St. Marc Hotel
Fairfield- Buildings
Fairfield- Business
St. Marc Hotel
556 Old Post Road
The St. Marc hotel was built in 1848 as The Fairfield House. The building traded hands several times until it was purchased by George Wells, who renamed it The St. Marc Hotel. The hotel was very fashionable for the time, offering summer band concerts and musicals as well as sleigh ride parties during the winter. When Wells died in 1894, the place was sold to two Bridgeport promoters who destroyed the reputation of the hotel, where alcohol was plentiful during all hours of the day. The hotel even reached the point where it would have women of the night as guests. The hotel ended up getting raided by the local police, which ended its history as an establishment. Fredrick Sturges purchased the property under the agreement that it never be used as a hotel again. The major potion of the hotel was demolished, with the remaining part being used as a Red Cross headquarters.
Fairfield--Buildings--556 Old Post Road
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Ye Set-a-Spell Tea-House
Southport- Buildings
Southport- Business
Ye Set-a-Spell Tea House
935 Harbor Road
The tea house was built in 1810 by Eleazer Bulkley. The tea house operated until 1950 when it was demolished.
Miss Mary P. Wells
Fairfield Historic Society
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Hill-Ribbins House
Fairfield-- Buildings
Hill-Ribbins House
1218 Brookside Drive
The Hill-Ribbins house was built in 1749 and was previously owned by Judge David Hill. After Fairfield's courthouse was burned down by the British in 1779, some of the town business was carried out in Hill's home.
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Mabel Osgood Wright 35mm Slides (from original glass slides)
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Casper Schick Cafe, 647 Harbor Road
Business-- General
Bussinesses-- Fairfield
From 1909 to 1912, Casper Schick operated a cafe on the first floor of the later Jr. Pequot Yacht Club building. The building was erected in 1889 by Simon Banks. The people in the picture have been identified as follows -- from left to right: Prince, a Southport dog; Albert Pike; Southport oyster boat captian; Jack Johnston, bartender; unidentified bearded gentleman/customer; Carl Schick, age 7; Casper Schick, owner; Chris Schick, age 5; two unidentified Southporters.
Photograph files -- Fairfield - business general - Casper Schick Cafe
1909
Courtesy of Pequot Library Collection, from the Christian Schick collection. Please <a href="http://www.pequotlibrary.org/">contact the Pequot</a> for information about reproductions.
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McGarry's Market
Business-- General
Bussinesses-- Fairfield
McGarry's Market and Barber Shop, located at 666 Post Road.
Photograph files -- Fairfield - business general - McGarry's Market
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McGarry's Blacksmith Shop
Business-- General
Bussinesses-- Fairfield
McGarry's Blacksmith Shop, located on the NW corner of Sanford Street and Post Road. Built between 1830s - 1850s, the shop stood until 1949
McGarry's Blacksmith Shop was opened in the mid 1800's by Michael Fox. Fox taught his trade to his apprentice, John J. McGarry, who ended up falling in love with Fox's daughter. McGarry ended up marrying Fox's daughter, and the shop was left to McGarry after Fox died. The shop was owned by the McGarry family until 1949, when it was torn down and replaced by a pharmacy.
Photograph files -- Fairfield - business general - McGarry's Blacksmith Shop
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McGarry's Blacksmith Shop
Business-- General
Bussinesses-- Fairfield
McGarry's Blacksmith Shop, located on the NW corner of Sanford Street and Post Road. Built between 1830s - 1850s, the shop stood until 1949.
McGarry's Blacksmith Shop was opened in the mid 1800's by Michael Fox. Fox taught his trade to his apprentice, John J. McGarry, who ended up falling in love with Fox's daughter. McGarry ended up marrying Fox's daughter, and the shop was left to McGarry after Fox died. The shop was owned by the McGarry family until 1949, when it was torn down and replaced by a pharmacy.
Photograph files -- Fairfield - business general - McGarry's Blacksmith Shop
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McGarry's Blacksmith Shop
Business-- General
Bussinesses-- Fairfield
McGarry's Blacksmith Shop, located on the NW corner of Sanford Street and Post Road. Built between 1830s - 1850s, the shop stood until 1949.
McGarry's Blacksmith Shop was opened in the mid 1800's by Michael Fox. Fox taught his trade to his apprentice, John J. McGarry, who ended up falling in love with Fox's daughter. McGarry ended up marrying Fox's daughter, and the shop was left to McGarry after Fox died. The shop was owned by the McGarry family until 1949, when it was torn down and replaced by a pharmacy.
Photograph files -- Fairfield - business general - McGarry's Blacksmith Shop
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Southport Onion Workers
Business--farming--onions--Southport, Conn.
Warner Hill - Sherwood property. The man in the bowler hat is Nellis Sherwood.
Fairfield farmers were well-known for their onions during the 1800s, with over 100,000 bushels of onions raised in Southport during the Civil War alone. The Southport Globe onion became internationally renowned for its shape and keeping qualities, and can still be ordered today.
Photograph Files: Southport - Onion Workers
1880s
Photograph gift of Pequot Library. Original print owned by Treadwell, Easton.
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Rolock, Inc.
Business--industry--textiles--Fairfield, Conn.
Rolock, Inc. Bar loom.
Rolock Inc. was founded in Southport in 1924 as DeMattia Wire Works. The company made wire mesh baskets and trays for industrial heat treating processes. The company's stock was bought by Roger Wells in 1925. Wells served as president of the company until 1929 when he passed on the position to his son, Roger Wells II. Roger II changed the company name to Rolock in 1929. The plant moved to its Kings Highway location in the mid 1940's.
Photograph Files: Fairfield - Business General - Rolock, Inc.
1947
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