Sherman Parsonage Postcard
480 Old Post Road
The Sherman Parsonage was built in 1816 by Judge Roger Minoit Sherman, who served the state in the Assembly, Senate, and Supreme Court. In 1848, following his will, the house became the parsonage for the First Ecclesiastical Society in Fairfield.
The text on the postcard reads: "J. Doyle. The Roger Sherman Place. Fairfield, Conn."
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Unquowa Hotel Postcard
808 Old Post Road
The Unquowa Hotel was built in 1868 by industrialist James Mott, who sold his mansion after financial problems. The building changed hands many times, including a turn as the Hargrove School for Boys, before being sold in 1913 to Harriet S. Donovan who turned it into The Unquowa Hotel. The hotel included a dining room that was open to the public for lunch and dinner. The hotel was sold to Charles J. McCarthy Jr. in 1966, but the hotel began to deteriorate. The hotel's southeast corner collapsed in 1991, causing the building to be condemned. Despite efforts to save the hotel, it was demolished in 1994.
This Postcard was made in the 1950's in New Haven, Conn.
Morris Berman, New Haven, Conn.
Postcards - Hotels
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Sunnie-Holme
Fairfield-Buildings
Jennings, Annie Burr, 1855-1939
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. When Jennings died in 1939, Sunnie-Holme was demolished in accordance with her will. A shadow of the garden remains in the form of Sunnie-Holme Drive.
H. Edgar Riker
H. Edgar Riker
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Jennings Family papers, A.E. Jennings collection
Unquowa Hotel
Fairfield-Buildings
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 confronted with serious financial problems and ended up selling his mansion. After changing hands several times, the mansion was purchased by Pinkney Hargrove, who turned it into the Hargrove School for Boys. The school was sold in 1913 to Harriet S. Donovan who turned it into The Unquowa Hotel. The hotel included a dining room that was open to the public for lunch and dinner. The Fairfield Elks Company also used the hotel for some social functions. The hotel was sold to Charles J. McCarthy Jr. in 1966, but the hotel began to deteriorate. The hotel's southeast corner collapsed in 1991, causing the building to be condemned. Despite efforts to save the hotel, it was demolished in 1994.
Everett Tarlton
Fairfield--Houses: Unquowa Hotel
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Corner of Old Post Road and South Benson
Fairfield-- Buildings
Jennings family
This house was owned by Oliver Burr Jennings (the father of Annie B. Jennings) and was later moved to become part of Sunnieholme.
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Mabel Osgood Wright 35mm Slides (from original glass slides)
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Rowland-Moran House
Fairfield-- Buildings
Rowland-Moran house
952 Old Post Road
The Rowland-Moran house was built by Andrew Rowland in 1760. The house was spared by the British during the burning of Fairfield in 1779 because of an act of courtesy to a British officer years before. According to popular legend, Rowland's son warned the town of the British troop's arrival.
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Mabel Osgood Wright 35mm Slides (from original glass slides)
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Burr Homestead
Fairfield-- Buildings
The Burr Homestead.
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Mabel Osgood Wright 35mm Slides (from original glass slides)
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James B. Thompson House
Fairfield-- Buildings
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.
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Mabel Osgood Wright Glass Slides 3/94-- 101A-130
ca. 1847
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Old Post Road looking east
Old Post Road
Streets
Old Post Road looking east toward Bridgeport. At left is Red Cross building. Benson House at end.
Photograph file: Fairfield-- Street scenes-- Old Post Road
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JPG; 7.5 x 5" print; Postcard print [?]
Old Post Road at Turneys Creek
Streets
Old Post Road
Turneys Creek Bridge
Lynch home
The former King's Highway, later Old Post Road at Turneys Creek Bridge, looking west. "The Lynch Home," Fairfield.
Photograph file: Fairfield-- Street scenes-- Old Post Road
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