Friends of Nevin's Cottage
Friends of Nevin's Cottage
Welcome to Nevins Cottage.
The mission of the Friends of Nevins Cottage is to raise funds for and support the restoration, maintenance, and fiscally responsible management of the historic Nevins Cottage and associated properties to ensure its enjoyment by civic and cultural organizations, local residents, and visitors.
Nevins Cottage is a place of history
Based in Waterford, Connecticut, Nevins Cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource to the ‘Jordan Village National Register District.’ Nevins Cottage is a Classic New England Farmhouse Gothic building dating back to c. 1890 and was a tenant house located on the Shaw-Perkins-Nevis farm that occupied acreage on both sides of Rope Ferry Road.
The property descended through the family of successful New London merchant Nathaniel Shaw II (1735-1782). It passed to Thomas Shaw Perkins, brother of Nathaniel Shaw Perkins, and then to his daughter Cornelia L. Perkins Nevins who married David H. Nevins of Norwich. The title of the farm was settled to a daughter of Nevin, Anna Nevins, who lived there until 1958. Anna Nevins began selling off the portions of the farm on the north side of Rope Ferry Road in the early 1950s. It appears that the Tenant House dates to the 1890s and purchased from Anna Nevins' estate by the town in 1961.
About the restoration
The goal is to remove non-historic building addition, correct structural deficiencies, return the building envelope to sound condition and pro-vide basic level of climate control to prevent deterioration of building..
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Restoring Nevins Cottage will happen in two phases
As you can see, there is a significant amount of work is required to restore Nevins Cottage so it can return to the charming, historic state it should be in. This work will be done in two phases.
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Become a friend! Of Nevins Cottage by donating to restore it! We appreciate your support.
