Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-10
FAMOUS HOMES IN
 NORWICH AND VICINITY
interesting Papers Read at Meeting of
 Faith Trumbull Chapter.

At their regular monthly meeting the Faith TrumbuH chapter of the D. A. R were entertained by Mrs. HeZekiah Perkins and Mrs. Louis A. Wheeler attendance. Mrs. William l.. StearnS, vice regent, presided in the absence of the regent, Mrs Leslie Hopkins.
 The usual reports were read and some state business attended to. A very beautiful and touching tribute to Mrs. Louis K. Curtis of New Britain, former state corresponding secretary, was read, and in connection with her passing other names known personally to many of those present were men toned as having passed before her.
 At the close of the business meeting the afternoon was given into the hands of the program committee, with Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers in charge The sub ject for the afternoon was Homes in Norwich and Vicinity, where Washing ton and other notables visited, and was of more than usual local inter est.
 The first paper on The Old Brick Tavern was read by Mrs. Burrin w. Hyde. In June, 1775, General Wash ington passed through Norwich on his in the low brick building at the corner of Main street and Broadway, where now stands the building of the Nor Wich Savings society. It is supposed
 
 erected in Norwich and was used as a public house before the Revolutionary war. This brick corner was afterwards famous as auction stand. occupied by John Richards, and later $. R. Par lin had a jewelry store there, and a peanut stand was next it on the Broadway side. The Norwich Savings society later acquired the property and erected the present building.
 Mrs. E. J. Hunts paper on The Shaw Mansion in New London, now in the hands of the New London His torical society, gave a very interesting picture of the fine old stone mansion, the home of wealth and beauty and pervaded by a gracious hospitality. Here Washington stopped on his way from Boston to Few York and Phila- delphia and met to consult with Com modore Hopkins. At the burning of New London this house was twice saved from the flames. The fine old room in which he slept has never been from the time he occupied it. The old tester bed with hand-wrought canopy, the winged chair and mahog- any bureau and mirror, are still in place.
 A very well known old house up- town, the Lefingwell Inn, was the sub feet of Mrs Louis Wheeler's paper At the corner of Washington and East Town streets, the house is noticeable for the way it is set to the road The
  north of the, house and faced the, old highway coming down the hill.
 Gen. Jedediah Huntington's house. now. owned and occupied by Mrs. Will liam H. Fitch, was described by Mrs. Leon IIutchins. This house has been marked by the D. A. R. on the boulder which is placed at the corner outside the wall. A beautiful old colonial house of the finest type. The Lebanon war office and Cover nor TrumbuIIs at Lebanon was an- other notable gathering place described oy Miss Annie E. Vaughn. Here Gov ernor TrumbulI lived and the little office of his store was called the " office, a great deal of business pertain ng to the war being transacted here !! His wife was Faith Robinson, and | rom their daughter, Faith Trumbull he Faith Trumbull chapter received | ts naple. Mrs. Jane Cassidy read a very inter- | sting paper on the Lafayette Inn at | '1ainfield, where both Washington and | lafayette visited. When the post road | rom Boston and Providence was nut