NHER 46264 (Building) - Vassars

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Summary

A late 18th century brick farmhouse built around a 17th century core. The house was the birthplace of Matthew Vassar, the founder of Vassar College at Poughkeepsie in New York state.

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Location

Map sheet TG01SE
Civil Parish EAST TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

November 1984. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Former farmhouse. Late 18th century with a 17th century core. Colourwashed brick with black pantiles. 2 storeys and a 3-bay symmetrical facade of 4 3-light and one 2-light mullion and transom windows with leaded glazing and metal casements."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 6 September 2006. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 8 November 2019.

(S2) states this house was rebuilt in the late 18th century by William Vassar, brickmaker and farmer, making his own glazed pantiles. However the location of his brickyard is not known; was it here?
E. Rose (NLA), 4 June 2007.

  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1169027.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Lucas, R. 1999. Dutch pantiles in the county of Norfolk: architecture and international trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol 32 (for 1998) pp 75-94. p 89.

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2019 3:06PM

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