275 Orange St., New Haven, Connecticut. County/parish: New Haven.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 12, 1985. NRIS 85002316.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The William Pinto House, also known as William Pinto-Eli Whitney House, is a historic house at 283 Orange Street in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a Federal-style building of post-and-beam construction, and was built in 1810 for John Cook, a merchant. It is rare and unusual for its design, which places the gable end facing the street, rather than to the side as was more typical in the Federal period. It is historically notable for its second owner, William Pinto, a member of one of New Haven's leading Jewish families, and for its third occupant, Eli Whitney, who leased the house from Pinto in the later years of his life. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It now houses professional offices.
In 2022, the house was moved a short distance north to make way for construction of a multistory building. Its structural and architectural integrity was preserved during the move.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132355484