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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
Gould Homestead
Gould Homestead
426 Post Road (originally 172 Post Road)
The Gould Homestead was built in 1841 by Captain John Gould, a mariner. His daughter Elizabeth B. Gould made it into a vacation home for working women in 1908. It was demolished in 1955…
426 Post Road (originally 172 Post Road)
The Gould Homestead was built in 1841 by Captain John Gould, a mariner. His daughter Elizabeth B. Gould made it into a vacation home for working women in 1908. It was demolished in 1955…
Tags: 1840s, demolition, gould, house
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
Trubee House
Trubee House
53 Rowland Road
It is unknown when the Trubee house was built. What is known is that there are records of it being sold in 1812 to Samuel Comfort Trubee. The house was said to be about 10 or 12 years old when it was bought.
53 Rowland Road
It is unknown when the Trubee house was built. What is known is that there are records of it being sold in 1812 to Samuel Comfort Trubee. The house was said to be about 10 or 12 years old when it was bought.
Tags: 1800s, house, Rowland Road, Trubee
Nathan Bulkley House
Nathan Bulkley House
303 Beach Road
The Bulkley house was built in 1750 by Nathan Bulkley. Bulkley was an advocate for independence and signed Articles in 1774 with other town leaders to break ties with England. The house was set ablaze by the…
303 Beach Road
The Bulkley house was built in 1750 by Nathan Bulkley. Bulkley was an advocate for independence and signed Articles in 1774 with other town leaders to break ties with England. The house was set ablaze by the…
Tags: 1750s, beach road, bulkley, 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