New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
COLONIAL TOWN ID
 BE RECONSTRUCTED
Henry Ford Plans to Restore
 Historic Sudbury
VILLAGE OF 300 PEOPLE
Old Time Grist Mills, Spacious Earns, Replicas of Early Homes Etc, Are 10 be Reproduced in Motor Mans Model Town.

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 9 P'-ln sudbury, home of the historic Wayside inn, a village is to be erected that will preserve the sim plicity and quaint beauty of early New England life. Everything per talning 10 this historic era of our history will be included, down to the minutest detail, it was learned yesterday from representatives of Henry Ford, the Detroit automo- bile manufacturer.
 This proposed village of 300 per- sons, living much in the manner of carly Colonial times, is 10 be built around historic Wayside inn, se- cluded from the disturbingly mod ern traffic on the Boston turnpike in the loop between the present main road and the proposed new road which Mir. Ford is to build. Everything Old Fashioned Replicas of Colonial homes grist mills. spacious barns and the necessary furnishings will all be oi colonial style. in keeping with the atmosphere of the famous inn Each home will be a treasure house of antiques. Swords and horse pis' l tOls. embematic of the sterling life of old New England, will grace th' mantels of stone fireplaces. Wind sor chateau gateleg tables, horn l handled knives and forks will b. found on the lower floors. In th' bedrooms will be four-poster bed
 covered with crazy-quilts, bed
 warmers, candlesticks and statel, Colonial furniture will grace thes low celed chambers.
 The "Square's Mansion'
 An old pillared Colonial house
 standing on the outskirts of tn
 village. will probably be tn
 Squares mansion" This buildin
 along with the Wayside inn, is i
 excellent condition, in spite of if
 age, and will require a minimum
 of alteration.
 It is Mir. Ford's intention {
 make every detail of his propose
 village faithful 10 the life of earl
 days in the history of New Eng
 land.
 Surveyors have already been {
 work making the ncIV course Of
 mile of the Boston turnpike whic is to be moved 500 feet from Wa, , side inn to save the old structul from the shocks of passing traffi Mr. Ford will confer with WilliaI l F. Williams, state commissioner { , public works, and other experts t'
 day in Sudbury to complete arrang ments for this reconstruction, whic
 is to be made at a cost of $50, paid by Nr. Ford himself.
 A tremendous task is involved one detail of the reconstruction. h . old stone wool-carding mill is to l moved bodily from Wcare, N. l - and set up close to a gristmill . l ready on the site. The machine l has been sent 10 Detroit for repai = before shipment to Sudbury. Y , old gristmill, which is to be ma D over as it was in the days of l. = fayette, shows signs of progre n Windows are framed In with fires ' cut blanks and the roof has lat' Q been shingled. The mill will be l ~ equipped with a circular rock wh' 0 having a rough surface for grindi l. and 1t is planned to have village ,- operate it as in early colonial tim l. Newspaper reporters and camel r men were received by Mir. Fc Is from 11:S0 yesterday morning UT ,f midaftcrnoon in the old kitchen q the inn and on the nearby pond, ,e Mr. Ford was reticent with deta 70 of the proposed village.