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St. Mary's by the Sea in Black Rock was built in 1893 by New York stockbroker Thomas Pearsall in honor of his wife, and the log-walled chapel was used for about nine years. Pearsall's house was on the bluff just uphill from the chapel. The chapel was…

A man in his garden.

Landscape at Pulpit Rock (Union Rock). The cedar pulpit was erected by the Reverend Samuel Osgood. During the Civil War, Osgood gave patriotic orations from this spot.

Reverend Varick Dey House

39 Meeting House Lane

The Dey house was built by Reverend Richard Varick Dey in 1823.

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…

Wilson's Mill near Black Rock Tnpk.

Benson House

131 South Benson Road

The Benson house was built in 1779 by Brigadier General Elijah Abel after the previous house was destroyed during the burning of Fairfield. The home was purchased by Captain Abraham Benson in 1810. The home…

Benson House with trolley in foreground.

131 South Benson Road

The Benson house was built in 1779 by Brigadier General Elijah Abel after the previous house was destroyed during the burning of Fairfield. The home was purchased by Captain Abraham…

Bungalow at the Birdcraft Sanctuary. The sanctuary was created by pioneer conservationist Mabel Osgood Wright in 1914.

The Powder House

200 Unquowa Road

The Powder house was built in 1814 as a munitions storehouse during the war of 1812. It is unknown why the storehouse was built two years into the war. The building is one of the last existing structures in…