Benedict House and Shop
57 Rockwell Rd., Ridgefield, CTThe Benedict House and shop, two of the oldest surviving colonial buildings in Ridgefield, have considerable local significance. In addition to their historical association with the Benedict family and the later early industrial history of Ridgefield, these buildings are a well-preserved illustration of the lifeways of a colonial artisan. The survival of the house to generally sympathetic restoration and remodeling first by architect Cass Gilbert (1858-1934), and then by the Wohlforth family. That Gilbert was able to modernize the buildings with minimal loss of historic architectural integrity is evident, and the Wohlforths' care and maintenance of the property for more than 60 years have contributed to its state of preservation.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.