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Box 19

 Container

Contains 19 Results:

West Street site of #74

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the Litchfield Club in 1894 and later photographs including Community Playhouse

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street site of #74 (rear)

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Two photographs of the Litchfield Lawn Club grounds behind the Club House building. One shows the tennis courts with spectators watching a match, and the other tents set up beside the tennis courts with some sort of  event.

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street #82

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Built in 1786 by Amos Galpin, it was later owned by Jesse L. Judd; and Alexander & Stella Van Laer. Mrs. Van Laer called in Laercourt Lodge, an elegant small hotel in 1915 until the 1930s. Photographs before and after renovations by the Van Laers.

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street #86

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

George Elmore built this house in 1901. In 1936 T. Lynne Barber converted it into a 2 family house. The photograph was taken about 1920.

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street site of #125

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Built as the Hawkhurst Hotel, the name was later changed to the Berkshire Hotel or Hotel Berkshire. At some time it was referred to as Lake View Hotel. It was torn down in 1919 to make way for Center School.

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street site of #294

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

A small black & white photograph of Elmridge/Elm Ridge. Some of the owners of this house included Jedediah Strong; Mrs. E.A. McNeill; and Rev. Dr. Randolph Ray (1927). The elms were planted by Lyman Smith before the Civil War. The house was torn down to make way for Litchfield Savings Bank, now Litchfield BanCorp.

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street #294

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Photographs of a stone milestone, erected by Jedediah Strong in 1787. At that time it would have stood in front of Strong's house. Now in front of Litchfield BanCorp.

Dates: 1840-2000

West Street site at corner of Milton Road

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the house owned by Colonel Albert E. Lamb.  By 1946 it was the Westleigh Inn; in 1973 GIldersleeves; and in 1976 the Meeting House Inn. It burned down in the early 1980s. Hack and Eraclito owned it when it was the Westleigh Inn. Now the site of Westleigh Condominiums.

Dates: 1840-2000