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Notable Neighbors

Aviation pioneer and manufacturer Igor Sikorsky lived the final 20 years of his life on Morehouse Road.

Helen Keller posing with Mark Twain at Stormfield in January of 1909.

Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Mark Twain and publisher Laurence Hutton at one of their first encounters in 1894.

1939 Helen Keller stands behind the model of her new home Arcan Ridge, donated by Gustav Pheiffer at her immediate right.

Julia & George Halzack with sons Nicholas and Peter c. 1923

Singer and radio personality Vaughn deLeath who lived at 910 Sport Hill Road starting in 1924.

Stephen Dohanos painting Red Cross poster

Samuel P. Senior lived at Tersana on Sport Hill Road. He was the president of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company and Tersana Acres on the eastern side of Sport Hill.

Artist & sculptor Frederick Charles Shrady lived at 190 Maple Road from 1959 until his death in 1990.

Novelist & playright Edna Ferber lived on Maple Road during the 1940’s and ’50’s.

Rudolph Bannow, President & Founder of Bridgeport Machines and head of the National Association of Manufacturers during the Eisenhower Administration. He resided on Flat Rock Drive.

Three generations of the Marsh family in 1910. Ambrose Marsh at the left was a 2 time State Representative; grandson Laurence, atop the horse, would become the President of the Marsh Dairy, and Ambrose’s sons George and Ralph would one day become officers of the Volunteer Fire Department, with George serving as President from 1945-1950.

Helen Keller captivates Charlie Chaplin.

1955 on the set of Giant. Author Edna Ferber talking with actor James Dean. Ferber wrote Giant while living on Maple Road in Easton.

Adams Schoolhouse

1969. The Adams School is moved to what we hope will be its final home on Westport Road.

Haeublein’s Store & Post Office c.1910 corner of Sport Hill & Adams Road.

c.1905. The Adams schoolhouse in its original setting. Looking east from Sport Hill Road, Adams Road at the right.

1 Adams Road. Ebenezer Seeley House c.1810.

615 Sport Hill Road. Hehemiah DeForrest House c.1770. Later became Adams store & tavern.

The Adams School at its original location on Adams Road just east of Sport Hill. Early 20th century photo.

Reflections on Adams Schoolhouse

Undated Adams School Students

Adams School class photo c.1900.

Laura Adams Clark, teacher.

Adams School teacher Emily Lewis c.1885.

Michael Berman’s Adams Schoolhouse.

Adams Schoolhouse students. Adams School was originally located on Adams Rd. just east of its intersection w/ Sport Hill.

The 2011 Adams Schoolhouse Holiday Open House

Path to the Privy – The Adams Schoolhouse – A watercolor painting by Tom Spurr

Children making ornaments at the Holiday Open House at Adams Schoolhouse

Historic Homes

Isaac Bennett House. 35 Old Oak, Built by Captain Nathaniel Seeley late 1700#039;s. "Ye Olde Oak" still stands in front.

245 Rock House Road. Perhaps the oldest known house in Easton, it dates between 1683 and 1710. This 1937 photo was taken when house was owned by Jane Dillon. It has since been restored to its original appearance with dormers removed.

"Sweetbriar" built in 1889 by Sylvanus Mallett. c1896 photo.

Birdseye Beers house sat on Spur Road near foot of Flat Rock. Moved when Easton Lake was built c.1927.

24 Marsh Road. Harry Escott House, built 1926.

355 Sport Hill Road. Captain Sherwood c.1715.

1934 photo of Ida Tarbell house on Valley Road.

211 Center Road. Reverend James Johnson house c.1760.

35 Old Redding Road, Moses Dimon House c.1725. Gustav Pfeiffer Estate and cornerstone property of his Aspetuck Farms in the 1930's.

75 North Street. Jeb Curtis House, c.1790.

131 Sport Hill Road. Built 1875, Edwin Godfrey. Later Tersana Farm owned by Samuel P. Senior.

1946. The Bradley Hubbell House on Black Rock Turnpike dates back to the early 1800's.

265 Center Road. James Johnson c.1800.

5 Knapp Street. George Knapp House c.1864.

136 Sport Hill Road. Ezra Seeley House, c1803. Later the Yellow Bowl Tea Room. Photo c.1940.

32 Bibbins Road. Ebenezer Hubbell House, c.1740.

North Park Avenue. Patterson Homestead lost to Easton Lake c.1926.

1896. Sweetbriar Farm was the home of Sylvanus & Mary Mallett. Located at 1020 Sport Hill Road, the house was built in 1889.

1910 George Platt’s Plattsville Sawmill at foot of Sport Hill Road.

412 Sport Hill Road. Sherwood House c.1780.

640 Morehouse Road. Alfred Burr House c.1794. Rectory for Notre Dame Church.

1 Adams Road. Ebenezer Seeley House c.1810.

70 Redding Road. Ebenezer Thorp House c.1750

145 Sherwood Road. Sherwood Homestead c.1860. c.1878 photo.

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