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Dr. Eliphalet Hull House

814 Hulls Farm Road

Cornelius Hull III built the Hull House in 1763 as a gift to his son, Dr. Eliphalet Hull, a surgeon who graduated from Yale in 1758.

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Blakeman House

3113 Bronson Road

The Blakeman house was built in 1822 by Rufus Blakeman and served as a station on the Underground Railroad during abolition days. The house was renovated during the 1930s.

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Pomeroy House

3171 Bronson Road

The Pomeroy house was built in 1757 by Reverend Seth Pomeroy. After Pomeroy died, ownership passed to Captain David Hubbell who turned it into a store until it was purchased by Reverend William Belden in 1812.

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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…

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Smith House

365 Old Mill Road

The Smith house was built in 1709 by John Osborn, a captain in the Fairfield County Troop and Deputy for Fairfield in 1699. The House was remodeled during the mid-19th century, which is what this photograph shows.…

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Sturges Cottage

449 Mill Plain Road

Sturges Cottage was built in 1840 by Jonathan Sturges, a successful merchant from Southport. Joseph C. Wells designed the home and it had central plumbing before the White House did. Additions were added to…

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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.

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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.…

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Fowler House

205 Beach Road

The Fowler house was built in 1784 by Stephen Fowler. Fowler had bought the land where the house sits in 1783 from John Hobart. Fowler chose the location because it would soon carry on many community activities since…

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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…
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