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65: 816: 257:-story brick building with a gambrel roof. It is three bays wide, with the main entrance in the leftmost bay. Openings on the front facade are rectangular, and topped by splayed brownstone lintels. The front cornice is adorned with dentil moulding, a detail repeated in gabled dormers projecting from the roof. On the exposed side elevation there is a small sash window in a peaked-gable opening in the gable area, with a smaller half-round window above it just below the roof ridge. The interior only retains a few traces of its 18th-century origin. 90: 827: 51: 97: 72: 260:
The house's exact construction date is unknown. It was standing by 1791, when Amos Bull advertised his dry goods business from its address. Since he sold it in 1820, it has housed a variety of commercial enterprises. Originally located facing Main Street, it was moved back from the sidewalk in the
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early 20th century, and was later moved across the block to its present location.
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The Amos Bull House stands just south of the Pulaski Mall, south of
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Amos Bull House is located in Connecticut
Amos Bull House is located in the United States
Hartford, Connecticut
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