Edward Waldo House is a historic house in the southern edge of the town of Scotland, Connecticut

Scotland, Connecticut

Scotland is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,556. Scotland is a predominantly rural town, with agriculture as the principal industry.-Geography:...

, at the Sprague

Sprague, Connecticut

Sprague is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named after William Sprague, who laid out the industrial section. The population was 2,971 at the 2000 census...

 town line. It is a "vernacular saltbox

Saltbox

A saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...

" house with two wings and it was owned by the Waldo family from 1715 to 1971. The house was built in 1715 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

The house is located in Scotland, in Windham County

Windham County, Connecticut

Windham County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2010, the population was 118,428.The entire county is within the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, as designated by the National Park Service.-History:Windham...

, but part of the property extends into Sprague, in New London

New London County, Connecticut

New London County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2010 the population was 274,055. The total area of the county is , including inland and coastal waters....

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The house is open by appointment and for special events including the Highland Festival in October.

External links

• Edward Waldo House- Visiting information
• Scotland Connecticut Highland Games