The house at 58 South Street in Litchfield was built in 1829 by Elihu Harrison (1797-1855), who ran a general store in the center of town from 1825 to 1836. The house was later owned by George C. Woodruff, a lawyer and a U.S. Representative (1861-1863). His son, George M. Woodruff, built a house next door in 1855. His grandson, James P. Woodruff, later lived in the 1829 house.

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Harrison-Woodruff House (1829)