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House Detective

January 26, 2020 Bruce Nelson

Sometimes my position as the Director of Research at the Historical Society of Easton has some odd perks that come with the tedious work

Holiday Party

December 5, 2019 erlboyce

Join us for our opening reception, December 8th from 3 to 6:30pm, in the Conference Room of the Easton Public Library.

Homes with History Exhibit

November 26, 2019 erlboyce

Join us for our opening reception, December 8th from 3 to 6:30pm, in the Conference Room of the Easton Public Library as we showcase some

Homes with History

November 23, 2019 Bruce Nelson

Own an older Easton house or business with a worn & weathered plaque or no plaque at all? Here is your chance to obtain a

New Historic Plaques for Easton

November 19, 2019 erlboyce

Homes with History Please join us this Sunday, November 24th, at 3 PM in the Community Room of the Easton Public Library as we unveil

Tryon’s 1777 Burning of Danbury & the Battle of Ridgefield

October 25, 2019 Bruce Nelson

Please join us in the main conference room at the Easton Public Library on Morehouse Road in Easton on Sunday, October 27th at 4:00

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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

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

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

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.

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

265 Center Road. James Johnson c.1800.

5 Knapp Street. George Knapp House c.1864.

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.