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Property Details - 80 Porter Road


Address: 80 Porter Road
Inventory Num: 312
Location:
Year Built: 1730
Builder:
Style: Gambrel Colonial
Current Use: Family Residence

Importance:
Birthplace of Dr. Benjamin Trumbull, CT historian, in 1735. [When William Hutchinson bought the property, he was told that Benjamin Trumbull (cousin of the Lebanon Trumbulls) had been born in the house. This information was related by Annie (Hutchinson) Foote
(MA Foote)

Notes:
This property was missing from the Barber inventory conducted for Hebron in the late 1970s. It was added when the town Assessor -Robert Musson- cross referenced his records with the HRI in 2007.
(LJ Bordick)