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Easton School Photo Gallery

Easton HSE 1931 Health Report School Dist.1
Easton HSE Teachers contract 1931
Easton HSE S144 1913 Yellow School
Easton HSE S110 Yellow School names 1906
Easton 6th grade 1962
Easton HSE S1 Lora Adams Clark teacher Adams
Easton HSE S27 Staples academy 1937
Easton HSE S46 Barlow Graduation 1965
Easton HSE S32 Staples Class of 1942
Easton HSE S4 1969 Adams move
Easton HSE S6 Emily Lewis teacher Adams c1882
Easton HSE S11 Aspetuck School
Easton HSE S13 Center school Kate Hawkins
Easton HSE S16 Judd School
Easton HSE S22 Adams early 1900s
Easton HSE S41 1965 Barlow Football Redding
Easton HSE S43 Redding Barlow floor plan 1960
Easton HSE S48 Barlow Redding JBHS 1958
Easton HSE S25 wilson school
Easton HSE S26 Wilson School
Easton HSE S28 Samuel Staples 1932
Easton HSE S29 Samuel Staples Faculty 1953
Easton HSE S38 Plattsville School
Easton HSE S39 Judd School class photo c1905
Easton HSE S40 1911 Plattsville School
Easton HSE S54 Staples addition 1992
Easton HSE S49 Sport Hill School
Easton HSE S42 Judd School
Easton HSE S68 1914 Center School Liilian Andrews
Easton HSE S66 Unknown Oct 1924
Easton HSE S64 Wilson School
Easton HSE S63 1952 Staples
Easton HSE S62 Sport Hill 1920's
Easton HSE S7a Rockhouse
Easton HSE S82 Sport Hill 1922 1-4
Easton HSE S78 Adams PC
Easton HSE S77 Staples Academy
Easton HSE S73 Staples Academy Classroom
Easton HSE S69 Students Sport Hill 1910
Easton HSE S86 1939 Staples
Easton HSE S87 Staples Lunchroom
Easton HSE S88 Artwork
Easton HSE S90 Center School 1939
Easton HSE S91 Aspetuck Post card c1910
Easton HSE S101 Wilson School Turb Bush house 1974
Easton HSE S103 Judd School Picnic c1908
Easton HSE S108 Judd School c1888-1900
Easton HSE S 45 Redding Joel Barlow HS 1964
Easton HSE S104 Unknown class
Easton HSE Center School class
Easton HSE Sport Hill School 1908
Easton HSE Adams early 1900s
Easton HSE Fairfield 1894 Plattsville School
Easton HSE 1911 Students in front of Cong
Easton HSE M88 Aspetuck School c.1890's
Helen Keller Ground Breaking 11/09/1963
Easton HSE M3 Adams School c1905
Dugway School, also known as the Narrows School, c.1900.
Samuel Staples 8th Grade Graduation,1943.
Sport Hill Road, c. 1922.
Adams Schoolhouse class photo.
Fairfield Jefferson Street Schoolhouse.
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Notable Neighbors

Aviation pioneer and manufacturer Igor Sikorsky lived the final 20 years of his life on Morehouse Road.
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 posing with Mark Twain at Stormfield in January of 1909.
Easton Redding Keller, Sullivan, Twain & Macy 1909 Stormfield
Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Mark Twain and publisher Laurence Hutton at one of their first encounters in 1894.
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.
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
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.
Singer and radio personality Vaughn deLeath who lived at 910 Sport Hill Road starting in 1924.
Stephen Dohanos painting Red Cross poster
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Easton HSE S92 William Gallup Teacher at Staples Acad
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.
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.
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.
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

