Terrace Ave.
Arthur Dayton House
22 Terrace Avenue
Built c. 1900
The house is significant architecturally because it is a large, well-preserved example of the Shingle Style with Queen Anne features. The siding itself and the way it is used for the porch are characteristic of the Shingle Style as is the imaginative placement of the chimney as an exterior component of the bay. The bay itself and its gable roof are Queen Anne features. With its barn and large yard intact, the house portrays the original ambience of the neighborhood more faithfully than most of its neighbors.
The house is significant historically because it was the home of Arthur Dayton, who was cashier of the Naugatuck National Bank and treasurer of the Naugatuck Savings Bank.
Dana J. Blackwell, interview, August 15, 1986.
James Oscar May House
32 Terrace Avenue
This house, built circa 1870, was the home of James O. May, the town’s leading druggist who also organized the Diamond Bottling Company where carbonated beverages were made. May also developed the famous Marshmallow Cream, an emulsion for throat and lung ailments and other “wasting” diseases.
May built the first house on Terrace Avenue. The street soon became the address of the leading citizens of Naugatuck. This house is a good example of the Queen Anne style; it’s three sided, two story bay, and dormers with steeply pitched roofs are characteristic of the Queen Anne style.
Adelbert C. Tuttle House
42 Terrace Avenue
Built c. 1900
The house is significant architecturally because it is a good example of a fanciful expression of the Queen Anne style. The projecting tower under bell-shaped roof, rounded porch, truncated left front corner of the house all contribute to the imaginative, asymmetric success of the design.
The house is significant historically because it was the home of A. C. Tuttle, of the Tuttle family who co-founded the Eastern Malleable Iron Company with John H. Whittemore. After the death of A. C. Tuttle, Mrs. Tuttle, remembered as a grande dame of the community, maintained the property beautifully for years.
Dana J. Blackwell, interview, August 15, 1986.
H. F. Donlan, comp., The Citizen’s Naugatuck Souvenir (Naugatuck, 1895), p. 27, historic photograph.
W. T. Rodenbach House
56 Terrace Avenue
Built c. 1890
The house is significant architecturally because it is a fine example of the Queen Anne style with good exterior integrity except for the siding.
The house is significant historically because it was the home of W. T. Rodenbach who was an executive in the rubber industry and a proprietor of the Naugatuck Manufacturing Company in Union City. Rodenbach was descended from a family of German-American cabinet makers resident in New York City. He came to Naugatuck to work for Goodyear’s Metallic Rubber Shoe Manufacturing Company, once being the head clerk in that organization.
Dana J. Blackwell, interview, August 15, 1986.
Donlan, H.F., comp., The Citizen’s Naugatuck Souvenir (Naugatuck, 1895), p. 17, historic photograph.
Samuel Hopkins House
59 Terrace Avenue
Built c. 1900
The house is significant architecturally because it is asymmetric to an extreme in the Queen Anne style. Its layered features of porch bay, oriel, porte-cochere and varied roofs are characteristic of a heavy reading of the style. The present color scheme of maroon siding with white trim and white shutters, perhaps appropriate for the Colonial Revival style, tends to obscure or confuse the architecturally strong features of the design. The wrought-iron railing on a widow’s walk atop the hipped roof adds to the confusion.
The house is significant historically because it was the home of Samuel Hopkins, who went to work at the Eastern Malleable Iron Company as a bookkeeper and became an officer of the company.
Dana J. Blackwell, interview, August 15, 1986.
George A. Lewis House
66 Terrace Avenue
Built c. 1860
The architectural significance of the house is limited due to the insensitive alterations. The basic mass and structural features do remain, including the hexagonal slate on the roof.
The house is included primarily for its historical significance as the home of George A. Lewis who was an important executive in the rubber industry. His grandfather, Milo, financed the start of Goodyear’s Metallic Rubber Shoe Manufacturing Company. The Lewis family were among Naugatuck’s earliest settlers. The stone textile mill on Rubber Avenue was a Lewis enterprise. George A. Lewis held the position of treasurer of Goodyear’s Metallic Rubber Shoe Manufacturing Company. His widow, Harriet, published poetry, was active in the women’s study club, and annually had her Christmas card specially printed. Her gardener kept the grounds of the house, then larger than they are now, immaculate. The barn was below the house and is now the building on Mead St. occupied by the Water Company.
The Citizen Souvenir, Naugatuck, 1895, picture of house p. 17.
Dana J. Blackwell, interview, August 15, 1986.