Phineas Chapman Lounsbury House
{{short description|Historic house in Connecticut, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Lounsbury House
| nrhp_type =
| image = House dusk.jpg
| caption = Lounsbury House at dusk.
| location = 316 Main Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut
| coordinates = {{coord|41|16|46|N|73|29|52|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Connecticut#USA
| map_caption = Location in Connecticut##Location in United States
| built = 1895
| architect = Charles C. Northrop
| architecture = Classical Revival
| added = October 03, 1975
| area = {{convert|1|acre}}
| refnum = 75001919{{NRISref|2009a}}
| nrhp_type2 = cp
| nocat = yes
| designated_nrhp_type2 = September 7, 1984
| partof = Ridgefield Center Historic District
| partof_refnum = 84000817
}}
Lounsbury House, formerly known as Grovelawn and as the Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center, is a historic house at 316 Main Street in Ridgefield, Connecticut. It is a two-story wood frame Classical Revival-style building that was built in 1895. Its design, by Charles Northrop, was an emulation of the Connecticut State Building exhibited at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, at the request of Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury, who attended the exhibition. It served as his family home. Lounsbury died in 1925, and the town bought the house from his heirs in 1945.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=84000817}}|title=NRHP nomination for Phineas Chapman Lounsbury|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2015-01-10}} The House and classic gardens now serve as a venue for weddings, corporate meetings, art gatherings, festivals and special events.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
See also
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External links
Website: [https://lounsburyhouse.org/ LounsburyHouse.org]
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
Category:Houses completed in 1895
Category:Houses in Ridgefield, Connecticut
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Connecticut
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