The John Flynn house is one of the oldest buildings within the Woodstock Hill Historic District entered into the National Register in 1999. Born in March, 1749/50, John Flynn was the grandson of Irish immigrants. He served as a Private and Trumpeter in Captain Samuel McClellan's Company from the town of Woodstock during the Revolutionary War.
Photo: View east showing façade. (Tod Bryant)
He was among the men who marched from Connecticut to aid Boston in the Lexington Alarm of April 1775. He also served in the Light Horse under Captain Amasa Keyes in late 1776. In 1777 his father Richard built the house for John and his bride. His son William was a major from Woodstock in the War of 1812.
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The house faces southeast toward Child Hill Road. It is a side-gabled colonial house with a centered door and slightly asymmetrical chimney. A one-story gabled wing with flared eaves extends from the northeast side of the house. The entrance door for the wing is recessed behind a small porch supported by unelaborated square columns.
The house is part of the campus of Woodstock Academy, an independent school, and serves as the headmaster's residence. It sits across Child Hill Road from the main campus, next to a church. Surrounding the campus is mostly open space, except for low-density houses along Child Hill Road.
Date(s): Built 1777 Style(s): Colonial Cape Cod Historic Use: Single-family residence Present Use: Single-family residence (headmaster)
Accessibility:
Exterior visible from public road.
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