Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House | |
| Location | 40 Palmer Street, Stonington, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°20′34.5″N 71°54′28.15″W / 41.342917°N 71.9078194°W |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architect | Collins & Sons |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000971 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1996 |
| Designated NHL | June 19, 1996 |
The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek revival and the Victorian Italianate. It was built for Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799–1877), who was a seal hunter, a pioneering Antarctic explorer, and a major designer of clipper ships. Threatened with demolition, it was acquired by the Stonington Historical Society in 1995, which operates it as a museum devoted to Palmer. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.