Morse Mansion

Around 1868, textile magnate George Morse built this 2 1/2-story Victorian Italianate villa-style home overlooking the Quinebaug River in view of three of his mills. With the addition of wings, the building has been integrated into the provincial house of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. The original building remains largely intact and features a square tower with arched-top windows, bracketed cornices, and elaborate over-window treatments. Church Street also includes several large Victorian Queen Anne-style homes with asymmetrical massing, variegated siding, towers, cut-away stories, complex roofs, and stained-glass windows.

Putnam, Connecticut · United States