Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-21
HISTORIC NORWICH I,IITi
: GROUP o. BUILDINGS ~os. !.
TWO CENTURIES !, "

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While there are several III
'So'ateu houses scattered N 'so and
rlous parts OF Connecticut ~ s'oul W.
t,'a'i any IN Norwich. probahi. es'ef W
use . y tnls country is 70 be fo,'na ss'ss
group OF ancient dwellings i, n.y., .ucAa
oid town The famous stons ~ = U 'hA
ou'''ora, winch was q fortress r. ,' ,' q
times and the history Of which . !" 'na'aa
70 1893 Is only twenty Year, ola.a set
some OF this group They al IL. 1 WA
historic Norwich Town. wh;ch ''a'u %
Jury or more ago was the towr W.
ana when the present site Q, tho Ky MO'ef
known as The Landing" India vs
possession OF the river in thosa a. ~ nsh
kept the white settlers away u. - a'a
GRAFTON after generations o. ismiIi sssn
'Ren reared, and the houses ro,,.'.' ''a'e
almost rs they did then IT, "Os
here have cared more to keen H. p''e
sessions intact than 10 have n,oda., ~
Proven'ents, until Norwich i NJ :" -. y.
nentiy the banner historical civ y wv
rngiand WV
THE BLISS MANSION
Fass'hg up the two aristocratc H..
""en'ares Of Tue city. broadway and
"as'''hgtoh street. to the .'plaips~ "a
gu. upon the Old road the chapps !.
most remarkable. Fashionable domir,s
give way 70 ancient looking rookpre,
whose weather beaten sides are marked
WIN '''ne. ne ilrsl and most famou,
:" THESE oid dwellings Is the nIiss Lo,,sa
substantial Two story mansion, which
STANDS s9uareiy on the main toad To Tho
o'o 'owh IL Is The oldest house IN New
LONDON county. having been built IN
i"'' ny thomas Bliss one Of the original
settlers OF Norwich. II was, witom
uount. the hrst dwelling built in eastern
CONNECTICUT. Inc lirst town clerk lad /
MS once IN TINS house for years. From
the tiine OF It's erection, 230 years aco |
the oid mouse remained in the unn,er
rupted ownership OF the Bliss family
uhtii a rev years ago, when !; was sold
10 ar. Angel Stead, the present owner.
a rev rods south OF this old famIy
mansion stands another ancient build
ing. an odd--ans'Ilar. implanted gam
hrel rooted s. ucture. which is now used
az dwelling by very old lady TIL
little building was erected long befo.}
the revolution tor the purpose Of weav
ing stockings III. The sign which io1
years hung over the door represented al
wasynimetrical leg clothed in gaudJ
stocking But this industry was eyiI
IDENTIFY Improbable, and il was succeeded
by newspaper, the frst IN Connecticut
Separated from this building By mad
row lane Is the Reynolds homestead, an',
above the front door are scrolled the fsI
ures l6o9. representing the yearin which
II was butt nus house has remained
IN the Reynolds family since the lang
was SET asiue 'or thehi' ana Is now occa
pied by the tairil9 o. TIE tate Henry Y
Reynolds.
DlaSonaliy across the s'redr rom "
Bliss place, partially hidden oy shrub
. ana trees Is d u'o"" WV sui u"enn'l
known as the Thomas Lefiingwell housd
\ 1t is fully 200 years Old. Inc OLD stoa1
l chimney. which Is twelve ieet square !!
) its base, and the stones OF winch wei
: laid in clay instead OF mortar the na
: tcrial that is used IN the construction
5 walls today, still pert0S'ns It's service
4 THE OLD DRUG STORE
q Above this place Is another ou' mo
a unpretentious house, also once the pFol
a erty OF the Lefhngwefs' II Is u an
. thing. tritie older than Inc FORMER u
= much smaller Inc ie'i's~e,' "s 81,
big family and very prom aehI IN ca,
: history Col Chnstophet 'e',ius"s u
,uassive mansion u next III 'faei
tolonel was methoGIcally eor1ee'' anu Y
8 house stands due north and sou'n' n
g angle of its frame protraoins pai, y
J. 'nt into the road, oo', As'nns "a 'n ,ou)
= the first postmaster oi ''' u Wv u ,.s,sl
o operated the hrst paper mn nom. = IN
h onnecticut' ana car''e' y"
|; Industries -, ,,;th;o q radiI
+ These six places are all w, .a a. Ian r.,
:. Of fifteen rods. while some my 1 ,u
4 liner on another hne Oh ano,e n' ths re-;
A j. approached fifs. oon.o and N
# .encc OF Mrs. Laura in ,,as ,I,s home
# Henry McNeily, wn' 'ann ~I hefore the re
:, DR. joshua Lalnrop , ru"s i the dive
y olution, Directly oppo is,e William
ing OF Inc iaini's ~ ,s occupied BY
't Gilman. which was os sams time ii
y Daniel Lathrop al ''ie o'' Tbese bro
r Joshua occupied Tue o'l'e. ...o which "
at ers kept the first arus ''I .nd Bostt