Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-05
HILLHoUsE AVENUE.

l Houses Which Stood Upon This
 Stately and Beautiful Avenue in
 1S32-Those Upon the Avenue Half
 . Century Ago.
 In response to many inquiries regarding the first building up of Hillhouse avenue and the erection of the Hillhouse mansion upon the hill at the head of this beautiful thoroughfare, the COURIER has obtained interesting facts from ex-Town Clerk Hill house. MT. Hillhouse. states that his
 uncle, United States Senator James HILL
 house, built the Hillhouse mansion about
 1929 and lived in it until his death, which
 occurred in 1882. The only other houses
 upon the avenue at this time were the
 Church homestead, now occupied by ex-
 President Porter of Yale, on the
 east side, and the old Silliman house, which stood on the corner of Trumbull street. This building has since been re- moved further up on Trumbul1 street and is now occupied by the Messrs. White. Upon the corner where it once stood is now the handsome house of Fire Commis- sioner Charles Farnam. MT. Church was | manufacturer whose business was in New York. He was son-in-law of Pro lessor Sil1iman. In 1843 (when ex-Tax Collector Hillhouse first came to New Haven) besides these houses there was the new house of the younger Silliman, Benjamin, which stood next north of the original Silliman homestead. The Chester house had been erected further up the avenue on the west side. This is now occupied by Mrs. John A. Porter. Near it was also the Mayor Skinner house. On the corner of what was then called Sachem lane, now Sachem street, was the home of Miss Apthorpe, who kept pri- vate school there for many years. On the east side of the street the only new house was the Collins place, now occupied by ! late ex-President Woo1sey of Yale. Below the railroad bridge there were in 1843 only two houses. One of these was | the Ithie1 Towne mansion Quilt and occu- pied for some time by the famous archi- | tect of that name), which was in 1843 and thereabouts occupied by Dr. William T. Peters. Afterward Eli Whitney (now re- siding on Elm street, corner of Orange) lived there for 8 time, and after him John C. Sanford, a manufacturer in Stamford, lived there. Later for many years | Sheffield. Yale college now owns and oc- \ cupies it, as is well known, as party of ! it's Sheffield Scientific school. The other ! house below the bridge in 1843 was little ! schoolhouse which stood about where the | elegant Book and Snake building now ! stands
 There was another building below the | bridge, but it stood back from the road a ! considerable distance. This was the old Mansfield house, relic of revolutionary days, which bore the marks of bullets in the door which were fired into it by the
 British invaders. The house stood right east of the present North Sheffield hall. It was later moved up into Temple street. A Union Street Dive.
 Michael Richard and Mattie Johnson, I who claims to have come from Bridgeport ! were arrested in the dive at 58 Union ! street by Officer F. D. Cook last night on g charge of lascivious carriage.
 '
 | Presented With a Flag. W. o. Staples, treasuref of Unity com.
 mandsry No. g, o. U. A. M., presented the commandery with fine flag and staff
 on Tuesday night. MT. Staples has been
 state secretary of the order for number ! of years and is charter member. The flag will be carried for the first time in public at the national field day of the order which is to be held in Bridgeport on Sep tember go.