS 76002138.
1 contributing building.
The Lafayette B. Mendel House is an historic Italianate house at 18 Trumbull Street in New Haven, Connecticut. This building, designed by New Haven architect Henry Austin, was the home of Yale University physiology professor, Lafayette Benedict Mendel (1872–1935) from 1900 to 1924. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its association with Mendel, who discovered vitamins A and B, and greatly expanded knowledge of nutrition and food-related biochemistry. The building now houses a law firm.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353674