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Photograph taken in winter 1947 of the house built by Sylvester Spencer in 1854/1855. For a few year it served as a Ladies School.

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This house was built in 1892 by Dr. Charles Belden on the site of an older house that was torn down. Owned in 1920 by Mrs. W.H.K. Godfrey, it became a convalescent/rest home after 1946 and was named Rose Haven.

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A large number of photograph of the Tallmadge house, including one from about 1884 that includes Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and her son John Arent Vanderpoel.

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A series of 5 color photograph taken of the exterior of the Tallmadge House in October 2005 by Jordi Jove-Jorba. [2005-52-0]

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Built in 1849 by GIdeon Hollister for Mrs. Mary Brisbane. The architect was Allan Jackson Downing. Mrs. Beeman & Mrs. Hollister resided there in 1849. Owned in 1874 and 1900 by William H. Braman. Floyd Lewis & Jane (Cunningham) Vanderpoel owned the house in 1914. Later owned by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel. Known also as Trickhouse. Photographs include an early brown print;small black & white snapshot; and 4 color prints taken about 1973.

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Built about 1867 by Edwin McNeil. In 1894 it was The Litchfield Inn. Purchased in 1912 by Edith & Julius Hobart Bronson. Later owned by Harry I. Caesar (1961); Julius T. Sadler; Ken & Betty Merz. Threee black & white photographs, one with The Litchfield Inn sign hanging on a tree.

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The Dr. Reuben Smith house was built by Giles Kilbourne about 1770. Later owned by Asa Bacon; Henry R. Coit; and Charles H. Coit. It was extensively restored in the 1980s by Malcolm and Carol Bramley.

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Professor William G. Peck built this house in 1866/1867. Later owned by Mrs. Charles N. Warner (1920) and Mrs. Henry Graves. Two photographs, one about 1890 when the house had a tower on the northwest corner.

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Originally owned by John Allan and built ca.1797/1800, this house was later owned by Abel Catlin, M.D. (1849);Edwin McNeil (1874); Frederick Deming (1900,1925); and Frank Torrant (1948) who had the Torrant Funeral Home here.  Included in the photographs is one of Frederick Deming's music room, including an organ, taken in 1891.

Scope and Contents Originally located south of North Street #47 it was used at that location in the 1780s as a store by Benjamin Tallmadge. Moved to the present location in 1811/1812 by J.C. Wadsworth for Mrs. Hallett it was owned by James C. Wadsworth (1862, 1874); in 1900 by Rev. H.D. Kilbourne; in 1920 by Julius Adenaw; and by Harmon A. Poole. Photographs include a folder of "Working Photographs ca. 1945" by Wakefield Worchester, architect; and 3 photoraphs by Richard Wurts taken in 1969. (Tallmadge...