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Easton Adams HSE
1969. The Adams School is moved to what we hope will be its final home on Westport Road.
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.
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.
c.1905. The Adams schoolhouse in its original setting. Looking east from Sport Hill Road, Adams Road at the right.
Ebenezer Seeley, 1 Adams Road, c.1810.
1 Adams Road. Ebenezer Seeley House c.1810.
615 Sport Hill Road. Hehemiah DeForrest House c.1770. Later became Adams store & tavern.
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.
The Adams School at its original location on Adams Road just east of Sport Hill. Early 20th century photo.
Reflections on Adams Schoolhouse
Reflections on Adams Schoolhouse
Undated Adams School Students
Undated Adams School Students
Adams School class photo c.1900.
Adams School class photo c.1900.
Laura Adams Clark, teacher.
Laura Adams Clark, teacher.
Adams School teacher Emily Lewis c.1885.
Adams School teacher Emily Lewis c.1885.
Michael Berman's Adams Schoolhouse.
Michael Berman’s Adams Schoolhouse.
Adams Schoolhouse students. Adams School was originally located on Adams Rd. just east of its intersection w/ Sport Hill.
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
The 2011 Adams Schoolhouse Holiday Open House
Path to the Privy - The Adams Schoolhouse - A watercolor painting by Tom Spurr
Path to the Privy – The Adams Schoolhouse – A watercolor painting by Tom Spurr
Children making ornaments at the Holiday Open House at Adams Schoolhouse
Children making ornaments at the Holiday Open House at Adams Schoolhouse

Historic Homes

70 Redding Road. Ebenezer Thorp House c.1750
70 Redding Road. Ebenezer Thorp House c.1750
Sweetbriar 1896 1020 Sport Hill Road
"Sweetbriar" built in 1889 by Sylvanus Mallett. c1896 photo.
Moses Dimon House, c. 1725. Pheiffer 35 Old Redding Rd.
35 Old Redding Road, Moses Dimon House c.1725. Gustav Pfeiffer Estate and cornerstone property of his Aspetuck Farms in the 1930's.
Easton HSE House 38 Capt Sherwood 355 Sport Hill Road, c.1715.
355 Sport Hill Road. Captain Sherwood c.1715.
Isaac Bennett House, 35 Old Oak.
Isaac Bennett House. 35 Old Oak, Built by Captain Nathaniel Seeley late 1700#039;s. "Ye Olde Oak" still stands in front.
Ida Tarbell House 1934.
1934 photo of Ida Tarbell house on Valley Road.
145 Sherwood Road. Sherwood Homestead c.1860. c.1878 photo.
145 Sherwood Road. Sherwood Homestead c.1860. c.1878 photo.
Bradley-Hubbell House, 1946.
1946. The Bradley Hubbell House on Black Rock Turnpike dates back to the early 1800's.
Easton HSE House 175 Harry Escott 24 Marsh, 1926.
24 Marsh Road. Harry Escott House, built 1926.
5 Knapp Street, George Knapp House, c.1864.
5 Knapp Street. George Knapp House c.1864.
Easton House Rock House Road, Jane Dillon 1937.
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.
Birdsey Beers House. Moved from bottom of Flat Rock when Easton Lake was built c.1927.
Birdseye Beers house sat on Spur Road near foot of Flat Rock. Moved when Easton Lake was built c.1927.
1910 George Platt's Plattsville Sawmill at foot of Sport Hill Road.
1910 George Platt’s Plattsville Sawmill at foot of Sport Hill Road.
Easton HSE House 75 North Street, Jeb Curtis, c. 1790.
75 North Street. Jeb Curtis House, c.1790.
Ebenezer Hubbell 32 Bibbins Road, c.1740.
32 Bibbins Road. Ebenezer Hubbell House, c.1740.
412 Sport Hill Road. Sherwood House c.1780.
412 Sport Hill Road. Sherwood House c.1780.
131 Sport Hill Road, Sam Senior House, 1878.
131 Sport Hill Road. Built 1875, Edwin Godfrey. Later Tersana Farm owned by Samuel P. Senior.
640 Morehouse Road, Alfred Burr House, c.1794.
640 Morehouse Road. Alfred Burr House c.1794. Rectory for Notre Dame Church.
Ezra Seeley House, 136 Sport Hill Road, c.1803.
136 Sport Hill Road. Ezra Seeley House, c1803. Later the Yellow Bowl Tea Room. Photo c.1940.
Ebenezer Seeley, 1 Adams Road, c.1810.
1 Adams Road. Ebenezer Seeley House c.1810.
211 Center Road. Reverend James Johnson house c.1760.
211 Center Road. Reverend James Johnson house c.1760.
Sweetbriar c.1900.
1896. Sweetbriar Farm was the home of Sylvanus & Mary Mallett. Located at 1020 Sport Hill Road, the house was built in 1889.
North Park Avenue. Patterson Homestead lost to Easton Lake c.1926.
North Park Avenue. Patterson Homestead lost to Easton Lake c.1926.
265 Center Road. James Johnson c.1800.
265 Center Road. James Johnson c.1800.
 

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