Built around 1757, the Peter Burnham House was originally on the opposite side of Marsh Street in Wethersfield. It was moved in the 1960s. The doorway is a unique pedimented example to survive in Wethersfield.
Peter Burnham House (1757)
John Chester Tavern (North Half) (1735)
Originally attached to the southern half of the John Chester Tavern, the northern half was moved by his grandchildren to its present location on Garden Street in Wethersfield.
John Chester Tavern (South Half) (1735)
The Tavern of John Chester on Broad Street in Wethersfield was built in the 1730s. In 1765, the Connecticut Sons of Liberty, reacting to the Stamp Act, intercepted the Stamp Master Jared Ingersoll below Wethersfield to prevent his reaching Hartford. This may have been the tavern in which Ingersoll took refuge before eventually being forced to resign his office. John Chester was an officer in the militia that went to fight at Lexington. He became a colonel in 1776 and served throughout the Revolutionary War. His house stood further south on Broad Street, on the other side of the Broad Street Green. It survived to 1869. Chester’s grandchildren split the tavern building, moving the north half to nearby Garden Street in Wethersfield.
Capt. Gershom Nott House (1760)
Built around 1760 for the Wethersfield sea captain, Gershom Nott, this Georgian-style house on Marsh Street, across from the Ancient Burying Ground, has a gambrel roof, similar to that of the Webb House.
Benjamin Bissell House (1694)
While it today features a Greek Revival appearance, originating in changes made in the nineteenth century, and it was also moved at some point to be above a new cellar, the Benjamin Bissell House actually dates to 1694, making it the oldest house in the East Windsor Hill Historic District. It sits on the original house lot owned by Eltweed Pomeroy and later by John Bissell, who gave it to his son, Thomas Bissell. This lot still stretches between the Connecticut River and Main Street.
Moses Wells House (1780)
The Moses Wells House, also known as the Nathan day house, was built around 1780 on Main Street in East Windsor Hill (South Windsor) by Moses Wells, a hatter from Colchester. His son Noah was married in 1781 and Moses sold him the house that same year. It is unusual for being a colonial era house with a mansard roof.
Ezra Webb House (1730)
Built around 1730 on Broad Street in Wethersfield, across from the Buttolph-Williams House. Ezra Webb was the brother of the first Joseph Webb, father of the Joseph Webb who built the Webb House.