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Dr. Eliphalet Hull House
Dr. Eliphalet Hull House
814 Hulls Farm Road
Cornelius Hull III built the Hull House in 1763 as a gift to his son, Dr. Eliphalet Hull, a surgeon who graduated from Yale in 1758.
814 Hulls Farm Road
Cornelius Hull III built the Hull House in 1763 as a gift to his son, Dr. Eliphalet Hull, a surgeon who graduated from Yale in 1758.
Tags: 1760s, house, Hull, Hulls Farm Road
Blakeman House
Blakeman House
3113 Bronson Road
The Blakeman house was built in 1822 by Rufus Blakeman and served as a station on the Underground Railroad during abolition days. The house was renovated during the 1930s.
3113 Bronson Road
The Blakeman house was built in 1822 by Rufus Blakeman and served as a station on the Underground Railroad during abolition days. The house was renovated during the 1930s.
Tags: 1820s, 1930s, Blakeman, bronson road, house, Underground Railroad
Pomeroy House
Pomeroy House
3171 Bronson Road
The Pomeroy house was built in 1757 by Reverend Seth Pomeroy. After Pomeroy died, ownership passed to Captain David Hubbell who turned it into a store until it was purchased by Reverend William Belden in 1812.
3171 Bronson Road
The Pomeroy house was built in 1757 by Reverend Seth Pomeroy. After Pomeroy died, ownership passed to Captain David Hubbell who turned it into a store until it was purchased by Reverend William Belden in 1812.
Tags: 1750s, bronson road, house, Pomeroy, store
Unquowa Hotel
Unquowa Hotel( circa 1920)
808 Old Post Road
The Unquowa Hotel was built in 1868 by industrialist James Mott. Mott was the founder of the Mott Manufacturing Company which specialized in manufacturing rubber carriage bodies. In 1879, Mott was…
808 Old Post Road
The Unquowa Hotel was built in 1868 by industrialist James Mott. Mott was the founder of the Mott Manufacturing Company which specialized in manufacturing rubber carriage bodies. In 1879, Mott was…
Tags: 1860s, demolition, Donovan, Hargrove, hotel, house, mansion, McCarthy, Mott, Old Post Road
Smith House
Smith House
365 Old Mill Road
The Smith house was built in 1709 by John Osborn, a captain in the Fairfield County Troop and Deputy for Fairfield in 1699. The House was remodeled during the mid-19th century, which is what this photograph shows.…
365 Old Mill Road
The Smith house was built in 1709 by John Osborn, a captain in the Fairfield County Troop and Deputy for Fairfield in 1699. The House was remodeled during the mid-19th century, which is what this photograph shows.…
Tags: 1700s, house, Old Mill Road, Osborn, Smith
Restmore
Restmore
375 Warner Hill Road
Restmore was built by Ehrick Kensett Rossitter in 1912 for Dr. Ira DeVer Warner Sr. Dr. Warner only lived in Restmore for about a year before he dropped dead from a heart attack.
375 Warner Hill Road
Restmore was built by Ehrick Kensett Rossitter in 1912 for Dr. Ira DeVer Warner Sr. Dr. Warner only lived in Restmore for about a year before he dropped dead from a heart attack.
Tags: 1910s, house, Warner, Warner Hill Road
Sunnie-Holme
Sunnie-Holme, 375 Old Post Road, was built in 1909 by Annie B. Jennings, a wealthy philanthropist who helped open the first high school in Fairfield. The mansion was the site of an expansive rose garden that Jennings opened up to the public in 1915.…
Tags: 1900s, annie b. jennings, demolition, garden, house, jennings, Old Post Road
Fowler House
Fowler House
205 Beach Road
The Fowler house was built in 1784 by Stephen Fowler. Fowler had bought the land where the house sits in 1783 from John Hobart. Fowler chose the location because it would soon carry on many community activities since…
205 Beach Road
The Fowler house was built in 1784 by Stephen Fowler. Fowler had bought the land where the house sits in 1783 from John Hobart. Fowler chose the location because it would soon carry on many community activities since…
Tags: 1780s, beach road, Fowler, Hobart, house
Tucker House
Tucker House
249 Beach Road
The Tucker house was built by Isaac Tucker in 1766 and is one of the few houses that was spared during the burning of Fairfield in 1779. A hole in the floor is still there to show that the house was fired upon. An…
249 Beach Road
The Tucker house was built by Isaac Tucker in 1766 and is one of the few houses that was spared during the burning of Fairfield in 1779. A hole in the floor is still there to show that the house was fired upon. An…
Tags: 1760s, beach road, house, Tucker