William Hunt Perry (1820-1899) was secretary and treasurer of the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, which produced sewing machines. He was also president of Bridgeport’s parks commission and his will left money for the erection of the Perry Memorial Arch, which serves as a gateway to Seaside Park. William H. Parry’s 1857 Italianate house is at 335 Noble Avenue in East Bridgeport, where he was one of the initial property owners with P.T. Barnum. The two men gave to the city the land for Washington Park.
William H. Perry House (1857)