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G. Silliman House

506 Jennings Road

The Gold Selleck Silliman house was built by Gold Selleck Silliman in 1756. Silliman later served as a General in the Revolutionary War. In 1779, Silliman was captured by the British. According to the…

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Gershom Hubbell House

1081 Hillside Road

The Gershom Hubbell house was built in 1751 by Gershom Hubbell. It was one of the houses that survived the burning of Fairfield in 1779. Dr. Timothy Dwight used the house as a school and chapel while the…

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506 Jennings Road

The Gold Selleck Silliman house was built by Gold Selleck Silliman in 1756. Silliman later served as a General in the Revolutionary War. In 1779, Silliman was captured by the British and later exchanged for other prisoners.

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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…

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Henry Thorp House

81 Sturges Road

The Henry Thorp house was built in 1851 for Henry Sturges Thorp of New York. Thorp used the house as a summer residence. After Thorp died, the property eventually got sold to W. Roscoe Bassick.

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Henry Williams House

518 Round Hill Road

The Henry Williams house was built in 1850 by Henry Williams. Williams was the former carpenter of Annie B. Jennings and his wife taught at the Sherman School.

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Miss Hobart's house.

289 Beach Road

This home was built by Justin Hobart in 1765. It was left standing during the burning of Fairfield in 1779. Meetings and court was held at the home until a church was built in 1785. During World War I it was…

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Hobart House

289 Beach Road

This home was built by Justin Hobart in 1765. It was left standing during the burning of Fairfield in 1779. Meetings and court was held at the home until a church was built in 1785. During World War I it was used as…

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Visible here is the rubble of a house destroyed by the 1954 hurricane.

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James B. Thompson house

383 Old Post Road

The James B. Thompson house was built in 1847 by John B. Steenbergen and still stands today.
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